Monthly Archives: January 2009
Bills alumni raffling off big cash prizes
The Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation will be holding its 6th Annual Raffle Drawing on Sunday, Jan. 18, beginning at 4PM at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo. There will be four prizes drawn. 1st prize is $2500 cash; 2nd prize is a 42” LCD HDTV; 3rd prize is $750 cash and the 4th prize is [...]
Pro Football HOF enshrinement tix on sale later today
Starting at 11am fans can call or go online to purchase Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony tickets for Aug. 8th in Canton. With Bruce Smith a shoe-in for induction, it might be wise for Bills fans interested in attending to get their ticket requests in early. Ticket prices are $28 for sideline seats and $60 [...]
Huggins and Hawthorne have a chance
Of all the future free agents (2008 practice squad players) re-signed by the Bills, Felton Huggins and C.J. Hawthorne are two of the most promising as I see it. Huggins and Hawthorne both have 4.4 speed and pretty reliable hands. Huggins is still young at the position, but came a long way last offseason and had [...]
If Bradford stays, advantage Patriots
ESPN is reporting that Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford will announce later today that he’s returning to OU for his senior season. If that proves to be true advantage Patriots. Why? With Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford staying in school another year, the trade value of New England QB Matt Cassel just went up. For a [...]
Tired of this stuff
As is always the case when big playoff or championship games are upcoming on the schedule some politician has to make a splash for political gain or recognition. Mic and cue Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who decided he would change his name to Steelerstahl to show support to his hometown Steelers instead of the visiting [...]
Toomer for a year?
Just a thought here knowing full well that the Bills under Dick Jauron typically do not go after free agents on the back side of their careers. But in light of what James Hardy will be facing with his rehab from a torn ACL and all the time he will miss, Amani Toomer might not [...]
Reich promoted in Indy
Colts offensive assistant and former Bills QB Frank Reich was promoted to quarterbacks coach by new Colts head man Jim Caldwell. Caldwell had been the team’s quarterbacks coach under Tony Dungy, who announced his retirement earlier this week.
WR Crabtree declares for draft
WR Michael Crabtree declared for the draft today. Widely considered a top 10 pick, the receiver will hopefully push at least one or two pass rushing DE prospects further down the board for the Bills who sit at number 11 and sorely need pass rush help. Speaking of defensive ends, Crabtree’s teammate DE Brandon Williams, who led [...]
Pioli to run Chiefs
Well a day after officially losing their offensive coordinator (Josh McDaniels), the New England Patriots appear to have lost the most important piece of their front office hierarchy as ESPN and NFL Network are both reporting that Patriots VP of Player Personnel Scott Pioli is taking the GM job with the Chiefs. It also means [...]
Another DE declares
Another potential first-round pick at DE has declared for the draft. ESPN is reporting that Ole Miss DE Greg Hardy will make himself eligible for this spring’s NFL draft. For a team like the Bills that sorely need to improve their pass rush, Hardy further deepens the draft class at the critical DE position. He had 8.5 sacks in 8 [...]
Packers, Saints still chasing Gregg Williams
Green Bay and New Orleans are still hot on the trail of former Bills head coach Gregg Williams as they hope he’ll sign on as their defensive coordinator. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Williams is biding his time in making a decision. Houston may also be interested and there’s a chance he could return [...]
Free agency opens a couple of days earlier
Last season the NFL free agency period opened on March 1st, but with March 1st falling on a Sunday, free agency will open at 12:01am on Friday February 27th. The day before (Feb. 26) will be the deadline for teams to tender qualifying offers to restricted free agents (e.g. John DiGiorgio) and exclusive rights free [...]
Another DE enters draft pool
Utah DE Paul Kruger has declared himself eligible for the draft. A fourth-year sophomore (served a 2-yr Mormon mission) Kruger had 8 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss. He was recruited to Utah as a QB, but quickly adjusted to the defensive side of the ball. He runs a 4.68 40-time and is already 23-years [...]
Oklahoma DT staying in school
Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy, who had a great performance in the national title game against Florida, has elected to return to school instead of declaring for the draft as an underclassmen. His teammates TE Jermaine Gresham and QB Sam Bradford have not yet made a decision on their draft status. McCoy is an impressive specimen [...]
Turnovers sealed Bills division fate
By now everyone is well aware that turnovers played a big part in the Bills slide down the stretch in 2008, which ultimately kept them from contending for that ever elusive AFC playoff berth. But some turnovers prove more costly than others, and unfortunately for Buffalo the most damaging ones came in their division games. [...]
If Schwartz gets Lions job Williams could rejoin Titans
With current Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz having a second interview with the Detroit Lions today for their vacant head coaching position, it could lead to an additional opportunity for former Bills head coach Gregg Williams. It’s been widely speculated that if Schwartz lands the Lions job that Titans head coach Jeff Fisher would reach [...]
Leftwich suitors lining up
Looks like the teams interested in soon to be free agent QB Byron Leftwich are already lining up as the Chicago Bears figure to be one team that’s interested and they may even offer him an opportunity to compete for the starting job, as their GM Jerry Angelo called QB their #1 offseason priority. I’ve [...]
Pats need new offensive coordinator
With Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to reportedly be hired as Denver’s next head coach, it doesn’t look like he’ll be raiding the Patriots staff for too many assistants. Only Dom Capers, who was a special assistant to the secondary for the Patriots this year, might be taken off the New England staff to serve [...]
Hardy to reportedly have ACL surgery Monday
According to his hometown newspaper (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) Bills WR James Hardy is having surgery this morning to repair his torn ACL. Hardy suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Jets game when he got rolled up along the far sideline at the tail end of a Marshawn Lynch run at the [...]
