Bills All-Time Greats Offense….
Of course it is up for debate but I put a list together of my top offensive players since the 60’s. Some were easy and some were difficult to try to come up with.
QB’s
1)---Jim Kelly, this one is a no brainer.
2)---Jack Kemp, he did win 2 AFL Championships.
3)---Joe Ferguson, he had OJ but still put up excellent numbers
4)---Drew Bledsoe, hit some great numbers in his few years in town
5)---Doug Flutie, fan favorite brought excitement and playoff appearances
RB’s
1)--- OJ Simpson, to me the greatest pure RB I’ve seen in person—Poetry in motion!
2)---Thurman Thomas, best all around back in Bills history.
3)---Cookie Gilchrist. The AFL’s version of Jim Brown (RIP)
4)---Joe Cribbs, was a Thurman style of player. Too bad he jumped to another league
5)---Travis Henry, personnel problems derailed his tenure in Buffalo.
WR’s
1)---Andre Reed, should be in the HOF
2)---Eric Moulds,if he only had a steady QB he might have made the HOF
3)—Elbert (Golden Wheels)Dubenion. Deep threat averaged 18 ypc.
4)---Frank Lewis, deep threat in the early 80’s 17.2 ypc and a willing blocker
5)---James Lofton, final piece to the K-Gun—is in the HOF
TE"s
1)---Pete Metzelaars, 10 years as a starter with 4 SB appearances.
2)---Paul Costa, 2 pro-bowls, career ypc 16.7 in 4 seasons as a TE, finished career as a starting RT.
3)---Paul Seymour, not a receiving threat but a great blocker for the "Electric Company".
4)---Ernie Warlick, only played 4 years but was in 4 straight Pro-Bowls 62-65
5)—Keith McKeller, will always be synonymous with the Kelly led K-Gun offense
Guards
1)---Billy Shaw, one of the best ever an original AFL player is in both HOF’s
2)---Joe Delamielleure, led the way for the Juice HOFer
3)---Rueben Brown, 9 Pro Bowls
4)---Jim Ritcher, drafted as a center 14 years in Buffalo, 2 Pro Bowls and 20 playoff games.
5)---Reggie McKenzie, lead blocker for the Juice , 11 years in B-lo.
OT’s
1)---Stew Barber, 5 pro-bowls, two 1st team All-pro and two AFL Championships
2)---Will Wolford, such a shame he was lost to the Colts "He Coulda been the Best"!!
3)---Howard Ballard. "The House" blossomed then left 2 pro-bowls
4)---John Fina, a 10 year starter at LT steady but unspectacular
5)---Jason Peters, developed under Mouse McNally (2-pro bowls) when Mouse left so did Peters persona.
Centers
1)---Kent Hull, the best center the Bills ever had, 3 pro bowls, two 1st team all pro & 19 playoff games
2)---Al Bemiller, 9 years with 7 as the center, 2 AFL Championships
3)---Mike Montler, anchor of the famed "Electric Company"
4)---Eric Wood----Hmmmmm hopefully in the future!!
5)---I couldn’t come up with a #5
Just another great fan opinion shared on the pages of BuffaloRumblings.com.
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Depending on what Fitz does in the next 2-3 years I could see him being a top 5 bills guy in a Flutie sort of way. I never liked Bledsoe, to me he seemed to have the mentality of a guy who was happy with how his career went and the bills were just a sort of afterlife. Apathetic I guess. could be just me.
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Moulds and HOF
I remember when Moulds became a Free Agent and thought about signing with another team. A season earlier one of his friends switched teams and regretted it. When I think back how much greater his numbers would have been with a good QB… I think a HOF career would have been very likely.
I loved Don……. but he’s not worthy of that.
"Adversity is an opportunity for heroism." Marv Levy.
by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Mar 7, 2011 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
I disagree..... he was a clutch receiver in the same K-gun era.
Stats may not back me up but if you remember the number of timely receptions he made during the glory years (third and long, red zone TDs, etc.) you might feel differently. He is overlooked sometimes because of the other stellar talent around him. A real classy and humble dude also.
Well Done Goose
Almost perfect. I think Don Beebe has to be on the WR list and Flutie needs to go before Bledsoe which I think was already stated.
Is this the same Goose of Tampa via Lkprt? I only know so many Gooses who are devoted fans that moved down Tampa way.
Really miss the 90's BTW
Just reminded me of when I snuck down to the players tunnel for autographs after out first AFC Championship vs. the Raiders. I have a picture of Kent Hull signing my hat that day. One of the best things I own to this day. What a great year that was.
Hmmm
Good call, Butler was such a smooth receiver it’s too bad he tore his knee up. As great as Butler was he actually never broke a 1000 yards receiving in a season, Lewis did it 2x’s (79 & 81). They were quite a tandem when healthy.
I dreamed impossible dreams. And the dreams turned out beyond anything I could possibly imagine. You know, from my point of view, I'm the luckiest cat on the planet.
Hugh Hefner
I gotta agree...
with the remarks already for Butler and Chandler for the WR list… Chandler caught everything he could touch, having arguably, the best hands ever on the team… Butler, well, even in his shortened career, had the makings of a hall of famer.
As for your center list… How ’bout Will Grant?
Went to my first "BB" meeting today... When I stood, introduced myself, and admitted I was a Billsaholic, the other members threw beer cans at me!!
Bobby Chandler had hands of glue and Ion top of that he was a great guy (I knew him from my bartending days at the 3 Coins and Casey’s) but he played during the OJ era where he was asked to block and never had what I considered a break out year. Will Grant could definitely be the #5 center.
I dreamed impossible dreams. And the dreams turned out beyond anything I could possibly imagine. You know, from my point of view, I'm the luckiest cat on the planet.
Hugh Hefner
He made up a nice trio with Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore) and J D Hill. Those were some fun teams.
With pick #195 the Buffalo Bills select Michael Jasper (6'4" 395 lbs) Bethel University.
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The right (draft) move sometimes might be to strengthen a strength. Filling holes in the 1st round leads to grabs and busts..
by Buffalo for Eternity on Mar 9, 2011 9:31 PM EST up reply actions

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