bilzfancy Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Marv Levy Lou Saban Lindy Ruff Punch Imlach That's the answer, maybe in a few years add McDermott or the opposite Harvey Johnson, Hank Bullough, Phil Housley, Dan Bylsma
KD in CA Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 Just now, bilzfancy said: That's the answer, maybe in a few years add McDermott or the opposite Harvey Johnson, Hank Bullough, Phil Housley, Dan Bylsma Yeah....I was thinking it would be a much better debate to pick four for Mt Turd. 3
Gugny Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, JetsFan20 said: Marv Levy Lou Saban Lindy Ruff Ted Nolan Ted Nolan deserves his own mountain, a bronze statue and a place on the Bills' Wall of Fame for the relations he had with EJ's mom. 2
K-9 Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Marv Levy Lou Saban Lindy Ruff Punch Imlach That’s really the ONLY answer at this point. 1
jwhit34 Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) I see it says Bills and Sabres but throw the Braves in there too... Marv Levy Lou Saban Lindy Ruff Dr. Jack Ramsay Ramsay did a remarkable job with one superstar (Bob McAdoo), an emerging player in Randy Smith and a bunch of good role players. He should have been retained as coach after the '75-76 season but had a falling out with Paul Snyder and all he did was win the NBA title the next year with Portland. Imlach was only coach for a couple of seasons (outside of Levy and Ruff, that seems par for the course with Buffalo coaches) and really made his impact more as a GM. Edited May 27, 2020 by jwhit34 5 1
Ethan in Cleveland Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) Washington - Lou Saban - Two championships, two coaches of the year. The story of Buffalo Sports starts with Wilson and Saban Lincoln - Marv Levy - despite being outcoached in all four SuperBowls he still has the most success of any HC in Buffalo history and the brightest wit Jefferson - Ted Marchibroda - the architect of the our democracy and the architect of one of the great offensive systems the NFL has ever seen. Roosevelt - Scottie Bowman - both mavericks and both equally or more known for their accomplishments outside of their respective tour of duty as President or HC of the Sabres. Edited May 28, 2020 by Ethan in Portland 2 1
Herc11 Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 3 hours ago, jwhit34 said: I see it says Bills and Sabres but throw the Braves in there too... Marv Levy Lou Saban Lindy Ruff Dr. Jack Ramsay Ramsay did a remarkable job with one superstar (Bob McAdoo), an emerging player in Randy Smith and a bunch of good role players. He should have been retained as coach after the '75-76 season but had a falling out with Paul Snyder and all he did was win the NBA title the next year with Portland. Imlach was only coach for a couple of seasons (outside of Levy and Ruff, that seems par for the course with Buffalo coaches) and really made his impact more as a GM. If you're gonna throw in the Braves, might as well throw in the only championship winning franchise in Buffalo (so far), the Bandits. A quick google search shows Les Bartley as the head coach for 3 of the 4 national champion Bandit teams.
Ethan in Cleveland Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 31 minutes ago, Herc11 said: If you're gonna throw in the Braves, might as well throw in the only championship winning franchise in Buffalo (so far), the Bandits. A quick google search shows Les Bartley as the head coach for 3 of the 4 national champion Bandit teams. NIce call out. I was going to add him as an honorable mention - of course after I looked up who it was...
oldmanfan Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 I think Levy , Saban, and Ruff are no brainers. I’d throw Floyd Smith out there for consideration. Short term but got the Dabres to the finals.
vincec Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, KD in CA said: Marv Levy Lou Saban Lindy Ruff Punch Imlach Punch Imlach was only with the Sabres for a year and a half after spending his entire career with the Maple Leafs, right? Isn't he really a Maple Leaf and not a Sabre? I don't think he would belong on a Buffalo Mt. Rushmore. Edited May 27, 2020 by vincec 2
Brennan Huff Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Gugny said: Ted Nolan deserves his own mountain, a bronze statue and a place on the Bills' Wall of Fame for the relations he had with EJ's mom. Ok I need to hear this story, even if it’s completely made up..
CSBill Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 9 hours ago, KD in CA said: Yeah....I was thinking it would be a much better debate to pick four for Mt Turd. Well, then, you have to have Rex Ryan, no pile of turd would be complete without him at the top of it.
spartacus Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, oldmanfan said: I think Levy , Saban, and Ruff are no brainers. I’d throw Floyd Smith out there for consideration. Short term but got the Dabres to the finals. chuck Knox returned the team to relevance for a while
oldmanfan Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, spartacus said: chuck Knox returned the team to relevance for a while True
Greg S Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 Knox should be in the discussion. When he came to Buffalo the Bills were a mess. He built that team into a contender. If they could have beaten the Colts once in 80 then they would have had homefield advantage. The Bills probably beat the Chargers and Raiders if the games were at Rich Stadium. 1
ghostwriter Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 I suspect Sean McDermott will be on that list one day.
VirginiaMike Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 My 4 - 2 each: Lou Saban Marv Levy Scottie Bowman Lindy Ruff 6 hours ago, Herc11 said: If you're gonna throw in the Braves, might as well throw in the only championship winning franchise in Buffalo (so far), the Bandits. A quick google search shows Les Bartley as the head coach for 3 of the 4 national champion Bandit teams. Not the only championship winning franchise in Buffalo: let's not discount the 2 AFL Championships that the Bills won in the 60's..
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