What one event..

[BB4LIFE]

do you think has most attributed to what this team has become.. obviously it has been a comedy of errors that have all lead to this.. but if you had to pick one event that was a turning point for this franchise what would it be??

[djjimkelly]

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do you think has most attributed to what this team has become.. obviously it has been a comedy of errors that have all lead to this.. but if you had to pick one event that was a turning point for this franchise what would it be??

WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED JAURON WOULD BE BACK BECUZ OF CONTINUITY

[ArcticWildMan]

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Polian leaving. We've been in a freefall ever since.

[Syderick]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjpANEVexhY

[T-Long]

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MUSIC CITY MIRACLE

[deviantwolf]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHZFwDCNyA&feature=related

[ddaryl]

Re: What one event..

do you think has most attributed to what this team has become.. obviously it has been a comedy of errors that have all lead to this.. but if you had to pick one event that was a turning point for this franchise what would it be??

The day Ralph fired Polian

[Commissioner]

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Definitely Polian..... hands down. We should offer him anything he wants to come back to Buffalo.

[Nighthawk]

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There is no doubt in my mind that it was the day Polian left Buffalo. One of the greatest GM's in NFL history and we had him...and let him go!

[BB4LIFE]

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Definitely Polian..... hands down. We should offer him anything he wants to come back to Buffalo.

I doubt there is anything he would take to come back to this debacle.

[TheBrownBear]

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#1: Polian leaving
#2: The unceremonious axing of the SB-era stalwarts prior to 2000 (Bruce, Thurm and Andre)
#3: The benching of Flutie for Johnson in the playoffs (homerun throwback was sort of a karmic retribution for the above flubs)
#4: The hiring of Marv as GM

What do all of these have in common? They all point back to Ralph.

[Dr. Lecter]

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Not extending John Butler

Even after Polian left, there were still good football minds here like Butler and AJ Smith. Adding a mind like Littman was all that was needed.

That led to the hiring of TD and the mess that has followed.

[trapezeus]

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The hiring of TD i would guess. TD was clearly not the architect of the steelers. he was there for the ride. and ralph got suckered by it. and now he uses that as an excuse for everything on why we can't do anything. Meanwhile the stadium is sold out every game. and he's debt free. cry me a river ralph.

[Bulldog]

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Polian

[Aero II]

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Everyone is hitting the nail on the head; Polian leaving.