Are the Bills done inducting players onto the Wall of Fame at current stadium?

[chongli]

11 hours ago, Gugny said:

Get rid of the murderer.

 

Speaking of that, I saw a guy at my gym today wearing a genuine NFL Henry Ruggs III jersey. Why would he do that, especially after having just plead guilty? Like, would you even be allowed in Highmark wearing a Simpson jersey?

 

Also, for the heck of it, I googled Ruggs and Simpson jerseys, and they are still for sale. Some even for $70-$90. WTF?

Edited May 15, 2023 by chongli

[Preds]

4 hours ago, Utah John said:

It did happen.  https://www.buffalobills.com/team/alumni/wall-of-fame

Looking at that link, anyone else notice something just a tad off with Kent Hull, both on the main page and the player page?

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/team/alumni/wall-of-fame-profiles/kent-hull

Kent Hull, Corner #67 (2002 Inductee)

Pretty sad editing to miss that twice.

[StHustle]

Fred Jackson

[Just Jack]

44 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

Speaking of that, I saw a guy at my gym today wearing a genuine NFL Henry Ruggs III jersey. Why would he do that, especially after having just plead guilty? Like, would you even be allowed in Highmark wearing a Simpson jersey?

 

Also, for the heck of it, I googled Ruggs and Simpson jerseys, and they are still for sale. Some even for $70-$90. WTF?

 

They do.  I've seen people in my section wearing a Simpson jersey.  

[That's No Moon]

45 minutes ago, chongli said:

Also, for the heck of it, I googled Ruggs and Simpson jerseys, and they are still for sale. Some even for $70-$90. WTF?

People buy paraphernalia associated with people way worse than that and pay way more for it. Some of them wear in in public too. 

[Gugny]

13 hours ago, Just Jack said:

And the quitter. 

Josh Allen hasn’t even retired!

[Mike in Horseheads]

20 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Josh Allen hasn’t even retired!

Well if you found out the night before a big event at work that you knocked up the bartender you'd  quit too!

Edited May 15, 2023 by Mike in Horseheads

[LabattBlue]

I am sure if it was going to happen that it would have been announced by now, but I was really hoping a Bills HoF was going to be built as part of the stadium project.  😞

[Gregg]

I wonder if they will retire Andre's #83. I always thought the core of 4 from the Super Bowl teams were 12,34,78, and 83. Andre should join Jim, Thurman, and Bruce and have his number retired.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

He was never charged:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YITZV4Ud6pw

 

Ban hammer.  For life.  And our ears. 🤨

[Fleezoid]

Slim pickings since we mostly sucked for nearly 2 decades. 

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

21 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Bennett was a MUCH better player than a few guys from that era that made it up there. With that being said, maybe the off the field issues have prevented him from going up?

 

There are a bunch of others that belong: Moulds, Ruben Brown, Kyle Williams for sure. You could make arguments for a lot of others. I always use the “Jim Richter scale” to determine the worthiness. He was a decent player but not WOF-worthy. This current era has more guys that will go: Allen, McDermott, Diggs, Hyde?, Poyer?, Milano?, Tre?

When the "off field issues" include multiple violent sexual assaults, that may have something to do with it. I don't know if he has turned his life around, but Bennett was a vile person in his playing days. 

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

10 hours ago, StHustle said:

Fred Jackson

Fred was a great person and a good player.  He was a bright spot during some really rough years. But I think he is wildly overrated by most Bills fans.  

 

*Guess who had a higher yards per carry average for their Bills career, Devin Singletary or Fred Jackson?

[Zag20]

21 hours ago, 4merper4mer said:

Marv killed a guy?  That escalated quickly.

Wait, did Marv kill Sir Andrew?

[Freddie's Dead]

22 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

There are a bunch of others that belong: Moulds, Ruben Brown, Kyle Williams for sure. You could make arguments for a lot of others. I always use the “Jim Richter scale” to determine the worthiness. 

 

Who is Jim Richter?

[hondo in seattle]

13 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

Fred was a great person and a good player.  He was a bright spot during some really rough years. But I think he is wildly overrated by most Bills fans.  

 

*Guess who had a higher yards per carry average for their Bills career, Devin Singletary or Fred Jackson?

 

I guess you can count me among the people who overrate Fred.  With the likes of Trent Edwards, JP Losman, Kyle Orton, and EJ Manuel handing him the ball, Fred didn't see a lot of defenses selling out to stop the pass.  Fred played for really bad teams often behind woefully bad OLs and still produced.   Somebody can fact-check me, but I think one year Fred led the NFL in yards after contact.  He got a lot done without a lot of help.  Sometimes when I watched him play, I thought he could have been a HOFer if he had played with the Bills during the late 80s/early 90s instead of Thurm.  

 

*Guess who had a higher yards per carry average for their Bills career, Fred Jackson or Thurman Thomas?

[JoPoy88]

23 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

It's been awhile since they have added anybody and with only 3 more years left at the current stadium it wouldn't surprise me if that were the case but does anybody know if they ever made an official comment or statement on this?

 

My only gripe would be that Cornelius Bennett never made it on there....an important pillar of the Super Bowl teams.

Just in general, I don’t see a reason why they couldn’t add 1 or 2 more to the wall. I don’t think the new stadium construction is impeding that in any way - everyone (except maybe OJ) is going to be transferred over to that building anyways.

 

As far as names, Bennett is a good choice. Kyle Williams and Eric Moulds should get serious consideration as well.

[hondo in seattle]

Maybe the Pegulas should form a committee that reviews the entire Wall of Fame for the new stadium.  Give them the opportunity to delete some players and add others.  Start fresh.  

[RoyBatty is alive]

25 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

 

Who is Jim Richter?

Airline pilot for American Airlines.

 

A guard who was on the Bills for over a decade, all 4 super bowls and is on the Bills Wall of Fame.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

Maybe the Pegulas should form a committee that reviews the entire Wall of Fame for the new stadium.  Give them the opportunity to delete some players and add others.  Start fresh.  

That committee has already been formed.  Consists of entirely TBD-TSW members.  Picture from the last meeting: