This is part 1 of a four part series reviewing the recently completed regular season of the 2014 Buffalo Bills. This segment will discuss the front office and coaching staff, with 3 other posts to follow covering the offense, defense and special teams, and what the team needs to do to improve in 2015. It’s … Read More
Month: December 2014
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a major college football program, the Brigham Young Cougars, used from 1969 until 1998. The school, owned by The Church of Latter Day Saints, first fielded a team in 1922 and has been aligned with various conferences, most notably the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which they were part of when this logo was … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1986 Topps football card of former pro football quarterback Bruce Mathison, who had a brief NFL career with 3 different teams. He was drafted out of Nebraska by the San Diego Chargers in 1983 and played there for 2 years before hooking up for a season with the Buffalo Bills, where he started for a … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills ended their 2014 season on a winning note on Sunday, defeating the New England Patriots 17-9 in a meaningless game as far as playoff possibilities was concerned. The Bills were already mathematically eliminated, while the Patriots already had home field advantage throughout the playoffs sewn up. In an unlikely scenario, since Pats’ … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Used from 1980 until 1984, this is the logo of the University of Colorado Buffaloes, a major college football team. They were long-time members of the Big Eight/Big Twelve Conference before moving to the Pacific 12 Conference this season. They won a national championship in 1990, and had one Heisman Trophy winner, Rashaan Salaam in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1984 Topps football card of former NFL fullback Roosevelt Leaks, who played nine seasons in the league, for the Baltimore Colts and Buffalo Bills. He was known as one of pro football’s top blocking backs in his era. He had an outstanding college career also, at the University of Texas, where he became the Longhorns’ … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Miracle at The Meadowlands
The seventeenth and last week of the 2014 NFL schedule includes a contest between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, so the final Throwback Thursday feature of the season will be a look at an unforgettable game played between these two teams on November 19, 1978 that forever became known in NFL lore as “The Miracle at … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a major college football program, the Baylor Bears. The school fielded its’ first team in 1898 as an independent, then joined the old Southwest Conference in 1914. This logo was used from 1969 until 1996, which was the last season before the conference disbanded and the Bears moved to the Big 12. Baylor … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1978 Topps football card of Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka, one of the hardest-running backs of all time. His most successful seasons came in the first seven years of his career in Miami, where he was a five-time Pro Bowler and key cog in a pair of Dolphin Super Bowl titles. Looking for a … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The streak of consecutive non-playoff seasons will reach 15 this year for the Buffalo Bills, as they lost a must-win game on Sunday to the lowly Oakland Raiders, 26-24. It was a strange game in that, after starting off with a drive that ended with a 42 yard touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to Sammy … Read More