Eat Crow: Your most embarrassing Bills opinions

[Canadian Bills Fan]

I thought JP Losman would throw for 4500 yards and 40 TDs one season 

[Albany,n.y.]

I bought a flight to Phoenix, booked a rental car, bought a parking pass near State Farm Stadium, and booked a motel in Casa Grande for the Super Bowl last January.  By the 4th quarter of the Bengals game I was cancelling the flight (got a credit for a future flight-used most of it to book a flight to California later this year), rental car & motel reservation.  I ended up getting a credit from Groupon for the parking but since most of the stuff on Groupon is trash & I had spent $150 on the parking, I cashed the parking credit in for a refurbished I-Pad I never use & 50 AA batteries which might last long enough to end up in my estate.  

Edited June 22, 2023 by Albany,n.y.

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, Canadian Bills Fan said:

I thought JP Losman would throw for 4500 yards and 40 TDs one season 

I did too.  To the other team though.

[Albany,n.y.]

On 6/20/2023 at 11:54 AM, Peace Frog said:

 

I really thought we were drafting Bryant McKinnie at 4 overall, not Mike Williams.

 

I wanted McKinnie instead of Williams and every time Mike messed up in a home game I'd yell from my seat, "Should have drafted McKinnie,"

Edited June 22, 2023 by Albany,n.y.

[Bill from NYC]

10 hours ago, Another Fan said:

Karlos Williiams was the truth 

The thing is, at one point he was really special. Your take on his skill was not invalid.

 

[Albany,n.y.]

On 6/19/2023 at 9:18 PM, Orlando Tim said:

When the Bills signed Hughes and Dareus I was glad we signed Dareus and thought Hughes ripped us off. 

I agree with this, his best 3 games were his first 3. Marrone ruined him completely. He never was gonna be Josh good but could have been an effective pro.

Marrone saw how bad EJ was in practice and was more interested in protecting his own job and reputation than wasting any time on a bust.  I say instead of blaming Marrone for EJ's failure, blame the scouts who approved him as a first rounder when most other teams didn't. 

Edited June 22, 2023 by Albany,n.y.

[Drew21PA]

On 6/19/2023 at 4:28 AM, BillsNutHawaii said:

- We need to draft Ryan Leaf

- Donald Trump needs to buy the team (Well, I’m not ready to give in on that one yet - but I’m getting there).

 

ok, ok ! Frankly speaking, I’ve been mostly perfect with my Bills opinions, I’m just trying to come down to every one else’s level.

 

Note: For those who cannot identify sarcasm / slapstick humor, relax, we are just having a good time.

Bring up a good one with trump

 

one has to wonder if McDermott would have been here at 13 seconds with trump as the owner 

I thought we had two shut down corners when they brought in vintage davis

 

lasted a half 

57 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

Marrone saw how bad EJ was in practice and was more interested in protecting his own job and reputation than wasting any time on a bust.  I say instead of blaming Marrone for EJ's failure, blame the scouts who approved him as a first rounder when most other teams didn't. 

Everyone wants to hate marrone but he was right pretty often about his team 

[Tboy79]

On 6/19/2023 at 12:08 AM, Hsker4life said:

After the start to the 2008 season, I thought Trent Edwards was going to be our franchise QB.

Me too.

 

[nedboy7]

I thought the fan-base would enjoy winning more than losing. 

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

Donahoe was gonna be a good GM

Edited June 22, 2023 by JÂy RÛßeÒ

[major]

I believed Vince Young or Matt Leinhart would have taken us to the promised land. Also wanted Michael Vick when he came back 🤪

[BillsNutHawaii]

11 hours ago, Drew21PA said:

Bring up a good one with trump

 

one has to wonder if McDermott would have been here at 13 seconds with trump as the owner 

I thought we had two shut down corners when they brought in vintage davis

 

lasted a half 

Everyone wants to hate marrone but he was right pretty often about his team 

Oh, I forgot that one!  I was a huge Doug Marrone fan, (I'm a big fan of Bill Parcells -that's why), no he wasn't perfect, but he is / was good!  Coach Marrone has the mental toughness the current Bills team is sorely lacking.  Imagine this:

 

- HC Doug Marrone with Josh Allen

- HC Sean McDermott with EJ Manual

 

Putting those comparisons in perspective could get a person to significantly change their opinions on each coach.

 

Further, 

Owner - Trump 

HC - Marrone

QB - Allen

 

I realize that will make some people gag, but I prefer the stronger personalities - now on to the "Trade Diggs" thread ...Bottom line - love the guy, I would go to war with him!

Edited June 23, 2023 by BillsNutHawaii
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[Drew21PA]

2 hours ago, BillsNutHawaii said:

Oh, I forgot that one!  I was a huge Doug Marrone fan, (I'm a big fan of Bill Parcells -that's why), no he wasn't perfect, but he is / was good!  Coach Marrone has the mental toughness the current Bills team is sorely lacking.  Imagine this:

 

- HC Doug Marrone with Josh Allen

- HC Sean McDermott with EJ Manual

 

Putting those comparisons in perspective could get a person to significantly change their opinions on each coach.

 

Further, 

Owner - Trump 

HC - Marrone

QB - Allen

 

I realize that will make some people gag, but I prefer the stronger personalities - now on to the "Trade Diggs" thread ...Bottom line - love the guy, I would go to war with him!

That’s a tough organization that everyone hates to compete against 

[Shemp]

When the Bills first drafted Willis McGahee, I almost swallowed my hard candy. I thought he was going to be our next OJ Simpson, for those of you who have been around long enough to have seen him play. Was I wrong.

 

[Beast]

I thought Ralph Wilson was serious again about winning when we signed Mario Williams.

Edited June 23, 2023 by Beast

[JohnNord]

On 6/18/2023 at 11:36 PM, Mikie2times said:

I liked the Rex Ryan hire 

Stevie Watkins was a rare talent 

James Hardy was the big receiver we needed

Should have drafted Rosen 

 

 

 

Ed Oliver was a bad draft pick…oh wait, I was right about that one 🤣

[stuvian]

Ricky Stanzi or Jevon Snead would have put us over the top.

 

we should have traded up for Darnold or Mayfield instead of taking Josh Allen

 

Jon McCargo was the next Jerry Ball

 

 

[Tanoros]

I got an Antwan Smith rookie autograph card (I sent him a letter) as a young kid. I wanted so bad for him to be the next best thing at rb for us. I talked him up to my friends saying he would be stud. Granted this was 5th grade me. 
 

More recently like a few others here, I thought for sure Trent Edwards and the team were legit when they were off to that hot start. I was talking up the team big time to my friends/family who are all Seahawks fans. My best friend (a big football Seahawks fan) didn’t believe the hype and I tried to convince him otherwise. I also thought Trent would find a way out of his Trentative shell 🤦‍♂️

 

Thanks God I can finally talk about the Bills in the same breath (or better) than my Seahawks friends/family. It feels good having a seat at the table in regards to being a fan of a truly competitive team with a shot to win it all. 

[JoPoy88]

On 6/18/2023 at 11:36 PM, Mikie2times said:

I liked the Rex Ryan hire 

Stevie Watkins was a rare talent 

James Hardy was the big receiver we needed

Should have drafted Rosen 

 

 

 

Yep that’s my biggest one by far. Can’t be any happier to be that wrong.

[RobbRiddicksTDLeap]

Brian Brohm was the future. His mechanics were “flawless”. 
 

Ive learned a lot since then.