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Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

10-29-2010, 09:38 AM

Forked from: If you could change 1 decision, what would it be?

To fork off of homeslices original thought, and to add a bit of a challenge to it. What is the Bills best move of the last 10 years?

finding Peters as an UDFA? Trading McGahee, Lynch? Signing Moorman?

I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
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10-29-2010, 09:49 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

I guess no one can think of any.

Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
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10-29-2010, 09:50 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

Probably trading for Bledsoe.

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10-29-2010, 09:51 AM

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Dick LeBeau.

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10-29-2010, 09:56 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

Signing Takeo Spikes.

I also considered getting a first-round pick for Peerless Price, but that could be considered the Falcons' stupidity as much as a Bills accomplishment.

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10-29-2010, 09:57 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

Originally posted by RockStar36

Probably trading for Bledsoe.

A half-season of lights-out play and failure after three years is not a great use of a first-round pick.

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10-29-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally posted by Philagape

A half-season of lights-out play and failure after three years is not a great use of a first-round pick.

Not to mention it gave the Patriots picks that they used to kick our asses for the next 8 years and counting....

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10-29-2010, 10:07 AM

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Not much to work with here, but I'm going with "Ending the Jauron Era."

It is pathetic that signing Moorman long term is a close second.
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10-29-2010, 10:07 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

At the time it was made, it was a good move.

Honestly, there aren't many good moves at all.

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10-29-2010, 10:12 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

Originally posted by RockStar36

At the time it was made, it was a good move.

Honestly, there aren't many good moves at all.

It was also our last winning season.

I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
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10-29-2010, 10:20 AM

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My hope is bringing in Nix/Gailey as GM/HC,

Looking back I'll say the acquisition of Takeo Spikes or London Fletcher,
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10-29-2010, 10:21 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

Ralph voting against the last CBA.

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10-29-2010, 10:24 AM

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God, what a horrible 10 years. Our best moves were a QB who was good for a half season, a LB who tore up his achilles tendon, a defensive coach who left after a couple(?) of years, and getting rid of a head coach.

Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
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10-29-2010, 10:25 AM

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Here's a good one, the throwback uniforms!

I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
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10-29-2010, 10:26 AM

Re: Forked Thread: What is the Bills best decision over the last 10 years?

Originally posted by YardRat

Ralph voting against the last CBA.

That depends if you value outcome over intent.

Ralph voted against the CBA because, in his OWN words, he "didn't understand it." It's nice to think that he had the foresight to anticipate all these problems that the CBA currently has, but the reality is that the old codger was drooling into his Ensure rather than offering some insightful criticism.

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