Monthly Archives: March 2009
Voting open for 50th All-Time team defense & head coach
With less than a month before the Buffalo Bills 50th All-Time Team, presented by Tops Friendly Markets, is unveiled based on voting by you the fan, the balloting is now open to vote for defensive candidates as well as the head coach for your 50th All-Time Team. Just go to Buffalobills.com to submit your ballot online. [...]
Owens also supports underprivileged families
For those that were intrigued to find out about Owens’ charitable endeavors as he’s to receive an award this evening for his extensive work for the Alzheimer’s Association, Owens also has his foundation (Catch a Dream Foundation), which works to provide basic daily needs (food, clothing, shelter) for families in need. He’s held an annual [...]
Lynch back blogging
For those that didn’t see it Marshawn Lynch submitted his first blog in some time Tuesday on the heels of his press conference last week with the media when he pledged to chart a new course with respect to his off the field conduct. It’s a condensed version of what he said in the press [...]
NFL.com’s Wyche has Bills taking DE Brown
Not exactly a surprise pick by NFL.com’s Steve Wyche in his latest updated mock draft as he has the Bills taking DE Everette Brown 11th overall. Personally I’d be very happy with the pick. The only problem is way too many people are expecting Buffalo to take Brown at 11, which can only mean one [...]
Call to Courage awards to honor WNY football talent
Frank Reich’s Athletes in Action Call to Courage Breakfast will be honoring some of Western New York’s best collegiate and high school talent at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo this Saturday. Reich will present the collegiate version of the Call to Courage Award to University at Buffalo defensive linemen, Andrae Smith. The 6’4” 257 lb [...]
Packers eyeing Preston
The Green Bay Packers met with Bills FA center Duke Preston last week. Packers head coach Mike McCarthy gave his thoughts on the offensive lineman while at the league meetings in California. “I had a chance to meet him,” McCarthy told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “I was very impressed with Duke . . . very bright. I like the [...]
As expected no compensatories for Bills
As we had surmised earlier this month with a little help from KFFL.com, the Bills did not receive any compensatory picks as they did not have a net loss of free agents. Only 16 NFL teams received compensatory picks with Tennessee and Cincinnati landing the most with 4 apiece. The highest pick however, went to [...]
What I like most about MNF opener
There is a lot to like about the Monday Night Football opener and some things that aren’t very appealing (location of game). First I’ll tell you what I like best about this game on this week. Perhaps most important is that Bill Belichick and his staff will not have any tape on Buffalo’s offense with [...]
Bills-Pats Monday nighter a WR headliner
It’ll be hard to ignore two of the most prolific receivers of this generation when Terrell Owens and Randy Moss square off in the Monday Night opener on Sept. 14. Talk about giving T.O. a jumpstart to his Bills career. If facing Randy Moss doesn’t bring the best out of T.O. in Week 1, I [...]
Hangartner pulls wisecrack on media
Being that Geoff Hangartner was the first free agent signing of the Bills this offseason, he was asked if he was bothered being overshadowed by the subsequent signing of Terrell Owens. He had a fantastic answer. “I’m pretty angry about it really,” said Hangartner dripping with sarcasm. ”I figured all along that I’d be a big [...]
Edwards: team will have to handle any Lynch suspension
Bills quarterback Trent Edwards was asked about how he and his team intend to handle a potential league suspension of Marshawn Lynch after his meeting with Commissioner Goodell last week. “Obviously, he’s a big part of our offense,” said Edwards. ”He’s one of those players that can change the nature of the game and change defenses. [...]
Bills-Pats Monday night football Week 1?
The speculation continues to swirl out at the league meetings in California concerning the 2009 schedule. The latest is that the Bills and Patriots will kick off the Monday night football schedule this year with a Week One Monday night tilt. That according to the Boston Herald. Now if it proves to be the case, [...]
Walker talked to fellow tackle Peters
Bills OT Langston Walker, on hand for the start of Buffalo’s offseason conditioning program was asked about his fellow book end tackle Jason Peters, who is still trying to negotiate an extension on his contract with the club. Peters, who is very hard for even his teammates to get a hold of was in touch [...]
Tampa and New Orleans among Toronto game finalists
According to NFL.com’s Vic Carucci there are a couple of other teams being strongly considered by the league for Buffalo’s regular season game in Toronto this fall. The Buccaneers and Saints are two finalists according to Carucci. He mentioned last week that the Colts were an early frontrunner, but now the league appears to be [...]
Hardy assures number situation with T.O. resolved
Despite the fact that media reports made a big to-do about James Hardy having to surrender jersey number 81 to Terrell Owens, Hardy laid out how the whole thing really transpired stating there was never any ill will over the number issue. “When he came here I knew it was going to be a situation [...]
Strong attendance at Bills offseason program
The Bills offseason conditioning program got off to a good start with better than 40 players in attendance for the first day of workouts. Among the newest Bills in attendance were Geoff Hangartner, Ryan Fitzpatrick and P.K Sam. A lot of media came out in anticipation of Terrell Owens arrival, but he was not on [...]
Moss thinks Bills could be dangerous with T.O.
So I crossed paths with Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly Thursday as he was shooting his newest ad for his football camp that runs in the summer and he said that last week he just played golf with Randy Moss. And he asked Moss what he thought of the Bills signing T.O. Kelly said [...]
Another former teammate says T.O. was cool
During his introductory press conference in WNY after signing with the Bills, Terrell Owens referenced former teammates in Dallas that said he was a good teammate when asked about his reputation. Another former teammate, cornerback Anthony Henry, now with the Detroit Lions stated the same when asked if the Dallas locker room was as fractured [...]
Cal C Mack makes good
After not working out at the NFL combine last month due to an ankle injury, Cal C Alex Mack did not disappoint in his pro day workout. Mack ran a 5.17 and a 5.23 according to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt and had an impressive 7.31 time in the three cone drill. He also had a 28 [...]
