Coming in for. Book signing event but it's always great to be here for any reason.
This book the greatest plays in Buffalo Bills football history it's called game changer is mark your first book was the stories of your life and football. Your memories your personal memoir this one -- it's all about the bills in the special moments is -- it.
Yes it is that it is it says the title of -- game changer is it's the 35. Most memorable plays in buffalo -- history. Approximately half problem came during my tenure in. I certainly recount them but assist -- the -- it's the repercussions from number of players that made it happen and some sidebar stories com. I wrote conjunction with a man -- Miller he wrote about those plays that took place prior to Mike coming. And after it left but that it was really a lot of fun to write it in the research again and -- Leo. Those so wonderful event.
What was the inspiration for it to -- have the book started in need to become UNC Marv I think you would be the one right that the chapter about the Super Bowl years or did you kind of -- in your mind first and and collaborate with him uttered it all work well.
Believe it or not -- little Chicago. And I happen to be amnesty a book of about doubts any place in Chicago Bears history united. Looking through it some man came up to me and that he recognized me. It said that what do you think guys are that's great and I'd like to do one on the buffalo bills' season. He he was a man who work with triumph bought some. The publisher of the book right so I said let's talk about it and Marty. Spoke as a mart more exciting it sounded --
And -- is going to be signing books this weekend tonight from seven to 830. He'll be at the Barnes & Noble and Niagara Falls boulevard now immersed in the and Saturday. From noon to 130. At this Sam's Club union road in Cheektowaga are you ready need to get your sharp.
I'm ready -- it went up with. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome electric Atlanta that.
Up the great plays game changer is great placing great players and of course we would expect stories of the Kelly's in Thurman Thomas is the OJ's the joke for gazans but. I I love the fact that you have so many. Every day players in here stories of people like will run on the cover there's a picture -- Nixon and I think it's a defensive lineman Ken Johnson they're within in the old Shea Stadium. Guys like -- even a couple of pages devoted to -- Mueller and hear those types of players you love those guys don't you.
Yes -- and that's so much in our -- Ultimate team game. It's an ultimate team game and I hear him every -- one huge victory in the last played again on a scramble I would Jamie Mueller. Due to catch in the hands on. There are plays. The great comeback win that we have the against the Houston then Houston Oilers. Greatest comeback in history that there's a tackle made it by Phil Hanson that saves the game four they were about the go ahead. Ahead of us it would just seconds remaining still made the tackle they settled for field goal went overtime and we won it. Done BD. Our number three receiver there's great story on him and many others Carlton Bailey. Who helped clinch. A -- AFC championship game forests the second time we went to actively.
Super Bowl it it's so funny how you said just up to happier had I remember that's the way the bill spans look at it to its its only -- at 35 plays a 35 situations it seems like there's hundreds it in here it goes on in -- not.
Well there's so many sidebars stories to what made those plays work so that bit and I do hope the folks pleasant memories for our fans and edit and Richard did for me to write it.
So now would you going to -- one book tour over the weekend obviously you're going to get a a lot of questions on the the current bills are not getting asked yeah anything unfair but you wanna make a prediction on the jets game this weekend it looks like a real tough board.
Well as it's outlined the builder. Considerable underdog in the game but the only point spread the count is the one when the game was over. And out prediction to apply a Casey Stengel who -- I never make predictions especially about the future. -- Until and he got a blog plate again predictions don't mean much once again so -- I can predict the number right about 50% of the time.
Art and through watching the NFL through the salary cap years now. I -- of the school of thought that the quality of play overall in the league not just the bills but all teams. Is down considerably from ten or fifteen years ago special teams are sloppy your teens journeys deep. Yeah the league is exciting because the teams are more -- pain and there's a lot of unexpected outcomes. But the quality of plate GUS a coach watch things and think. Mahan I I don't know -- Rubin that that's sloppy fifteen or twenty years ago.
Well I can't that they that that is -- That's free agency and has caught some of their set unless you can't really establish a system. -- And validity evolved there's a constant churning of personnel. That takes place and I think that does. That does suspected. And a lot of it too though is looking for the quick cure. People -- very -- so they're gonna abandon their offense or go to would go offensive they're gonna bench -- quarterback. They -- they would have been Peyton Manning was three and thirteen is is the rookie. Creighton was one and fifteen. Bradshaw was two and twelve -- definitely fourteen games but -- they stuck -- them and they involvement -- good players around -- And the navy and and is the quarterback was an integral part of it but not the only part by a longshot.
It's funny here in buffalo you remembered there are times they wanted you to bench Jim Kelly -- he was like four games over 500 at the time.
Well that's right where -- when -- ask -- when the comeback in which frank Reich Jim still wasn't right to play the next week or remove Don the playoffs the Pittsburgh. And frank played again -- sterling game we won it. So it and -- without playwright in its final game. And that we played Jim -- one at the went on to the the Super Bowl you have yet to answer. I remember one game -- Jim through. Three interceptions in the first quarter and people want must pull him out like it was against Cincinnati Bengals.
Monday -- Cincinnati are so right yeah but then again as sorry throw it thrown five touchdown passes I hope you know there's going to be a lot of people coming out saying market new coach in next week and you have to come up with a lot of different answers Rebecca Weston you know.
Actually -- Replies but things that going the criticism blows and that their round pick your arms back. Right now and I understand that the coach is the first what usually at that in the gun -- of people and but. I think the best bill's best. Course of action here is to stay the course with Dick Jauron I know that some Mansfield fire the coach. This man knows what he's doing he is smart he can't and conveyed. Choose the players what needs to be done I think that the best yet to -- the doldrums -- stay the course.
with the bills history how much did you learn about the bill's previous -- you being there that you didn't know because -- busy coaching and in Kansas City and Montreal did you learn a lot about the -- three morally Marv -- maybe surprised even you.
Well I there are some items and in the historic visit that Jeff Miller wrote yes -- re dealing. But I know quite a bit about the -- previous history actually I'd I'd been an assistant in the league we've. The build a few times. In Kansas City we played them on one occasion. What my good friend no very responsible for bringing in Bill Polian was general manager of the built so I was. By the -- an -- in my long years as coach of the bill's many of the former players. Prior to my tenure there are still lived in the area that is able to reminisce with famine. Let's on the but nevertheless says direct them but there are still many revelations of which I had not been previously aware.
Mark have a great time in buffalo this weekend all the best of luck Cuba have a great upcoming fall and holiday season you'll always beep of the bills that -- now rise.
You're so kind of is great job with you and by doing so with these great fans here in buffalo thank you.
