Monthly Archives: May 2009
Parrish back; McKelvin not participating
Roscoe Parrish is back at voluntary OTAs with his teammates here on Wednesday. He was not in attendance Tuesday. Leodis McKelvin is a spectator today as he is not participating. We’ll see if we can get a reason why after practice, but it doesn’t look like anything serious as he’s walking around without any limitations. [...]
Tinoisamoa off radar for Pats
The Patriots’ visit with Pisa Tinoisamoa looked to be a passing interest at best. He in addition to fellow free agent linebacker Paris Lenon visited New England recently. And the Patriots have decided that Lenon would be the better fit for depth as New England signed Lenon this morning. That effectively takes Tinoisamoa off the Patriots’ radar, though it sounds [...]
Mike Williams still shedding weight
Former Bills top pick Mike Williams is continuing his comeback effort with the Washington Redskins. Down now to 385 pounds, Williams is hopeful he’ll be able to participate fully with his new teammates June 1st. It’s hard for me to root for Williams after he was such an unmotivated player with the Bills. Being out [...]
Tinoisamoa not a fit for Pats
With Pisa Tinoisamoa finally making a free agent visit to New England to put an end to the ‘Yes he’s visiting the Pats’ or ‘No, the Pats are denying there’s a visit scheduled,’ the only thing that needs to be understood is that Tinoisamoa is not a fit in that defense. Sure he could bulk [...]
T.O.’s football camp taking place outside Dallas
The 4th annual Terrell Owens summer youth football mini-camp is taking place on June 24th and 25th at Duncanville high school outside of Dallas for boys ages 7 to 17. Owens takes a hands-on approach with his camp and has a bunch of NFL players, members of U.S. track and field and top college programs offering [...]
Jackson putting in extra work on receiving skills
As we mentioned in last week’s Fan Friday, Fred Jackson has been split out an awful lot in these OTA practices. Whether it’s in the slot or out wide Jackson has seen a heavy dose of receiver work, which is interesting considering the depth that the Bills have at the position already. And Jackson wasn’t [...]
Maybin officially 58
Aaron Maybin took number 58 as soon as he arrived at One Bills Drive in late April, but it wasn’t certain as to whether he’d be able to keep the number since he is a defensive end. But with several other defensive ends in the league with a number in the 50′s Buffalobills.com has learned [...]
McIntyre in; Stroud back
Corey McIntyre is in for his first day of OTAs after not participating in last week’s voluntary workouts. Marcus Stroud is back at OTAs this afternoon. He was not at last Thursday’s voluntary workout. Not in attendance are Aaron Schobel and Roscoe Parrish.
Whitner appearance
Donte Whitner will be at the Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga at the Verizon Wireless kiosk on Thursday May 28th at 6pm. So if you want to check in with the Bills safety and scope out some phones you know where to find him later this week.
CB Hood off table for Bears
Well the hope that the Bears would be offering free agent CB Roderick Hood a contract before thinking about LB Pisa Tinoisamoa are dead and gone. Hood has signed with Cleveland, still leaving Tinoisamoa with two pursuers. The Bills and Bears have both been interested for some time, but it was believed that Hood was [...]
Bears may need CB Hood more than Tinoisamoa
The Chicago Bears are reportedly still mulling over a couple of free agent options, one of which includes LB Pisa Tinoisamoa, though a contract has not been offered to the former Rams LB according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The speculation is that the Bears may be in need of a veteran cornerback more than a [...]
Spencer Johnson hosting camp in mid-June
After June minicamp is over for the Bills, Spencer Johnson will be holding a physical fitness camp of his own in his native Alabama. Called the Spencer Johnson Sportsfest, the two day event is for area youth and goes from June 16-17 in Gilbertown, AL. Former Bill and former Johnson teammate Pat Williams as well [...]
Poz ranked 19th among ILBs by Sporting News
While this ranking likely won’t make Poz all that happy (truthfully he likely doesn’t care), the Sporting News ranking of ILBs is out and though Poz didn’t make the top 10 the writeup is nonetheless positive. Posluszny is ranked 19th in the NFL. Looking at the list I’d probably have him a few spots higher [...]
AFL exhibit up and running at Pro Football HOF
For anyone making their way through Canton, OH between now and Hall of Fame weekend, the ‘Remember the AFL’ exhibit at the Pro Football HOF opened this weekend and will be on display through February 2010. Included in the exhibit are one-of-a-kind game-worn artifacts, photos, documents and a video history that pays tribute to the [...]
Whitner’s Cancer Strike bowling tourney coming up
Donte Whitner will be hosting his 3rd annual Cancer Strike bowling tournament in his native Cleveland on Saturday, June 6th at the Corner Alley in downtown. This year is an especially significant mark for the tournament. Whitner began the charity event to raise funding for cancer research after his grandmother Rosetta Whitner was stricken with [...]
Fan Friday 5-22
OTAs are underway and fans are checking up on their favorites. Enjoy the holiday weekend everybody. I’ll catch up with you on Tuesday… unless something happens between now and then. 1. Hey Chris, With OTAs underway, everyone’s really excited to see what’s going on with T.O. I’m more interested in how my boy Marshawn Lynch is [...]
Tinoisamoa will likely have to accept less $$
With the Times-Picayune reporting that Pisa Tinoisamoa wants starter money, which is what turned off the Saints, I believe the Bills and Bears would balk as well if the free agent linebacker doesn’t lower his asking price. Here’s why. Whether he chooses to play in Chicago or Buffalo, he’s likely going to be just a [...]
Bills wanted Peters saga resolved before OTAs
Dick Jauron left little doubt that he and his staff did not want to go through another offseason of wondering if or when their left tackle was A - going to show up, B – participate or C – participate with effort. Buffalo’s head coach explained this week that latest point in which they wanted the Jason [...]
Stroud ranks high among DTs
The Sporting News did a rankings list of the best defensive tackles in the NFL as determined by their panel of former league scouts. Marcus Stroud ranked fairly high. Stroud was pitted eighth overall behind the likes of Albert Haynesworth, Kevin Williams, Vince Wilfork, Haloti Ngata, Chris Canty, Shaun Rogers and Casey Hampton. Canty and [...]
Bills not shy about plugging rookies in
Dick Jauron and his coaching staff have made a point to insert some of their top rookies into the lineup with the first team offense and first team defense. To this point Eric Wood and Andy Levitre were seeing the most reps with the top units, but Aaron Maybin was sprinkled in with the first [...]
