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Best Bills Corner of All Time?  

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  1. 1. Who is the best Bills cornerback of all time?



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Robert James was by far the Bills' best cornerback (and one of the best defensive players) ever. Who knows where he'd be on the list of all-time NFL greats if he hadn't suffered a terrible injury in a meaningless preseason game.

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27 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

Derrick Burroughs was rapidly ascending to lockdown stature before his career ending injury in 1989. If he stayed healthy Bills could have picked a first round NT in 1990 instead of JD Williams. 

Just looking at the 1990 Draft, that was a terrible draft as a whole. Not many standouts. 

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3 minutes ago, Tommy Shelby said:

Just looking at the 1990 Draft, that was a terrible draft as a whole. Not many standouts. 


not many standouts, correct, but FIVE players who lasted SEVEN or more years with the Bills which has to be a record:  willliams, Gardner, Parker, Patton, Lodish 

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1 minute ago, Real McNasty said:

Why Nate got my vote as well!

 

 

Hate to give Brady any credit, but he did pop up pretty quickly after getting absolutely trucked.

Could you imagine how many flags would be on the field in today's game? Nate would be kicked out of the game, suspended for the next one, and fined $100K

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1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

I was torn between Clements and Winfield. Voted Clements just because.

 

 

How soon? It's been 50 years since he made a pro bowl!

Only because of rampant ageism.

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He's not on the list (and not the best) but in the spirit of Remembering Some Guys, I always like Thomas Smith. I was young but I remember him as a CB that couldn't catch but always seemed sticky on his man and a PBU machine. Middle school me could be totally off on him though haha

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Butch Byrd. He should be on the wall of fame. It's a travesty he isn't.

38 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

7 people said Gilmore.   I assume that is for what he did in NE cause he was not very good for the bills.  

He was good for the Bills, sometimes great, but not very consistent.

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7 minutes ago, MiracleAtRich1393 said:

He's not on the list (and not the best) but in the spirit of Remembering Some Guys, I always like Thomas Smith. I was young but I remember him as a CB that couldn't catch but always seemed sticky on his man and a PBU machine. Middle school me could be totally off on him though haha

 

I knew we were forgetting someone... yes Thomas Smith was an excellent cornerback.

 

Former 1st rounder and started nearly 100 games for us.

 

Not a great ball athlete though.

 

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Aren't Booker and James the only DB's on the Bills' Wall of Fame?

 

Charlie Romes is the Bills career leader in GP (151) by a corner. McGee is 2nd (at 122) He is also 2nd among CB's with 28 Ints behind Byrd's 40.  Odomes is 3rd with 26.

 

If I were ranking them 1. Booker 2. Romes 3. Odomes 

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15 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

Six people, so far, voted for McGee.

 

As I recall, he had a knack for closely shadowing receivers only to let them catch the ball anyway.  

He was one of my favorites.  A great return man as well. 

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