Monthly Archives: November 2009
Fan Friday 11-20
Here we go entering the first week under interim head coach Perry Fewell. Let’s get right to the questions. 1. Is there any reason the NFL stopped putting stats on the pro bowl ballots? I feel like this really hurts the chances of good young players like Jairus Byrd and just gives you a game of [...]
Jags injury update
Here is the status of the guys on the Jaguars injury list. Starting CB Rashean Mathis is out. Starting MLB Justin Durant is doubtful after failing to practice all week. Starting SS Gerald Alexander is questionable after finally practicing in full on Friday. He missed practice Wednesday and Thursday. Backup OT Maurice Williams (illness) is [...]
Injury report update
Here is the status of all injured players for Sunday’s game for the Bills. Out for Sunday OT Demetrius Bell LB Keith Ellison DT Marcus Stroud CB Ashton Youboty Questionable for Sunday FS Jairus Byrd (groin) WR James Hardy (groin) CB Terrence McGee (knee) DT Kyle Williams (knee) Andy Levitre will start for Bell at [...]
Parrish up on Sunday?
Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell was not playing any of his cards after practice Friday’s practice with respect to any lineup changes for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville. One particular player of interest is Roscoe Parrish. The receiver/punt returner had spent the last month in Dick Jauron’s doghouse after his muffed punt late in the game [...]
Stroud out for Sunday’s game
Bills DT Marcus Stroud (knee) could not go for a third straight day of practice and as a result has been declared out for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville. Interim head coach Perry Fewell thought Stroud’s knee would improve as the week went on and allow the 3-time Pro Bowl DT to play Sunday, but it [...]
Funky Friday
Friday’s practice had a bit of a different air to it for the Bills under interim head coach Perry Fewell. Practice got underway with a little background music as George Clinton’s ‘Atomic Dog’ was the first track. That was followed by James Brown’s ‘I Feel Good.’ We’ll ask coach Fewell about the choices after practice, but after [...]
McGee, Byrd giving it a go
Terrence McGee and Jairus Byrd are out on the practice field here on Friday. McGee and Byrd have not practice at all this week until today. Both appear to be very limited. We’ll have an update as to the extent to which they practiced from coach Fewell after the practice session is concluded. Rookie LB [...]
Practice update
Here’s the list of players not practicing Friday. Not practicing OT Demetrius Bell (knee) CB Ashton Youboty (ankle) LB Keith Ellison (thigh) DT Marcus Stroud (knee) Interim head coach Perry Fewell was optimistic earlier in the week that Stroud would be able to play on Sunday despite his injury, but we’ll have to see if [...]
Sad day for Spielman family
It’s been a tough few days for the Spielman family as former Bills LB Chris Spielman’s wife Stefanie passed away Thursday evening after more than decade of fighting breast cancer. Stefanie Spielman successfully battled four rounds of the disease and raised money for the disease through her Stefanie Spielman fund set up in 1998 not long [...]
Jags injury update
The Jaguars injury report on Thursday was unchanged as the two defensive starters still in question are looking less likely to play Sunday. Top CB Rashean Mathis has already been declared out with a groin injury. Not practicing for a second straight day were starting SS Gerald Alexander with a shoulder injury, and starting MLB Justin Durant with a head injury.
An adjustment for Fewell
Among the many things he’ll be doing differently on game day as a head coach as opposed to a coordinator is coaching from the sidelines Sunday. Though he has called plays from down on the sideline he has not done it this season. Fewell has been up in the coach’s booth calling plays every week as [...]
Scott unlikely to bump Levitre from LT
With the return of Jonathan Scott to the team Thursday there was thought that perhaps he would bump Andy Levitre back inside to guard provided he came along well through the practice week. But with time running short before Sunday’s game at Jacksonville, it appears that Scott is a long shot to start. “We’ll just [...]
More on the QB decision
Bills offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt was asked about the quarterback decision on Thursday and offered some of the reasons the coaching staff elected to go with Ryan Fitzpatrick. “I just think a lot of different things played into the decision, but the fact is we need to win a game,” said Van Pelt. ”Right now [...]
McGee’s knee taking longer to heal
Terrence McGee’s knee scope carried a prognosis of 10-14 days, but McGee is finding out the hard way that each case is different. Now 17 days removed from his minor surgery, his knee is still not allowing him to practice as it is looking less and less likely that he will play on Sunday. “It’s [...]
Injury report update
Here’s the official rundown of injured players for the Bills and their level of participation in practice Thursday. New to the injury list were Nic Harris, who watched practice due to illness and James Hardy, who was limited with a groin injury. DT Kyle Williams practiced on a limited basis. With respect to Williams specifically, [...]
OT Scott’s return could change tackle lineup
With OT Jonathan Scott returning to the team Thursday, it could change the tackle lineup for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville. The last time Demetrius Bell was out of Buffalo’s lineup with an injury, it was Scott that started at left tackle. Bell missed a start in Week 4 at Miami due to a groin injury [...]
Practice update
The following players were not practicing here on Thursday. Not practicing WR Justin Jenkins (illness) CB Terrence McGee (working with trainers) CB Ashton Youboty (ankle) FS Jairus Byrd (groin) LB Nic Harris (practiced Wed. – new injured player) LB Keith Ellison (thigh) OT Demetrius Bell (knee) DT Marcus Stroud (knee) Returning to practice Thursday was [...]
OT Scott sighting
Bills OT Jonathan Scott has returned to the team. Scott is back practicing with his teammates here on Thursday, but Andy Levitre is still working as a tackle in practice. Scott had been with his family after the passing of his father.
Brohm jersey number
Brian Brohm, who officially signed with the Bills Wednesday, after passing a physical has a new jersey number. Brohm has worn number 11 since college, but that number belongs to Roscoe Parrish. So Brohm will wear jersey number 4 for Buffalo. He’s never played in a regular season game in his two-year career. Here is [...]
Report: Bills sign QB Brohm
They are unconfirmed by the team, but there are numerous reports that the Bills have signed QB Brian Brohm off of Green Bay’s practice squad. Brohm, who as a member of a practice squad is technically a free agent, chose to sign with the Bills last night per numerous reports despite being offered the same [...]
