The fourth and final section of this Buffalo Bills’ 2014 season review was originally supposed to deal with how the team could use the draft and free agency to upgrade the roster and improve upon this season’s 9-7 record. However, I’ll also now include my thoughts on how they should handle the search for a … Read More
Month: January 2015
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a small college football program, the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, who play at the Division II level in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The list of Cardinal players who’ve gone on to play in the NFL is small, and includes Paul Spicer, Ruvell Martin and Eugene Marve.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1960 Fleer football card of former pro football player, and the first head coach in Buffalo Bills’ history, Garrard “Buster” Ramsey. He coached the Bills in their first 2 seasons of existence, in 1960 and ’61. Ramsey enjoyed a six year playing career in the 1940s and ’50s with the Chicago Cardinals, but his greatest success came … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 3
Part 3 of this review deals with the Buffalo Bills’ defense and special teams. The defense was the driving force in the team winning 9 games, while the special teams were competent for the entire season. Jim Schwartz stepped into the role of defensive coordinator and did an outstanding job of not only maintaining the efficiency … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Oregon State Beavers, a major college football program. This logo was used from 1973 until 1996, when the team was part of the Pacific Eight Conference, which has now grown into the Pac 12. The school fielded its’ first team in 1893. They had one Heisman Trophy winner, Terry Baker in 1962. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1974 Topps football card of former pro football linebacker John Skorupan, who played eight seasons in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. He was a starting ‘backer for the Bills immediately after being drafted out of Penn State in 1973, when the school was known as “Linebacker U.” due to the … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 2
Part 2 of the Bills’ 2014 season review deals with the offense, which was clearly the weak link of the team, but still played adequately enough to win 9 games. The main story of the year offensively was the benching of EJ Manuel at quarterback, and his subsequent replacement by Kyle Orton. However, the QB … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
A classic team logo, used from 1951 until 1962, of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. A major college program, the Razorbacks are now part of the Western Division of the powerful Southeastern Conference, after being long-time members of the old defunct Southwest Conference. The “Hogs”, who began play in 1894, claimed a national championship in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Score football card of former pro football wide receiver Quinn Early, who played 12 seasons in the NFL for four different teams. His longest stay was with New Orleans, where he played five years, while also putting in three year stints in San Diego and Buffalo. Early currently resides in San Diego, where he … Read More