Actually, Simpson alone would probably bring happy solutions to the first two problems and leave any questions about himself to be answered during the course of the new season. But Simpson in a Buffalo uniform does not spell an instant title. Even at Southern Cal, it was shown that he needed the men blocking in front of him as much as they needed him. And he's in a rougher league now than anything he ever experienced in the Pacific Eight Conference.
More even than blocking, Simpson, and for that matter the Bills, will need the quarterbacking they didn't have last season, when all a man had to do to get on the disabled list was to go in for a few plays at quarterback. Jack Kemp and Tom Flores, most notably, were the hardest hit; Kemp missed the entire season with what is euphemistically referred to as a training camp knee injury, while Flores got into part of one game and then underwent shoulder surgery. Both are healthy again, and Kemp is expected to resume command of the attack, with Flores as his deputy. If another calamity strikes this department this season, look for people like Kay Stephenson, Dan Darragh and Benny Russell to come in again.
Assuming there is an O.J. Simpson, he will line up in the first backfield and attempt to show why he is worth so much money. It would be hard to conceive of him not busting loose for a few long gainers and climbing quickly into the super status Joe Namath achieved in his rookie year. The identity of his running mate will be determined in the training camp battle among heavy-legged Bob Cappadonna, who had the job at the end of last season, Ben Gregory, who might have held on to it if not felled by an injury, and Bill Enyart, the big All-America fullback from Oregon State. The Bills probably have nothing to lose and everything to gain in letting Enyart win the job; he's big and quick, and probably tailor-made to run interference for Simpson. Little Max Anderson, who was the starter at halfback last season, will now be released for full-time duty with the special teams (lucky fellow). Write in Gary McDermott as another backup runner.
There's the possibility of an improved passing game this year, following the fine rookie performance of flanker Haven Moses in 1968. The kid finished eleventh in the league in receiving with 42 catches for 633 yards and looks like a real comer. Richard Trapp, who played well after Elbert Dubenion retired early last season, is a strong candidate for split end, but he'll have to fight for it with Bobby Crockett, who has his speed back after missing a year through injury. Paul Costa at tight end is sound again after ankle surgery. The spares are Monte Ledbetter and Ed Rutkowski at flanker, and Billy Masters at tight end.
For the second year in a row, the Bills' offensive line is coming back nursing wounds from the previous season. If all hands stay healthy, they should do an adequate job of blocking. The frontliners are Stew Barber and Dick Cunningham at tackle, Billy Shaw and Joe O'Donnell at guard, and Al Bemiller at center. If Howard Kindig can successfully make the switch from defense to center, it will free Bemiller for duty at either guard or tackle. Other reserves are tackle Wayne DeSutter and Dick Hudson and guards George Flint, Bob Kalsu and Bob Kirk, the latter a sleeper from Indiana.
An echo of Buffalo's glory years can still be perceived on the defensive line, which now has Tom Day back after a brief sojourn in San Diego. Day holds down right end, while Ron McDole is the left end, with Tom Sestak and Jim Dunaway at the tackles. There's good depth behind them, with Julian Nunamaker, Bill Wilkerson and Bob Tatarek among the vets, and rookies Ben Mayes, Waddey Harvey and Leon Lovelace.
The linebackers will be operating near top efficiency with Mike Stratton, Harry Jacobs and Paul Guidry returning as regulars, though Jacobs is being sorely pressed now by Marty Schottenheimer. Guidry had a fine break-in year as a replacement for the retired Tom Tracey. Paul Maguire and Ed Chandler are the holdovers from last year, and Wayne Lineberry is the lone draftee.
Perhaps the least of Buffalo's worries will come from the defensive backfield; there is a hustling crew back there, consisting of Booker Edgerson and Butch Byrd at the corners, and Tom Janik and George Saimes at the safeties. The best of the reserves are Hagood Clarke, Jerome Lawson and John Pitts, who filled in for the injured Janik last year. The outstanding rookies are Bubba Thornton and Steve Auerbach."
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1969
IN BRIEF
Probable 1969 Finish: 5th (East)
Strengths: an offensive revived by Simpson, and a stubborn defense generated by its front foursome.
Biggest Needs: some fresh bodies on the offensive line, stronger linebacking, and another receiver.
1968 finish: 5th (1-12-1)
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1969
"Way back in 1961 someone ran a little poll to try to determine who was the most important player on a football team. If, the question was, you were starting a new club and you had your choice of any single player in the game, who would you pick? Half of the people queried picked Johnny Unitas, then by far the premiere quarterback. The other half picked Joe Schmidt, then at the top of his game at middle linebacker and a guy who set the standard by which all outstanding middle backers have been judged ever since. But if someone asked the Buffalo Bills last season which they would pick, the key man on offense or the leader of the defense, they would have had no trouble at all deciding.
You see, in 1968 the Buffalo Bills went through not one, not two, not three, not four, not five- but six quarterbacks! It had to be an all-time AFL-NFL record.
The problem started very early in training camp when Tom Flores had arm troubles that still bothered him from the previous season. And regular quarterback Jack Kemp, who'd had all kinds of problems throughout the '67 season, completing only 43.6 percent of his passes, seemed to be starting in the exhibition games right where he'd left off. He wasn't the only one, though; most of the Bills appeared lethargic and uninspired during the preseason. Toward the end, as the regular schedule approached, coach Joel Collier got disgusted. He called for an all-out intrasquad scrimmage, which any number of coaches would have done in the past without disastrous results.
But for the Bills, the scrimmage proved disastrous. Jack Kemp went back under pressure from a defense that was definitely all out to show its coach it had pride. Kemp was hit, he went down and he didn't get up; torn knee ligaments; out for the season. From that moment on the Bills' quarterback position looked like a subway turnstile. Players came, went, came again, went again as one man after another found himself battered and banged. Third-stringer Dan Darragh, a number 13 draft choice out of William & Mary, suddenly found himself a starter from then on. When he was able, that is. Darragh was variously in and out with a damaged arch, a sprained foot and bruised ribs. With the ranks so thin, the Buffalo front office managed to talk San Diego out of its second-string quarterback, Kay Stephenson. He lasted until November, when he abruptly discovered it was hard to throw a football with a broken collarbone. Buffalo had one more quarterback, young Benny Russell of Louisville University, who had broken most of Unitas' passing records there. Unfortunately, the Bills didn't have him available because the Air National Guard had called him to active duty. But in November Russell managed to wrangle a 17-day leave and reported to duty with the Bills, who hoped they wouldn't have to use him because he hadn't practiced with the team. Right away, naturally, the Bills lost two other quarterbacks in a game against San Diego and Russell had to go in. Russell was so rusty that the coaches didn't even trust him to take the snap from center. They had their center, Al Bemiller, snap the ball deep to Russell standing back in a tailback position. Actually, Russell had come in for a flanker, Ed Rutkowski, the former Notre Damer who had, he seemed to remember, played some quarterback in high school. He had been pressed in at quarterback and, considering, did a good job (completing 41 of 100 passes for 380 yards and gaining 96 yards on 20 rushes). But it was small wonder that the Bills had a terrifying season.
They lost their first two games almost without ever being in them: to Boston, 16-7, and to Oakland, 48-6. In game number three, at least, they had the lead for a while. After Cincinnati had gone ahead 10-0, fullback Gary McDermott scored on a five-yard run and halfback Max Anderson ran 14 yards for a touchdown. But the Bengals added 10 more points in the third period and 14 more in the fourth. The best Buffalo could do was a 100-yard kickoff return by Anderson and another two points on a safety. The final was Cincinnati 34, Buffalo 23.
Things were a little different the next week, though. The Jets went into Buffalo undefeated and 19-point favorites. As it turned out, the Jets were a little too loose in this game and the Bills were very much up for it, particularly the defense. Although Dan Darragh completed only eight of 18 passes for 79 yards, the running game accounted for 140 yards, led by rookie fullback Ben Gregory's 87. But the defense did the big damage.
After New York had scored a touchdown, safetyman Tommy Janik intercepted a Namath pass that led to a 35-yard field goal by newcomer Bruce Alford. (Not only were the Bills shuffling quarterbacks, they had to shuffle placekickers, too, Alford having joined the team just three days before.) That interception established the pattern of things to come. Jet punter Curley Johnson replaced injured tight end Pete Lammons in a third-and-goal situation on the Bills' ten. Namath aimed a pass at Johnson but hung the ball a bit behind him. Janik cut in front of Johnson at the goal line, grabbed the ball and didn't stop running until he'd crossed the Jet goal line 100 yards away. The Jets scored to make it 17-14, in favor of the Bills, and Alford kicked another field goal, a 41-yarder; but New York pulled ahead, 21-20, just before the half.
Alford's 37-yard field goal was the only scoring in the third period, making it 23-31, but everyone was just waiting for Namath to get going with his passes. What happened was that the Bills got going with his passes. Cornerback Butch Byrd, playing George Sauer very tightly on a sideline pattern, snatched the pass away from Sauer and scooted 53 yards for a touchdown. The Bills kicked off and Namath went to flanker Don Maynard on the other sideline. Cornerback Booker Edgerson picked off the pass and raced 45 yards to a touchdown. The Jets cut the score to 37-28 and drove all the way down to the Bills' five-yard line. Then, under great pressure from the pass rush, Namath made a desperation heave and Byrd intercepted again. Buffalo hung on to win, 37-35.
It was the Bills' only victory of the season. Their only other moment of glory came two weeks later against Miami when the Bills had to use four different quarterbacks and Rutkowski, the last, passed for a two-point conversion in the final 18 seconds to earn a 14-14 tie.
But the Bills are by no means a 1-12-1 football team if their regular quarterbacks, Kemp and Flores, stay healthy. Their defense, when it has a chance to breathe- as it seldom did last season- remains one of the toughest in the league. And this season, assuming they sign him, the Bills will have O.J. Simpson carrying the ball for them 25 or so times per game. The former USC All-America and Heisman Trophy winner could be the league's best runner as a rookie. Another rookie who could pair with him is No. 2 draft choice Bill Enyart, a big, powerful pack from Oregon State.
Last year's No. 1 draft choice was a prize, speedy flanker Haven Moses from San Diego State, the best receiver the Buffalo's ever had. Paul Costa is a good tight end when he's healthy and the rest of the offensive line, led by tackle Stew Barber and guard Billy Shaw, is solid.
Joel Collier was fired after the second game of '68 as management no doubt recalled the scrimmage which led to Kemp's being sidelined. Personnel director Harvey Johnson finished out the season, but the Bills have a new coach now and a good one- Johnny Rauch, who proved his ability to handle men but not owners in Oakland. He could make the Bills the AFL's surprise team of 1969."
-Berry Stainback, Pro Football Forecast for 1969
JOHN RAUCH WILL IMPROVE THE BILLS- BUT HOW FAST?
"In attempting to evaluate the role Buffalo will play in the AFL's Eastern Division race, a question regarding last year's team must first be answered. Were the Bills of 1968 truly a 1-12-1 ball club? Or, more graphically, were they really the worst team in pro football?
The answer is a resounding- 'No.'
One need look no further than the quarterback position in explaining why the Bills scored only one victory. Jack Kemp, Buffalo's No. 1 thrower since 1962, was felled by a knee injury in training camp. Tom Flores made only a brief appearance as quarterback in one game before undergoing shoulder surgery. Rookie Dan Darragh tried to carry the brunt of the quarterbacking but numerous injuries also reduced his effectiveness. Then Kay Stephenson, another strong-armed passer, stepped into the breach, only to be sidelined with a broken collarbone. Finally, Buffalo's long-time Mr. Everything- Ed Rutkowski- quarterbacked for the first time since he was a Notre Dame sophomore eight years before.
Pro football teams can win with the experience of a Kemp or a Flores, and often pull off victories with youngsters like Darragh and Stephenson. But it's dreaming the impossible to expect victory on Sunday afternoon without adequate quarterbacking. And that wasn't the only position where the Bills suffered damaging injuries.
Right guard Joe O'Donnell and offensive right tackle Dick Hudson never played a minute of a regular-season game. Knee injuries turned them into spectators. Rookie fullback Ben Gregory, a most effective performer, had to undergo knee surgery after the sixth game.
This year, the combination of a hopeful return to health of key injured players, development of many rookies, a fine defensive nucleus, and the infusion of new blook could make Buffalo the 'turn-around team' of the AFL.
John Rauch has assumed the head coaching position, and he's already proven a winner. In fact, he has a record that surpasses that of any active coach in either pro league. A one-time Georgia All-American quarterback, he coached the Oakland Raiders to the 1967 AFL championship, two AFL Western Division titles, and a Super Bowl engagement which they lost to Green Bay. His unmatched three-year regular-season won-lost record is 33-8-1.
Why did Rauch want to join the Buffalo organization? The challenge of 'returning the Bills to football respectability in the Eastern Division- as quickly as possible,' he states. Rauch makes no predictions, but to him 'as quickly as possible' means an all-out effort today.
A position-by-position analysis of Buffalo's offensive outlook follows:
TIGHT END- Incumbent starter: Paul Costa. Challengers: Billy Masters and Charley Ferguson. Costa was slowed last year by an ankle problem, and his pass receptions fell to a low of 15. He's now completely recovered and should be one of the league's best receiver-blockers.
TACKLES - Incumbent starters: Dick Cunningham and Stew Barber. Challengers: Dick Hudson, Mike Richey, Wayne DeSutter and George Merchant. Cunningham, a rookie guard in '67, moved into the starting job last season because of Hudson's knee problems. Hudson's future remains in doubt because of surgery to both knees.
GUARDS- Incumbent starters: Bob Kalsu and Billy Shaw. Challengers: Joe O'Donnell, Bob Kirk, Dick Tyson and George Flint. Kalsu, a rookie from Oklahoma, stepped into the breach after O'Donnell's knee injury but has yet to achieve O'Donnell's proficiency. Shaw remains one of football's premier guards.
CENTER- Incumbent starter: Al Bemiller. Challenger: Howard Kindig. Bemiller has started every Bills game since 1961. Kindig played at center some last year with inconclusive results.
SPLIT END- Incumbent starter: Richard Trapp. Challenger: Bobby Crockett. After missing a season because of injury, Crockett looms as a receiver with a fine future. Trapp has a speed advantage, while Crockett has size and superior blocking ability.
BACKFIELD- Incumbent starters: Fullback Bob Cappadonna; Halfback Max Anderson; Quarterback Dan Darragh; Flanker Haven Moses. Challengers: Fullbacks Ben Gregory, Bill Enyart, Bobby Hall and Wayne Patrick; Halfbacks Gary McDermott, O.J. Simpson, Lloyd Pate and Karl Wilson; Quarterbacks Jack Kemp, Tom Flores, Kay Stephenson, Benny Russell and James Harris; Flankers Monte Ledbetter and Ed Rutkowski.
Gregory was headed for an outstanding rookie season last year when he was injured. Earthquake Enyart, as everyone knows, gained All-America honors at Oregon State. Hall is a versatile performer and Patrick is a taxi squad graduate. Anderson proved a bright spot in the Bills' offense last season, leading the team in rushing and kickoff returns. McDermott has shown flashes of outside running ability. Simpson, of course, need only approach his college exploits to move into a starting role. Both Pate and Wilson are strong runners and good pass catchers. Moses, Buffalo's No. 1 draft pick a year ago, has the attributes for stardom as a flanker. Ledbetter is a real speed merchant who has improved as a catcher. Bruce Alford returns as the Bills' place-kicking specialist.
An analysis of Buffalo's defensive outlook:
DEFENSIVE ENDS- Incumbent starters: Tom Day and Ron McDole. Challengers: Julian Nunamaker, Bill Wilkerson and Mike McBath. Day returns to Buffalo after a year in San Diego. He's still a good pass rusher. Nunamaker has fine speed and could make a strong challenge. McDole was Buffalo's most consistent performer in '68, turning in outstanding games virtually every Sunday.
DEFENSIVE TACKLES- Incumbent starters: Tom Sestak and Jim Dunaway. Challengers: Bob Tatarek, Waddey Harvey, Ben Mayes and Leon Lovelace. Sestak had his finest season in three years. Tatarek spelled Sestak last fall and has the muscle and ruggedness to develop into a good tackle. Harvey, a rookie, has a reputation for liking the tough going. If Dunaway has disappointed, it's because he hasn't yet achieved the super-star status many believe he's capable of. Still, he's among the league's best and will be difficult to dislodge.
LINEBACKERS- Incumbent starters: Mike Stratton, Harry Jacobs and Paul Guidry. Challengers: Paul Maguire, John Paske, Marty Schottenheimer, Edgar Chandler and Wayne Lineberry. Stratton has held down a starting job- and largely in All-Star fashion- since 1962. Maguire has been a seldom employed backup since he also handles the punting chores. Jacobs was a starter throughout last season but Schottenheimer made his first real challenge after three years of watching. Chandler, a prime prospect, has been learning the linebacking position after attaining All-America status as an offensive guard at Georgia. In his first full season as a starter, Guidry achieved a high degree of proficiency on the strong side. Lineberry is the lone linebacker drafted by the Bills (from East Carolina) and is a rugged, aggressive competitor.
DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD- Incumbent starters: Cornerbacks Butch Byrd and Booker Edgerson; Safeties George Saimes and Tom Janik. Challengers Charley Brown, Ron Baines, John Smedley, Jerome Lawson, Bubba Thornton and Steve Auerbach; Safeties John Pitts, Hagood Clarke and Pete Richardson.
Byrd rates with the top cornerbacks in football. Brown has fine speed and could develop. Baines could be either a cornerback or a flanker. He's a good runner and likes to hit. Edgerson is an eight-year veteran who turned in an outstanding performance last season. Lawson, who taxied until the final game, could make it at either corner or safety this year.
George Saimes has earned numerous All-Star ratings since he joined the Bills in 1963. He's an outstanding open-field tackler. Clarke, a hard hitter, is a punt-return specialist. Janik was firmly entrenched at left safety last season when a leg fracture sidelined him and gave Pitts his opportunity. It should be a good battle for the starting job."
-Sports Quarterly Presents The Pros Football 1969
1969 BUFFALO BILLS PRESEASON ROSTER
Bruce Alford (K) Texas Christian
22 Max Anderson (HB) Arizona State
Steve Auerback (F-DB) Occidental
* Ron Baines (F-CB) Montana
77 Stew Barber (T) Penn State
50 Al Bemiller (C) Syracuse
23 Charley Brown (DB) Syracuse
42 Butch Byrd (DB) Boston University
36 Bob Cappadonna (FB) Northeastern
52 Edgar Chandler (G) Georgia
45 Hagood Clarke (DB) Florida
82 Paul Costa (TE) Notre Dame
83 Bobby Crockett (E) Arkansas
62 Dick Cunningham (T) Arkansas
10 Dan Darragh (QB) William & Mary
89 Tom Day (DE) North Carolina A & T
71 Wayne DeSutter (T) Western Illinois
78 Jim Dunaway (DT) Mississippi
24 Booker Edgerson (DB) Western Illinois
* Bill Enyart (FB) Oregon State
80 Charley Ferguson (TE) Tennessee State
63 George Flint (G) Arizona State
16 Tom Flores (QB) Pacific
33 Ben Gregory (FB) Nebraska
59 Paul Guidry (LB) McNeese State
* Bob Hall (FB) North Carolina State
* James Harris (QB) Grambling
* Waddy Harvey (OT) VPI
* John Helton (DE) Arizona State
79 Dick Hudson (T) Memphis State
64 Harry Jacobs (LB) Bradley
27 Tom Janik (DB) Texas A & I
61 Bob Kalsu (G) Oklahoma
15 Jack Kemp (QB) Occidental
73 Howard Kindig (DE) Los Angeles State
* Bob Kirk (OT) Indiana
21 Jerome Lawson (DB) Utah
43 Monte Ledbetter (FL) Northwest Louisiana State
* Wayne Lineberry (LB) East Carolina
* Leon Lovelace (OT) Texas Tech
55 Paul Maguire (LB-P) The Citadel
87 Billy Masters (TE) LSU
* Ben Mayes (DT) Drake
76 Mike McBath (T-DT) Penn State
32 Gary McDermott (RB) Tulsa
72 Ron McDole (DE) Nebraska
George Merchant (OT) Bishop
25 Haven Moses (FL) San Diego State
* Julian Nunamaker (DE) Tennessee
67 Joe O'Donnell (G) Michigan
John Paske (G) Colgate
* Lloyd Pate (HB) Cincinnati
30 Wayne Patrick (FB) Louisville
48 John Pitts (DB) Arizona State
Pete Richardson (DB) Dayton
* Mike Richey (OT) North Carolina
7 Benny Russell (QB) Louisville
40 Ed Rutkowski (FL) Notre Dame
26 George Saimes (DB) Michigan State
57 Marty Schottenheimer (LB) Pittsburgh
70 Tom Sestak (DT) McNeese State
66 Billy Shaw (G) Georgia Tech
* O.J. Simpson (HB) USC
John Smedley (HB) Cincinnati
18 Kay Stephenson (QB) Florida
58 Mike Stratton (LB) Tennessee
71 Bob Tatarek (DT) Miami
* Bubba Thornton (CB) Texas Christian
28 Richard Trapp (E) Florida
Dick Tyson (G) Tulsa
Bill Wilkerson (DE) Texas Western
* Karl Wilson (HB) Olivet
* rookie
-Pro Football 1969
1969 BUFFALO BILLS PRESEASON DEPTH CHARTS
OFFENSE
QB - Jack Kemp (Occidental) 15, Tom Flores (Pacific) 16, Dan Darragh (William & Mary) 10
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC)*, Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22, Gary McDermott (Tulsa) 32
FB - Bob Cappadonna (Northeastern) 36, Bill Enyart (Oregon State)*, Ben Gregory (Nebraska) 33
SE - Richard Trapp (Florida) 28, Bobby Crockett (Arkansas) 83
T - Stew Barber (Penn State) 77, Wayne DeSutter (Western Illinois)
G - Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) 66, George Flint (Arizona State) 63
C - Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50, Howard Kindig (Los Angeles State) 73
G - Joe O'Donnell (Michigan) 67, Bob Kalsu (Oklahoma) 61
T - Dick Hudson (Memphis State) 79, Mike Richey (North Carolina)*
TE - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 82, Billy Masters (LSU) 87
FL - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25, Monte Ledbetter (Northwest Louisiana State) 43, Ed Rutkowski (Notre Dame) 40
DEFENSE
DE - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72, Bill Wilkerson (Texas Western)
DT - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78, Ben Mayes (Drake)*
DT - Tom Sestak (McNeese State) 70, Bob Tatarek (Miami) 71
DE - Tom Day (North Carolina A & T) 89, Julian Nunamaker (Tennessee)*
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59, Wayne Lineberry (East Carolina)*
MLB - Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64, Marty Schottenheimer (Pittsburgh) 57
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58, Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
CB - Booker Edgerson (Western Illinois) 24, Jerome Lawson (Findlay) 21
S - Tom Janik (Texas A & I) 27, John Pitts (Arizona State) 48
S - George Saimes (Michigan State) 26, Hagood Clarke (Florida) 45
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42, Charley Brown (Syracuse) 23
* rookie
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1969
OFFENSE
QB - Jack Kemp (Occidental) 15, Tom Flores (Pacific) 16, Dan Darragh (William & Mary) 10, James Harris (Grambling)*
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC)*, Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22, Bill Enyart (Oregon State)*
FB - Ben Gregory (Nebraska) 33, Wayne Patrick (Louisville) 30, Bob Cappadonna (Northeastern) 36
SE - Richard Trapp (Florida) 28, Bobby Crockett (Arkansas) 83
T - Stew Barber (Penn State) 77, Mike Richey (North Carolina)*
G - Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) 66, George Flint (Arizona State) 63
C - Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50, Howard Kindig (Los Angeles State) 54
G - Joe O'Donnell (Michigan) 67, Bob Kalsu (Oklahoma) 61
T - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 79, Dick Cunningham (Arkansas) 62
TE - Billy Masters (LSU) 87, Charley Ferguson (Tennessee State) 80
FL - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25, Monte Ledbetter (Northwest State-Louisiana) 43, Bubba Thornton (Texas Christian)*
DEFENSE
DE - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72, Julian Nunamaker (Tennessee-Martin)*
DT - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78, Waddey Harvey (Virginia Tech)*
DT - Tom Sestak (McNeese State) 70, Bob Tatarek (Miami) 71
DE - Tom Day (North Carolina A & T) 89, Mike McBath (Penn State) 76
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59, Edgar Chandler (Georgia) 52
MLB - Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64, Marty Schottenheimer (Pittsburgh) 57
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58, Dave Ogas (San Diego State) 53, Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
CB - Booker Edgerson (Western Illinois) 24, Robert James (Fisk)*
SS - John Pitts (Arizona State) 48, Hagood Clarke (Florida) 45
FS - George Saimes (Michigan State) 26, Pete Richardson (Dayton)*
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42, Ron Baines (Montana)*
SPECIALISTS
K - Bruce Alford (Texas Christian) 46
P - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
KR - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22, Bubba Thornton (Texas Christian)*
PR - Hagood Clarke (Florida) 45, Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
* rookie
1969 Buffalo Bills Profile Summary
Head Coach - John Rauch
QB - Jack Kemp (Occidental) 15
QB - Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska-Omaha) 11
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC) 32
HB - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
FB - Bob Cappadonna (Northeastern) 36
Head Coach - John Rauch
QB - Jack Kemp (Occidental) 15
QB - Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska-Omaha) 11
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC) 32
HB - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
FB - Bob Cappadonna (Northeastern) 36
FB - Bill Enyart (Oregon State) 41
FL - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25
SE - Richard Trapp (Florida) 28
TE - Billy Masters (LSU) 87
C - Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50
G - Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) 66
G - Bob Kalsu (Oklahoma) 61
T - Stew Barber (Penn State) 77
T - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 79
DT - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78
DT - Tom Sestak (McNeese State) 70
DE - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72
DE - Tom Day (North Carolina A & T) 89
FL - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25
SE - Richard Trapp (Florida) 28
TE - Billy Masters (LSU) 87
C - Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50
G - Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) 66
G - Bob Kalsu (Oklahoma) 61
T - Stew Barber (Penn State) 77
T - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 79
DT - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78
DT - Tom Sestak (McNeese State) 70
DE - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72
DE - Tom Day (North Carolina A & T) 89
DE - Julian Nunamaker (Tennessee-Martin) 88
MLB - Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59
LB - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42
CB - Booker Edgerson (Western Illinois) 24
SS - John Pitts (Arizona State) 48
FS - George Saimes (Michigan State) 26
K - Bruce Alford (Texas Christian) 46
P - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
KR - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
PR - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
MLB - Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59
LB - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42
CB - Booker Edgerson (Western Illinois) 24
SS - John Pitts (Arizona State) 48
FS - George Saimes (Michigan State) 26
K - Bruce Alford (Texas Christian) 46
P - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
KR - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
PR - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
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