Stevie Johnson, Fred Jackson want to revive the Buffalo Destroyers

[PromoTheRobot]

For those who don't remember, the Destroyers were an Arena Football League team that played five seasons in Buffalo (1999-2003) before moving to Columbus. They were never that good. 6-8 was their best year.

 

But now two former Bills greats, Stevie Johnson and Fred Jackson, want to bring an Indoor Football League (IFL) franchise to Buffalo and revive that Destroyers name. 

 

https://www.wivb.com/sports/former-bills-stevie-johnson-fred-jackson-working-to-bring-arena-football-team-to-buffalo/

 

I've been to a few indoor games and I really can't get into it. It just doesn't feel like football to me. I'd rather see a UFL spring team in Buffalo. What do you think?

Edited 4 hours ago by PromoTheRobot

[Buffalo716]

I mean it's niche football but I went to destroyers games

[Old Coot]

The 1932 NFL Championship game was played in Chicago at an indoors hockey rink because of a blizzard and sub-zero temps.

 

One rule change: because the filed extended right up to the stands the ball was placed at the hashmmark when a play went out of bounds instead on the out of bounds line. Previously teams needed to waste a down running a play to the center of the field because that was the only way to go.

 

Read more about the elephant manure littering the field and other rules changes sparked by the game at:

 

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/NFL_Championship_Game,_1932

[US Egg]

They’ll outdraw the Sabres.

[Buffalo716]

1 minute ago, Old Coot said:

The 1932 NFL Championship game was played in Chicago at an indoors hockey rink because of a blizzard and sub-zero temps.

 

One rule change: because the filed extended right up to the stands the ball was placed at the hashmmark when a play went out of bounds instead on the out of bounds line. Previously teams needed to waste a down running a play to the center of the field because that was the only way to go.

 

Read more about the elephant manure littering the field and other rules changes sparked by the game at:

 

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/NFL_Championship_Game,_1932

You really are old! I thought my father was old and he saw Y.A tittle!

[MR8]

All for this, sounds like fun! 

[Old Coot]

2 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

You really are old! I thought my father was old and he saw Y.A tittle

I'm ot that old. I didn't see the game. I'm a student of football history. I am old enough to hve see Y.A. play for the Giants.