Buffalo Bills News

[The Spaz]

Bills report: Notes, quotes, anecdotes

The decision by rookie WR Lee Evans to wear No. 83 has caused a stir among some Bills fans who think the number should be taken out of circulation in respect to Andre Reed, the team's all-time receiver. The Bills have retired only one number, 12, worn by QB Jim Kelly. Other numbers, like 32 (O.J. Simpson), are no longer issued. But those in an uproar over Evans' wearing 83 are forgetting that TE Dave Moore wore the number recently. At least Evans is a wide receiver with the potential to do Reed's old number justice.

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/report/BUF/7358228

Bills report: Strategy and personnel

The Bills will hold another organized team activity (fancy name for minicamp) Monday through Thursday, May 24-27, at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Coach Mike Mularkey, who as a new head coach gets an extra session, has also blocked off 10 days in June for pre-training work.

Attendance is voluntary but only the most established veterans stay away from these offseason gatherings around the NFL. Mularkey's rookie and newcomer orientation camp April 30-May 2 drew 100 percent attendance from Buffalo's veterans.

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/report/BUF/7358229

[SABURZFAN]

some of the diehards will grumble about it but they'll get over it.

[McBFLO]

Thanks for the news Spaz.

[juice]

Other numbers, like 32 (O.J. Simpson), are no longer issued./QUOTE]

WTF does no longer issued mean... He was the best in League History and deserves respect and his place in Bills History.

[The_Philster]

Originally posted by juice
WTF does no longer issued mean

It means that no one else has gotten that jersey #

[Bill Brasky]

Originally posted by juice
He was the best in League History

[McBFLO]

I think jerry Rice is the best in League History.

[thefixer74]

Originally posted by juice
Other numbers, like 32 (O.J. Simpson), are no longer issued./QUOTE]

WTF does no longer issued mean... He was the best in League History and deserves respect and his place in Bills History.

Thurman broke all OJ's Buffalo records,yards,rec,tds.HE is the best in Bills history,#34 not #32.

[Kramer]

Personally I don't see the issue of Lee Evans wearing #83. There were a LOT of great Bills players during the Levy years. What are we supposed to do? Retire a half a dozen numbers from that era? I'd retire numbers only for the best of the best. Reed was GREAT but not Jim Kelly caliber in my humble opinion.

[Bill Brasky]

While we're at it let's retire Todd Collins' jersey too.

[juice]

Originally posted by The_Philster
It means that no one else has gotten that jersey #

After holding the single season rushing record for 20 yrs, and along with the other rushing marks he holds, the team should have retired #32 a decade or two before #12.

Originally posted by thefixer74
Thurman broke all OJ's Buffalo records,yards,rec,tds.HE is the best in Bills history,#34 not #32.

You must be holding Thurman's Stash until he's cleared.

[Kramer]

Originally posted by jfreeman
While we're at it let's retire Todd Collins' jersey too.

What about Eric Flowers. Maybe we should retire that number so that the "curse" associated with it would never affect another player.

[Dozerdog]

There are only so many numbers- unlike baseball, hockey, basketball where you have half or a quarter of the players- in football there are only so many numbers to go around.

[Bill Brasky]

Originally posted by juice


After holding the single season rushing record for 20 yrs, and along with the other rushing marks he holds, the team should have retired #32 a decade or two before #12.

they should retire his gloves too... to the fbi institute.

[Kramer]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
There are only so many numbers- unlike baseball, hockey, basketball where you have half or a quarter of the players- in football there are only so many numbers to go around.

Good post. That is exactly the point that I was trying to make.

Originally posted by jfreeman


they should retire his gloves too... to the fbi institute.

ROFLMAO!

[juice]

Originally posted by jfreeman
they should retire his gloves too... to the fbi institute.

What does a Murder Trial 25 yrs after a Players carreer have to do with a Number that for SOME REASON was never retired?

Kelly's #12 was retired soon after his carreer.. There are more RB #'s than QB #'s available so the old "You cant retire that many #'s" doesn't float.

[Kramer]

Originally posted by juice


What does a Murder Trial 25 yrs after a Players carreer have to do with a Number that for SOME REASON was never retired?

Kelly's #12 was retired soon after his carreer.. There are more RB #'s than QB #'s available so the old "You cant retire that many #'s" doesn't float.

But OJ killed his ex-wife and her friend. I don't care about the outcome of the trial. They found her blood in the infamous white bronco. And why did he run? He is GUILTY as hell!

[B-DON]

Originally posted by Kramer


But OJ killed his ex-wife and her friend. I don't care about the outcome of the trial. They found her blood in the infamous white bronco. And why did he run? He is GUILTY as hell!

i beleive they had a trial and he was found innocent, you might of missed it, so cool with the oj jokes as if we havent heard them all

[Bill Brasky]

Originally posted by B-DON

i beleive they had a trial and he was found innocent, you might of missed it, so cool with the oj jokes as if we havent heard them all

yes. the american justice system is the end-all-be-all of decision making.

[Kramer]

Originally posted by B-DON


i beleive they had a trial and he was found innocent, you might of missed it, so cool with the oj jokes as if we havent heard them all

Jury trials follow what is called a "null hypothesis" This means that if the jury has found holes in the the verdict. The plantiff is found "not guilty". Contrary to your belief, this does not (nor ever has) indicated that the plantiff is "innocent". So to summarize, the jury found OJ "not guilty". They did not find him "innocent" I still think that the SOB is guilty as hell. He should have recieved the death penalty. Now the trial could have demonstrated a perponderance of evidence againt OJ, but if there are some holes in the prosecutors case then the jury is compelled to vote "not guilty"

OJ jokes? I am not joking.