By Budd Bailey You’d be amazed how fast professional sports teams have to turn the page on a once-completed season. When I worked for the Sabres, I might have taken…
What’s next for the Bills?
Dome Sweet Dome
By Budd Bailey You only have the chance to discuss what sort of new stadium should be built for its football team every 40 or 50 years or so. We’re…
Lady Luck scorns the Bills
By Budd Bailey The holiday card came from a high school friend in Southern California – someone I wouldn’t have associated with a strong interest in football. After the usual…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 4
By Budd Bailey J.D. Hill of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 1971 The next pick: Defensive lineman Richard Harris went at No. 5 to the Eagles. He spent…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 7
By Budd Bailey Josh Allen of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 2018 The next pick: Linebacker Roquan Smith of Georgia moved right into the Bears’ starting lineup in…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 8
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks By Number: No. 9
By Budd Bailey Billy Shaw of the Bills Taken in Round 2 in 1961 The next pick: Herb Adderley went to the New York Titans, but he signed with the…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 10
By Budd Bailey Stephon Gilmore of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 2012 The next pick: The Chiefs selected nose tackle Dontari Poe at No. 11. He certainly came…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 13
By Budd Bailey Lee Evans of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 2004 The next pick: Defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs had one decent season, as he had 5.5 sacks…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 14
By Budd Bailey Jim Kelly of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 1983 The next pick: Tony Eason went next to the Patriots, and he had an odd career….
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 18
By Budd Bailey Mario Clark of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 1976 The next pick: Kim Bokamper had a nice nine-year stay with the Dolphins, splitting his time…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 20
By Budd Bailey Will Wolford of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 1986 The next pick: Tim McGee played nine years in the NFL, most of them with the…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 22
By Budd Bailey John Pitts of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 1967 The next pick: Tom Regner was an All-American guard for Notre Dame, and the Oilers thought…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 23
By Budd Bailey Willis McGahee of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 2003 The next pick: Dallas Clark worked out well for the Colts. The tight end stayed for…
