jpizzy01 Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce Smith was a guest on ESPN Radio 1310 that broadcasts in his hometown Norfolk, VA. Lots of Bills fans called in from the area. One guy even referencing the Big Tree. I asked him what his thoughts were on the Bills playing some 'home' games in Toronto, especially if he was on the team at the time. His responded by saying "I would not be happy and.....we will leave it at that". Then spoke about about how much the Bills mean to the WNY community and so on..... One thing interesting that he talked about was how he always played in the 3-4 defense and complained about all the double and triple teams on him. He was saying how other people ( Reggie White, Deacon Jones, etc ) had so many sacks due to the system they played in. When asked if he ever went to the front office regarding this and he said "many times" Glad to hear some Bills talk in VA Beach
bills_fan Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce in a 4-3, as a DE, would have been devastatingly unfair for opposing offenses.
jpizzy01 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce in a 4-3, as a DE, would have been devastatingly unfair for opposing offenses. Exactly..... He lives in the Va Beach, Norfolk Area and said that he has been mentoring one of the top HS QB's in the country, EJ Manuel who is headed to Florida State in the fall. Kid is nasty, saw him play a couple times.
Dr. Fong Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 The Bills of the Super Bowl years were one good DT and a switch to a 4-3 away from winning one. I hate the 3-4. Always have, always will.
C.Biscuit97 Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce in a 4-3, as a DE, would have been devastatingly unfair for opposing offenses. Richard Seymour is considered one of the best DEs in football and plays in a 3-4. He gets like 6 sacks a season and plays on a really good d-line. Bruce would get 15 sacks, 100+ tackles, and played next to Jeff Wright (I love the guy but Wilfork is 10 the player he is). Walt Corey is the only man who could stop Bruce.
silvermike Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 If we played a 4-3, Bruce would have gotten more sacks, and Bennett would have gotten fewer and complained instead. Walt Corey was a problem, but the 3-4 wasn't. The defense just didn't have the personnel.
Rayzer32 Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 and then Bruce fell asleep at an intersection. You beat me to it, but I was going to ask if they had to wake him up and drag him out of his car to get him on the radio in time.
obie_wan Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce Smith was a guest on ESPN Radio 1310 that broadcasts in his hometown Norfolk, VA. Lots of Bills fans called in from the area. One guy even referencing the Big Tree. I asked him what his thoughts were on the Bills playing some 'home' games in Toronto, especially if he was on the team at the time. His responded by saying "I would not be happy and.....we will leave it at that". Then spoke about about how much the Bills mean to the WNY community and so on..... One thing interesting that he talked about was how he always played in the 3-4 defense and complained about all the double and triple teams on him. He was saying how other people ( Reggie White, Deacon Jones, etc ) had so many sacks due to the system they played in. When asked if he ever went to the front office regarding this and he said "many times" Glad to hear some Bills talk in VA Beach Walt Corey was the single biggest reason the Bills did not win the SuperBowl Marv was just as much at fault for not firing him. Bruce playing in a 3-4 was a waste which was compounded by having the undersized Jeff Wright impersonate a nose tackle.
BB2004 Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce Smith was a guest on ESPN Radio 1310 that broadcasts in his hometown Norfolk, VA. Lots of Bills fans called in from the area. One guy even referencing the Big Tree. I asked him what his thoughts were on the Bills playing some 'home' games in Toronto, especially if he was on the team at the time. His responded by saying "I would not be happy and.....we will leave it at that". Then spoke about about how much the Bills mean to the WNY community and so on..... One thing interesting that he talked about was how he always played in the 3-4 defense and complained about all the double and triple teams on him. He was saying how other people ( Reggie White, Deacon Jones, etc ) had so many sacks due to the system they played in. When asked if he ever went to the front office regarding this and he said "many times" Glad to hear some Bills talk in VA Beach Bruce was an amazing player for the Bills. I think it's interesting him talking about the 3-4 defense. I remember when we got Ted Washington that helped the defense against the run and created opening for some of the other guys. When Bruce was getting double teamed in 1995, Bryce Paup would come around the corner. Bruce I think had 10.5 sacks that season and Paup had 17.
Campy Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Bruce Smith was a guest on ESPN Radio 1310 that broadcasts in his hometown Norfolk, VA. Lots of Bills fans called in from the area. One guy even referencing the Big Tree. I asked him what his thoughts were on the Bills playing some 'home' games in Toronto, especially if he was on the team at the time. His responded by saying "I would not be happy and.....we will leave it at that". Then spoke about about how much the Bills mean to the WNY community and so on..... One thing interesting that he talked about was how he always played in the 3-4 defense and complained about all the double and triple teams on him. He was saying how other people ( Reggie White, Deacon Jones, etc ) had so many sacks due to the system they played in. When asked if he ever went to the front office regarding this and he said "many times" Glad to hear some Bills talk in VA Beach Him not recognizing the difference between "better for the team" and "better for Bruce" is nothing new.
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