Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

[Kerr]

Good article.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9146991

[ryjam282]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Great article...

[ICE74129]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Consider this passage from his book about when, during a visit to his office shortly after his retirement, he began looking at the photos on the hallway walls: "Those faces that stared back at me ... were a testament to the commitment that (former Bills GMs) Bill Polian, John (Butler), and I had made when we resolved to bring only men with solid character onto our team. There wasn't a 'look-at-me' showboat among them. There were no choreographed end-zone dancers who thought they were cute but really weren't. In fact, I don't recall seeing even one backward-baseball-cap-wearer up there. I never saw or heard any of our players indulge in degrading displays of blatant self-aggrandizement. All I saw were men who, if they wanted to brag, would have been justified in boasting, 'I came to play.' "

Nuff said.

[Pride]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Love it

The serious answer he gave is hard to dispute: "Chronological age is only an approximate indication of functional age." That's the way someone with a master's degree from Harvard says, "You're only as old as you feel."

[don137]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Does anybody know who Marv was referring to when he said he and Polian differed on the first 1st round pick as Marv Levy as head coach when they selected Shane Conlan. He said Marv wanted Conlan because he was a character guy but Polian wanted the highest talent left on the board. That person ended up in jail according to Levy. Who was that guy? I looked back at the 87 draft and wasn't sure who it was. I know Jerome Brown died in an auto accident and I wonder if it was him but here are some picks after Conlan.
8 Bills Shane Conlan MLB Penn State
9 Philadelphia Jerome Brown DT Miami
10 Pittsburgh Rod Woodson FS Purdue
11 New Orleans Shawn Knight NT Brigham Young
12 Dallas Danny Noonan DT Nebraska
13 Atlanta Chris Miller QB Oregon
14 Minnesota D. J. Dozier RB Penn State
15 L.A. Raiders John Clay T Missouri
16 Miami John Bosa DE Boston College
17 Cincinnati Jason Buck DE Brigham Young

[Turf]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Consider this passage from his book about when, during a visit to his office shortly after his retirement, he began looking at the photos on the hallway walls: "Those faces that stared back at me ... were a testament to the commitment that (former Bills GMs) Bill Polian, John (Butler), and I had made when we resolved to bring only men with solid character onto our team. There wasn't a 'look-at-me' showboat among them. There were no choreographed end-zone dancers who thought they were cute but really weren't. In fact, I don't recall seeing even one backward-baseball-cap-wearer up there. I never saw or heard any of our players indulge in degrading displays of blatant self-aggrandizement. All I saw were men who, if they wanted to brag, would have been justified in boasting, 'I came to play.' "

Nuff said.

Love that quote. That's the way it should be.

[Earthquake Enyart]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

I believe he was referring to Brown.

That is an excellent article by someone who knows Marv very well.

[don137]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

I believe he was referring to Brown.
That is an excellent article by someone who knows Marv very well.

Thanks EE...that's who I thought who he was referring to also but did not know he went to jail...I guess it's better saying that then saying the guy ended up dead in his prime...

[helmetguy]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Consider this passage from his book about when, during a visit to his office shortly after his retirement, he began looking at the photos on the hallway walls: "Those faces that stared back at me ... were a testament to the commitment that (former Bills GMs) Bill Polian, John (Butler), and I had made when we resolved to bring only men with solid character onto our team. There wasn't a 'look-at-me' showboat among them. There were no choreographed end-zone dancers who thought they were cute but really weren't. In fact, I don't recall seeing even one backward-baseball-cap-wearer up there. I never saw or heard any of our players indulge in degrading displays of blatant self-aggrandizement. All I saw were men who, if they wanted to brag, would have been justified in boasting, 'I came to play.' "

Nuff said.

Reminds me of Moulds's rookie season, when he scored his first TD. After he caught the pass, he began an arm flailing celebration through the back of the ednzone, which came to an abrupt end when two O-linemen tackled him; basically telling him, "We don't do that **** here!"

[Gunzlingr]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

That is a great article, and actually makes me feel a little more confident in his hiring.

[Devin]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

nice read

[Dont drink the water]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Vic Carruci was the last intellegent writer in Buffalo-Rochester sports market. The rest are bafoons!

[Ebenezer]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Vic Carruci was the last intellegent writer in Buffalo-Rochester sports market. The rest are bafoons!

amazing how we lost Carucci, Felser and Kelly (all extremely respected writers) and got the likes of Sullivan. Kevin Gaughan and Allen Wilson are good but they appear to be beat reporters not the journalists that the former three were/are.

[Dont drink the water]

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amazing how we lost Carucci, Felser and Kelly (all extremely respected writers) and got the likes of Sullivan. Kevin Gaughan and Allen Wilson are good but they appear to be beat reporters not the journalists that the former three were/are.

All but Felser (whose skills have declined) were promoted out of Buffalo.

[FirstDownBills]

Re: Vic Carruci comments on Marv Levy

Good article.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9146991

Awesome column! I could not have said it any better myself. Marv is here to put Buffalo back on the summit of the NFL Mountain.