Pro football, more than any of the other major sports, has a rich history of folklore that incudes many team and tandem nicknames. It was really hard cutting this list down to only ten, and some of the “honorable mention” names that didn’t make the list are well known ones, like Miami’s “No Name Defense”, … Read More
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Buffalo Bills’ 2015 Draft Picks
There was a lack of fanfare for the Buffalo Bills in this year’s annual NFL draft, as the team had no first round choice. Since I completed a four-part season review of the team after the 2014 season ended, the team has made a lot of big splashes, starting with the hiring of their bombastic … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 4
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
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
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
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 1
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
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
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
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
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Blunder Bowl
The Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts clash in the NFL’s week 16 schedule, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature, we’ll encore a post that we published during Super Bowl week in 2011. It was Super Bowl V, a mistake-filled game played on January 17, 1971, between the Cowboys and Colts (who were based in … Read More