JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7871001 Among the items: Yours truly grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., avidly listening to the great Van Miller, one of the marvelous voices from the Golden Age of radio, call Bills games. Nobody ever did it better, except that to Miller, every fourth play was "unbelievable!" Last year, as Miller called his final game, a dispiriting loss to New England, Miller declared every fumble, dropped pass, penalty and blown coverage "unbelievable!" Van, you watched fumbles, dropped passes and penalties for 37 years. Why don't you believe them when you see them? In still other NFL news, the Bengals wore a Halloween costume of black pants with orange jerseys as they hosted the Cowboys. As reader Michael Schatzman of Madeira, Ohio, noted, "Please stand by, the problem is not with your set." The week after the Eagles showed special black jerseys, the Ravens showed special black jerseys -- why didn't both teams go black when they met in Week 8? It could have been called the Stealth Bowl. The Bills hinted they will return to their handsome previous regalia: see below. Buffalo, just go back to the way you looked before! All will be forgiven. Stats of the Week No. 6 From the late second quarter through the middle of the third quarter, Buffalo held the ball for 27 consecutive plays and 11:03 of clock time. Next Time, Wear a Halloween Costume as a Disguise Buffalo leading 7-3 in the second quarter, the Bills sent Jabari Greer, a defensive back, in as a wide receiver. Jersey/B defenders immediately pointed to Greer, as defenders are coached to do when someone unusual comes in for what is likely to be a trick play. Greer even wears No. 37, which made him impossible to miss when lining up as a wide receiver. The Bills handed off to Greer on a reverse, and the gentlemen was swarmed under by Jets defenders, who dropped him for a loss: He might as well have handed out cards that said, "I have come in to run a trick play." Note: Buffalo won despite launching not one but two Preposterous Punts, the Bills punting from the Jersey/B 37 and taking a deliberate penalty at the Jersey/B 35 before punting from the 40. Uniform Amnesty Now! Reader Bob Doling of Arlington, Va., notes Buffalo general manager Tom Donahoe declared that next season the Bills will wear a "throwback" of their previous red, white and flag-blue jerseys. Tom, just junk the incredibly hideous new Bills look and return to the beautiful old look: All will be forgiven! Buffalo is 17-23 since abandoning red, white and American flag blue -- not to put too fine a point on it, but the single-most successful color scheme in world history -- for its current hideous regalia based on Nineteenth Century Rusting Russian Dreadnaught Aft Bulkhead Cyanic. Doling notes in haiku, Hope for Bills next year! Return to unis of old: red, white and flag blue. -- Bob Doling of Arlington, Va. Best Blocks This week, TMQ lauds the offensive lines of Buffalo, Tampa and Washington -- three lines much maligned in this space -- which combined to allow just one sack on Sunday. Cheer-Babe Professionalism Kickoff temperature 55 degrees with 25 mile-per-hour winds, the Buffalo Jills came out in miniskirts and bare midriffs. Spectators were wearing heavy coats; coaches on both sidelines sported windbreaker pants; players on the benches had ski caps pulled low over their ears; yet the cheerleaders were scantily attired! This represents one of the most dramatic examples of cheer-babe professionalism that TMQ has ever witnessed. Needless to say, the football gods crowned the team with success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgg Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 It's a pleasure reading his columns. What an excellent writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Thank god we're going back to the old jersies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Note: Buffalo won despite launching not one but two Preposterous Punts, the Bills punting from the Jersey/B 37 and taking a deliberate penalty at the Jersey/B 35 before punting from the 40. Did Gregg watch the game, or just look at the play-by-play? Just askin', because that second 'Preposterous Punt' went out-of-bounds inside the 1, and led directly to the safety on the next play..... I'll take you back to what I said before the game: no Big Mistakes. Put the game in the hands of our Pro Bowl punter and #2 defense, if we have to. Trying a FG into that crosswind - and potentially giving the ball up at the 42 - would have qualified as a Big Mistake in my book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Also: heavy coats? That was last week. theesir and I didn't even bother putting our jackets on until after halftime. That said, the Jills do deserve their props - bet the Raiderettes or Dolphins cheerleaders would run out of the tunnel in parkas if the temp ever dropped below 50 degrees there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet baboo Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Gregg Easterbrook is a WNY native? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet baboo Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 gah! AGAIN Bob Doling of Virginia has not looked at his flag if he thinks the old jerseys were flag blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Gregg Easterbrook is a WNY native? 111598[/snapback] Yup. http://www.greggeasterbrook.com/bio.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike32282 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 This is just wrong... Last Week's Challenge In keeping with the time-travel plots plaguing Star Trek Enterprise, the Challenge was to name some aspect of the NFL timeline that future space travelers should come backward in time to alter. Carol Lang-Drapala of Norman, Okla., wants the Federation crew to prevent the Houston Oilers of 1992 from blowing their 35-3 playoff lead over the Bills. Carol -- the Oilers could have done that themselves simply by running the ball in the second half, rather than repeatedly throwing incomplete and stopping the clock. ------------------------------------------------------------------- I love this one. Dorsey Howard of Harrisburg, Pa., suggested the Enterprise should return to the Music City Miracle game and use its advanced sensors to show that the "lateral" was a forward pass. And this one... Many readers, including Charles K. Smith, suggested that time travelers should make Scott Norwood's last-second kick in the Bills-Giants Super Bowl go through. Charles, my feeling is that Norwood's kick did go through, but sinister Giants fans from the future altered the timeline. Jason Sheehan of Newport News, Va., adds that if the timeline was altered so that Norwood's kick goes in, the Bills would surely still be wearing red, white and American flag blue -- not to put too fine a point on it, but the single-most successful color scheme in world history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Thank god we're going back to the old jersies... 111551[/snapback] I don't think we're going back but for just one game. I could be wrong though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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