Tcali Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 1. OJ 2.BRUCE 3.Robert James 4.Cookie 5.James Lofton 5a.-Im spacing on WR during Fergys time 6.Billy Shaw 6a.Ahmad Rashad 7.Joe D 7a.Ted Washington 8.Elbert Deubenion 9.Thurman 10.Marlon Briscoe 11.Smerlas 12.Hull 13.Moulds 14.J.D Hill 15.Haven Moses 16.Jim Kelly 17.Bobby Chandler 18.Sestak 19.Saimes 20.Andre Reed
eSJayDee Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 re:5a Chandler was his fav target during the 70s (I see you have him listed below). He wasn't much of an athlete, but he had awesome hands & was very productive. One of my all-time fav players. RIP. Also, Jerry Butler. He was amazingly gifted. Unfortunately, a couple of serious injuries limited him.
KnightRider Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 re: 5a: Jerry Butler? He ought to there someplace... Seems a bit heavy with the old guys. Wolford, Ritcher and Devlin belong there. Tasker belongs there. Christie too. Andre should be higher. Washington, lower.
Adam Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 1. James Patton 2. JD Williams 3. Lonnie Johnson 4. Yonel Jourdain 5. Amir Rasul
HopsGuy Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 re: 5a: Jerry Butler? He ought to there someplace... Seems a bit heavy with the old guys. Wolford, Ritcher and Devlin belong there. Tasker belongs there. Christie too. Andre should be higher. Washington, lower. 472762[/snapback] In mid-'86, Butler went down with a career ending knee injury. When he was placed on the IR, a roster spot opened up. The first addition for newly minted Head Coach Marv Levy? Steve Tasker! Strange how these things come about.
Mark VI Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 1. OJ2.BRUCE 3.Robert James 4.Cookie 5.James Lofton 5a.-Im spacing on WR during Fergys time 6.Billy Shaw 6a.Ahmad Rashad 7.Joe D 7a.Ted Washington 8.Elbert Deubenion 9.Thurman 10.Marlon Briscoe 11.Smerlas 12.Hull 13.Moulds 14.J.D Hill 15.Haven Moses 16.Jim Kelly 17.Bobby Chandler 18.Sestak 19.Saimes 20.Andre Reed 472749[/snapback] J.D. Hill ??? I always viewed him as a bust. Lofton was still very good when he arrived but his prime years were over. Sestak was twice the player Smerlas ever was. He was thee dominate DT of the AFL 60's. Thurman should be near the top of the list. He carried us during the SB years. Move Reed way up from #20. Where's Mike Stratton ?
VABills Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 No way Thurman is that low. #4 at worst. Robert James is #1. If you haven't at least seen him play one game, he was probably the first corner that teams game planned around. He wen't something like 4 years without having a TD thrown against him.
KRC Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 J.D. Hill ??? I always viewed him as a bust. Lofton was still very good when he arrived but his prime years were over. Sestak was twice the player Smerlas ever was. He was thee dominate DT of the AFL 60's. Thurman should be near the top of the list. He carried us during the SB years. Move Reed way up from #20. Where's Mike Stratton ? 472798[/snapback] I agree with your assessments. The first thing that I picked out from the original list was Ahmad Rashad??? Why is he on that list?
Mark VI Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 I agree with your assessments. The first thing that I picked out from the original list was Ahmad Rashad??? Why is he on that list? 472805[/snapback] I guess he might mean best talents who wore a Bills uniform. Even those who were here for a very short time.
KRC Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 I guess he might mean best talents who wore a Bills uniforms. Even those who were here for a very short time. 472808[/snapback] Hell, Eric Moulds should be ahead of Rashad. One less Pro Bowl, but Moulds has equal if not better overall stats. Even a case could be made for Frank Lewis, although I would put the overall career of Rashad ahead of Lewis.
e-dog Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 Tough list to make. I'm not sure how this list was being made, by athletic talent alone or football skills/productivity. either way, Ted Washington was the best d-tackle this team ever had. If the superbowl teams had Teddy in his prime they would have won at least two of those games. And Jerry Butler has to be on that list somewhere.
BRH Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 Biscuit's not on that list either. In terms of raw talent AND production, he has to be there (even if he didn't end up being the next LT as was predicted for him).
Taro T Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 I wouldn't include JD Hill on the list. I also would bump Lofton off and move Rashad much lower because their best work came elsewhere. If they stay on the list, I don't know why Darryl Lamonica isn't on the list. I would add Biscuit and Talley.
e-dog Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 Agreed on Biscuit and Talley. I loved Talley but Biscuit was the better player.
BuckeyeBill Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 Um... what about Takeo Spikes??? Willis McGahee???
mlee9973 Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 1. OJ2.BRUCE 3.Robert James 4.Cookie 5.James Lofton 5a.-Im spacing on WR during Fergys time 6.Billy Shaw 6a.Ahmad Rashad 7.Joe D 7a.Ted Washington 8.Elbert Deubenion 9.Thurman 10.Marlon Briscoe 11.Smerlas 12.Hull 13.Moulds 14.J.D Hill 15.Haven Moses 16.Jim Kelly 17.Bobby Chandler 18.Sestak 19.Saimes 20.Andre Reed 472749[/snapback] What about Norwood?
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