Monthly Archives: December 2009
A Byrd first… and second
With Jairus Byrd being named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster as a rookie he set a precedent for Bills defensive backs. No other rookie defensive back has ever been named to a Pro Bowl roster. The last time a rookie defensive back was named to an All-Star team was in 1964, when Butch Byrd [...]
Wed. player radio appearances
Here’s the rundown of player appearances on the local airwaves for Wednesday morning. Nic Harris – Norton in the Morning, 97 Rock @ 7:15 AM
Bills 2010 opponents almost set
Almost all 16 opponents for the Bills for the 2010 season are locked in with one week of games left to play in 2009. Buffalo will play the AFC North and NFC North next season as their cross divisional opponents. They’ll obviously play each of their own division opponents twice, and then they’ll play the [...]
Byrd Pro Bowl circumstances
Should Jairus Byrd be named to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl later today, many fans have wondered if he would be eligible to play in the game being that he finished the season on injured reserve. According to the league the injured reserve designation would not preclude him from participating in the Pro Bowl. So [...]
John Fox to return as Panthers coach in 2010
Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox was thought to be on the hot seat for much of the season, but reports out of Charlotte indicate that he will be back for the 2010 season. That according to the Charlotte Observer, which is reporting that sources indicate Fox will be back next year. Whether upset wins [...]
Two Bills declared out for Sunday
Interim head coach Perry Fewell had pretty much ruled Trent Edwards out for the season finale last week based on the high ankle sprain he sustained in Week 15. But there was another player that also was declared out on Monday. LB/S Bryan Scott was declared out for the season finale against the Colts. Scott [...]
QB to Bills in CBS mock draft
CBSSports.com has Buffalo taking a quarterback with the eighth overall pick. I’ll have to check to see if their draft order is up to date after Sunday’s games, but Draft analyst Rob Rang has the Bills taking Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen with the eighth pick. The only quarterback he has going before Clausen is [...]
Perry Fewell press conference live
Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell will be addressing the media at 12:45pm this afternoon with his game wrap up news conference. Buffalobills.com will carry the press conference live.
Schobel earns Player of Week honors
Bills DE Aaron Schobel earned Defensive Player of the Week honors from SI.com’s Peter King. In King’s weekly Monday Morning Quarterback column he recognizes offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week. Schobel took the defensive player honors following his three sack and two forced fumble performance against the Falcons.
Bills will have top 10 pick
With the best possible record for the Bills being 6-10, Buffalo has clinched a top 10 pick with one game to play. The Bills are currently 5-10 along with two other teams (Oakland, Seattle) and Chicago, which plays Monday night is 5-9. With no other teams in the league with six wins these four teams [...]
Tickets remaining for Bills-Colts
There are still tickets remaining for the Bills home season finale Sunday against the Colts. The team announced Monday that there are still 2,500 tickets for the game. Fans may purchase tickets by going online at buffalobills.com or ticketmaster.com, by visiting Western New York Ticketmaster outlets or the Ralph Wilson Stadium ticket office, or by [...]
Report: Weis contact
Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has popped up on the Bills radar according to reports. Weis has been contacted by the Bills through back channel communications and the former offensive coordinator for the Patriots is interested according to the voice of the Bills John Murphy. This isn’t the first go round that the Bills [...]
Evans now number 3
Lee Evans with his five reception day against the Falcons moved into some select company Sunday. His 43 receiving yards helped to put him all alone in third place on the Bills all-time receiving yardage list passing AFL Bills great Elbert Dubenion. Dubenion had 5,294 career receiving yards with the Bills. Evans now has 5,307. [...]
T.O. reacts to 1,000 career catches
Terrell Owens was naturally asked about his 1,000th career catch, which came in the loss to Atlanta Sunday. As has been the case with career milestones, Owens didn’t think much of it. “For me it doesn’t affect me,” he said. ”I just go out and play the game and all the records that I’m starting to [...]
Owens on why he couldn’t adjust to ball
There were a healthy number of Bills fans on the Buffalobills.com Live Blog during the game that felt Terrell Owens could’ve challenged the deep ball to the end zone in the first half that was intended for him, but intercepted by Christopher Owens. Here was Owens’ take on the play. “It’s tough,” Owens said after [...]
Postgame injury update
Jonathan Scott was the only postgame injury reported. No word on whether it was a high ankle sprain, but Scott did leave the locker room after the game under his own power. He did suffer a high ankle sprain earlier this season which forced him to miss three games.
Michael Turner update
The Falcons will be without their leading rusher and top cornerback today. RB Michael Turner is inactive as is CB Chris Houston. Two other starters DE Jamaal Anderson and G Harvey Dahl are inactive.
Bills inactives
Here’s the list of Bills inactives. QB Trent Edwards QB Ryan Fitzpatrick S Todd Johnson LB Bryan Scott OT Jamon Meredith WR Josh Reed DE Chris Ellis
Brohm starts, Fitz inactive
Brian Brohm will make his first NFL start today against Atlanta, and Ryan Fitzpatrick is out. Fitzpatrick is one of Buffalo’s seven inactive players and Gibran Hamdan will serve as the team’s backup QB. The emergency QB is TE Joe Klopfenstein.
Cowher has Tampa calling
Bill Cowher is the latest big name coach being given a possible destination for his next head coaching gig and it’s not in the AFC. NFL Network reporter Jason LaCanfora is reporting that Cowher has been contacted by Tampa Bay to gauge his interest in the position of head coach of the Buccaneers. According to LaCanfora, [...]
