In 1980, his rookie year, Cribbs ran for 1,185 yards and 11 TDs, along with 415 receiving yards.
Joe Cribbs’s first four seasons in Buffalo were as good as any other running back in Bills history. His 2,038 total yards from scrimmage led the league. The first team All-Pro won MVP that season and was the AP Offensive Player of the year.
Thurman Thomas was the catalyst behind their success. OJ was a first team All-Pro, but somehow finished second in the MVP race to Fran Tarkenton in 1975.ġ991 was perhaps the best Buffalo Bills team of all time. ’75 OJ Simpson ran for 1,817 yards/16 TDs, but what separates this season from the ’73 season is OJ’s 426 receiving yards-by far the best in his career. The Juice has the highest single-season AV in Bills history, and it DIDN’T come in his historic ‘73 2000 yard rushing season-it came in 1975. Honorable Mention: ’16 Tyrod Taylor (AV 15), ’75 Joe Ferguson (AV 14), ’98 & ’99 Doug Flutie (AV 14), ’02 Drew Bledsoe (AV 14) He led the league in TD passes in only 15 games. In 1991, Jim Kelly was selected first team All-Pro and finished 2nd in the MVP race (behind Thurman Thomas). Was there any doubt Josh Allen and Jim Kelly would be on this all-time team? Allen actually led the NFL in AV in 2021, throwing for 4,400+ yards and 36 TDs while running for 763 yards and 6 TDs. With all that being said, I give to you the Buffalo Bills all-time 53-man roster: Although he is the BEST gunner in NFL history and put special teams on the map, his AV as a wide receiver wasn’t good, so with a heavy-heart he has been omitted from this list. Seven-time first team All-Pro special teamer Steve Tasker (put Steve Tasker in the Hall of Fame!) is not a part of this list. So, sorry to the AFL guys-Butch Byrd, Cookie Gilchrist, Billy Shaw, Mike Stratton, Elbert Dubenion, Jack Kemp, etc.Īlso, there is a very strong omission that I must note. Unfortunately, I had to remove all pre-1970 merger players as I wanted this to be an equal playing field and there were only 10 AFL teams when it disbanded in 1969. The players are ranked on single-season AV values-NOT career values.įor those of you who aren’t familiar with “Approximate Value” (also known as AV), PFR created this figure in an attempt to attach a single number to every player-season since 1960.
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I’ve used Pro Football Reference’s “Approximate Value” to help decide who the best of the best Buffalo Bills are at each position-creating a 53-man roster of the greatest players in their 62-year history. Have you ever wondered how a 53-man roster of the best Buffalo Bills players of all time would look? How would your favorite Bills players of today stack up in a position battle against the best players in franchise history? Would they make the cut?
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