Talk:Buffalo Bills

message: I know the Bills didn't make the most of their return to the playoffs in 2017, but just reaching the playoffs after what was then the longest drought in major professional sports at the time should be notable. It's in this vein that perhaps a page should be devoted to the Bengals-Ravens game and the Andy Dalton to Tyler Boyd touchdown reception because it's such a big part of the Bills ending their drought. -RomeW (talk) 07:53, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dalton to Boyd as part of team and NFL lore

message: While watching the game with the Steelers Sunday, I noticed that some (but not all) Bills helmets have narrow triangular additions (pointing up) at the rear end of the red bar on the logo.  What is the significance of these?152.216.7.5 (talk) 16:11, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logo question 

message: Due to their 0-4 Super Bowl record, there's a joke floating around many sports forums that the name "Bills" is a clever acronym for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls."  Not sure if that's worth mentioning, obviously not in the main part of the article but most Wiki articles like to include little tidbits like that as an FYI.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.49.90.145 (talk) 15:09, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acronym Joke 

message: Eep.  Somebody just linked Scott Norwood under the inauspicious title "Not to be forgiven".  Normally I'd assume vandalism, but the IP-only user is making some good changes in other edits.  I'm not sure if this is something that requires a non-fan's disinterest or a fan's understanding of the culture.  -- Ventura 07:36, 2005 Jan 9 (UTC)
::Not to be forgiven?  Norwood was given an ovation from Buffalo fans after Super Bowl XXV.  He was forgiven, mostly because the fans realized the Bills did so much more things wrong in that game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.49.90.145 (talk • contribs) 
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There is an orphan article 0 for 4 Curse which needs to be connected with another article and it relates to either the Vikings and/or the Bills.  If someone knows how to work that into the curses section of this article.  If not then perhaps someone should mark it for deletion. --Randolph 18:03, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Not to be forgiven"? 

message: How is that correct?  He has yet to start a pro game.  I'm considering deleting that; tell me why I'm wrong.  (A few of the others listed are stretches too--I'm looking at you, Aaron Schobel.)  GeeZee 00:52, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  JP Losman a "star?"

message: National Football League is currently a candidate on WP:IDRIVE. Vote for it if you are interested!--Fenice 20:39, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvement drive

message: We all know what a Buffalo is.  That is the city that hosts the Bills.  What is a Bill????
"Bill" has a mile-long definition in the dictionary.  Which one applies to this team... one of these?
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bill
8. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill. 
9. (Weapon) A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff. 
Or are they simply a checkmark, like Nike's "Swoosh", like that thing going through the helmet?
--grubbmeister 21:26, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I always assumed it was a reference to the famous cowboy Buffalo Bill. Is that connection not made in the article? —HorsePunchKid→龜 2005-11-29 03:49:43Z
Acoording to the Hall of Fsame website, the Bills were the name of the city's old AAFC team from the 1940s.  When there was a contest to name the new AFL team in 1959, the winning entry was the Buffalo Bills, with the description being that the team was like a gang just like the cowboy legend.
     I heard that the AAFC team was named after a barber shop quartet named the Buffalo Bills. Which really means that the team was named after the quartet.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.243.13.207 (talk) 21:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

text: This is a glaring omission. It has to be in the article. Has to.  169.137.151.146 19:33, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Main Page Does Not Answer the Most Obvious Question

message: The description of the 2005 season is quite long, should be shortened.  It wasn't a memorable enough season for a desciption like that.
:2005's being the most recent season, I don't think it's really a problem (right now). I do think that section needs to be cleaned up near the beginning of training camp 2006. ~July? Also, as more time passes, the perspective of the 2005 season will change and fall more in line with the rest of the article. D-Rock (Yell at D-Rock) 04:26, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 2005 Season

message: Is the new ESPN commercial("without sports, what would we do" series of ads) that includes the Bills relevant to this article?  Obviously a commercial featuring a professional sports team isn't noteworthy to that team, but it seems to capture a common theme in the organization since the 90's (1 step forward, 2 steps back) in that it features a holding penalty after they miraculously get a fumble off of a kneel.  Since I'm a newbie, I'd rather ask first then write instead of having people clean up my errors -VetteDude 22:22, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ESPN commercial 

message: Should this be included somewhere in the article Whoa, Canada?  Bills eye home game in Toronto, espn.com).  It also mentions briefly the team moving to Toronto.  SashaCall (Sign!)/(Talk!) 00:26, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a Bills fan but.... 

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message: The way the Buffalo Bills firsts currently is doesn't look correct. The automatic conversions don't seem to work.  Take this one for an example:
First 400 yard (400 m) Passing Game: Joe Ferguson, 419 yards (383 m), vs. Miami Dolphins, 9 October, 1983 
400 yards is not 400 metres as it says at the beginning of the line, but then later in the line it says that 419 yards is 383 metres.
I have never worked with the automatic conversions between units and don't know how to fix it.     Jons63 16:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Firsts 

message: Is there some need for this information? It doesn't seem to add anything meaningful to the article. — Bdb484 (talk) 22:25, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Active in NFL 

message: The article states: 
"In 1984, the helmet's background color was changed from white to red, reportedly in part to distinguish them more readily from three of their division rivals at that time, the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots, who all also wore white helmets at that point."
This is a correct, but vague description of WHY the helmet color was actually changed. It was determined that one of the reasons that Quarterback Joe Ferguson was throwing interceptions was that in pressure situations, he would throw downfield at a white helmet, without identifying the player as one who was actually on his team.
Perhaps some mention should be made of this? 
Osirisascending (talk) 01:36, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, if you have a reliable source that corroborates that reasoning.  Powers T 12:44, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Underlying Reason For Helmet Color Change From White To Red In 1984 

message: 2 IP editors have changed the infobox by deleting the following text from the "Home fields" section:
* Rogers Centre (2008–present) (1 game/year)
No edit summary or other explanation was provided for either deletion. It seems to me that it is correct to include the Rogers Centre, since the team is currently committed to play a series of home games there.  I would appreciate any opinions. --Arxiloxos (talk) 00:30, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Rogers Centre]] as a "home field" 

message: I'd like to know, or have a section, and the future of the team. For example, any discussions on relocation, new stadium in Buffalo, Rochester, or somewhere in that regoin of New York state, and who will buy the team after Ralph Wilson. If something happens to the Bills, this site should have the latest info.--74.60.232.185 (talk) 00:21, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future of the Bill? 

message: OK, so here's an article on the Buffalo Bills.  Nothing on their founding, nothing on fan traditions, nothing on the team's history on the main page but a link.  But 5 frigging paragraphs about the uniforms, in every minute detail?  Serious imbalance.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.66.103.91 (talk) 01:38, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uniforms?! 

message: This section seems like it could be deleted. With the exception of Cornelius Bennett all of the other players are either under the Wall of Fame list or Unofficially Retired Numbers sections. Eric Ando (talk) 21:01, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it should have been removed in January when it was added by an IP editor.  I've removed it.  Powers T 14:42, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable Players

message: The playoffs section really needs to be sorted out here. ---------User:DanTD (talk)  03:46, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Playoffs? Don't talk about -- playoffs?! You kidding me?! Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game! Another game!  Powers T 01:25, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Playoff section 

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message: Someone needs to drastically fix the roster section. For example, there are no unrestricted free agents on the roster. By the very definition of what an unrestricted free agent IS, it's a player WITHOUT a team. If they are signed to a team, at most they are a restricted free agent. So all those players need to be moved into their correct positions on the roster chart. 67.253.250.154 (talk) 06:00, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
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message: A discussion is taking place to address the redirect :Buffalo Williams. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 October 20#Buffalo Williams until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Hog Farm  Bacon 20:21, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Buffalo Williams" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Someone changed Terry and Kim to DeAndre... Dukensteinwooden (talk) 00:40, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  DeAndre Hopkins 

message: Why are all the AFC East teams except us good articles? This is just an excuse for Wikipedia's lengthy history of bias against new and mediocre users and small places that aren't well known or are failures. I want this to be nominated for a good article or I'll do it myself.Mewe-Mewe. UwU (talk) 16:59, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry - I just saw this after completing the review. I'm glad you nominated it. The article just needs more work before it is ready to go through a review. Any editor can get in there and edit the article so that it meets the GA criteria. No one has done that important work yet, but I don't think we can say it's a matter of bias per se. Larry Hockett (Talk) 04:04, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good article 

message: Hi y'all,
Looks like some other NFL teams' pages are getting their "rivals" sections cleaned up so I figured we could clean this page up as well.
Should we keep the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars on this list? As  mentioned on the Browns' page, the Browns really only had a rivalry with the AAFC Bills, and the current teams haven't really had many competitive moments with the "rivalry" being mostly friendly in nature with two ugly, ugly games. The two teams have also played just 23 times or so. If no one opposes, I'll take this one out.
The Jaguars rivalry has also completely died out since Doug Marrone and Jalen Ramsey left Jacksonville.
--WuTang94 (talk) 20:13, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: No issue removing the Browns for much of the reasons the Bills were removed as rivals on the Browns' page.  While I am personally not invested in Bills football, I really have never seen the Bills and Jags as being rivals.  Sure a former Bills coach and player moved to Jacksonville and they met in the playoffs once.  If that is criteria for a "rivalry" then there could be a page for practically every pair of NFL teams Frank AnchorTalk 04:09, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess I'll go ahead and remove the paragraph on the Browns rivalry then. As for the Jaguars, maybe I'll reduce that paragraph to a trivial mention in the intro paragraph.--WuTang94 (talk) 03:42, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleaning up "Other Rivalries" section 

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message: BEST TEAM IN NFL
 Bamiller17 (talk) 14:06, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: What specific changes are you asking to be made? --My Pants Metal (talk) 14:10, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2021 

message: * Number 32 had been withdrawn from circulation, but not retired, after O. J. Simpson. 
After Simpson what?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.9.119.245 (talk) 07:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reduced circulation