Colorful Bills

I hope that everyone caught the exciting news of the Buffalo Bills changing their uniforms. I know that I can't wait to see the new look in action. With that announcement came a little nugget of trivia. In the early '80s the Bills changed their white helmet to red mostly due to one player. QB Joe Ferguson was color blind. At the time, all the Bills' division opponents (Jets, Patriots, Dolphins and Colts) also wore white helmets. The new Bills helmet made it easier to separate friends from enemies. Always a good thing. That was sure nice of the Bills management, but Ferguson had been the QB since the mid-70s. Why did it take so long? The first few years, Ferguson only had to turn around and hand the ball to OJ Simpson every play. He rarely had to throw. After Simpson was shipped to San Francisco, there was all this needless suffering. All because of the color of the helmet.