Monthly Archives: December 2009
Byrd to have surgery
Jairus Byrd won’t be wasting any time on injured reserve. He’s already scheduled to have surgery to correct the problem that has been nagging him for the past two months. “They’re going to have to go back in there again,” said Byrd. ”It’s already set up so I’m going to get that taken care of and [...]
Practice update
Here’s the rundown of non-participants at practice here on Wednesday. Not practicing WR Justin Jenkins S Todd Johnson LB Bryan Scott QB Ryan Fitzpatrick QB Trent Edwards
Just Brohm and Hamdan
Just Gibran Hamdan and Brian Brohm are practicing here on Wednesday aþ QB. Ryan Fitzpatrick is in attendance, but not practicing. Brohm appears to be the starting QB. Interim head coach Perry Fewell will make an official announcement on his starting QB at his afternoon press conference scheduled for 2:30pm. We’ll carry the Fewell press conference [...]
Loss of Byrd, McGee means fewer options
When Jairus Byrd and Terrence McGee were still playing it afforded interim head coach Perry Fewell more options in terms of personnel groupings in his secondary. Those options are now gone. Fewell often rotated Byrd with Donte Whitner at free safety, with Whitner playing in their base defenses and Byrd in the nickel and subpackages of [...]
Stamer won’t get old jersey number
Though LB Josh Stamer is back on the Bills roster after signing with the club Wednesday, he won’t be getting his old jersey number back. Stamer wore #57 in his first stint with the Bills, but that number is currently occupied by Jon Corto. So Stamer will be wearing jersey number 50 for the final [...]
Oregon St. QB not impressive
Oregon St. QB Sean Canfield was a guy that was thought by some draft experts as a senior signal caller that could help his cause in the draft with a good showing in the Las Vegas Bowl Tuesday night. After his performance in windy conditions, I don’t know that I’d have him as a consideration [...]
ESPN’s McShay likes OT class
ESPN’s Todd McShay in a national conference call for media assessed the 2010 draft class at the offensive tackle position. Here was his take. “It’s shaping up to be a good group when you look at a couple of these underclassmen that have already said they are coming out, or we’re hearing reports that they’re [...]
Wed. player radio appearances
Here’s the list of players on the local airwaves Wednesday morning. Geoff Hangartner – Norton in the Morning, 97 Rock @ 7:15 AM Chris Kelsay – Janet and Nick, Kiss 98.5 @ 7:10 AM
Hamdan or Brohm?
With Gibran Hamdan on the roster it’s a strong indication that perhaps both injured quarterbacks for the Bills might not be ready for Sunday’s game at Atlanta. With Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards both nursing significant ankle injuries, the staff obviously felt adding a fourth QB was a necessity and Gibran Hamdan is the right [...]
With McGee out, Corner’s role increases
With Terrence McGee going on injured reserve Tuesday, Reggie Corner’s role just increased all the more… again. Corner is expected to replace McGee at left cornerback, in the team’s base defense. It’s believed in nickel packages that Corner will move inside to the slot and Ashton Youboty will come on the field to play on [...]
ESPN’s McShay on the QB class
ESPN’s Todd McShay gave his take on a national conference call for media members this week on the 2010 QB draft class. Here’s what he had to say. “With (Jake) Locker out, it will be interesting now to see how the quarterback position shakes out,” said McShay. ”You have Sam Bradford coming off the injury who [...]
Levitre gives back
Bills guard Andy Levitre made sure he gave back to his hometown community before his rookie season as an NFL lineman was over. Levitre donated $5,000 to his former high school (San Lorenzo Valley) in his native California to help provide funding to stadium lights for their high school football team. “When I grew up [...]
Other Pro Bowl candidates besides Byrd
While Jairus Byrd is absolutely a prime candidate for AFC Pro Bowl honors, there are a few other Bills players with some statistics that put them in the Pro Bowl conversation as well. Here’s a rundown of players that will be in the hunt when player and coach voting end on Wednesday. P Brian Moorman [...]
Fitz’s ankle injury on plant leg
Ryan Fitzpatrick injured his right ankle in the game Sunday and that’s important that it’s his right ankle. For a quarterback when your plant leg is compromised by injury it can compromise throwing mechanics. Quarterback coaches constantly talk about the importance of footwork. For right-handed QBs their right leg is their plant leg and the top [...]
McGee hoping to be ready for Sunday
Terrence McGee’s right arm was in a sling Monday after sustaining a shoulder injury following a collision with Randy Moss in Sunday’s loss to New England. He explained how the injury happened. “Actually I thought I had an interception,” said McGee. ”My eyes got real big and when the ball came real close, Randy just came [...]
Bryan Scott injury update
Bills LB/S Bryan Scott got his bell rung in Sunday’s loss to New England. Interim head coach Perry Fewell had an update on his injury Monday. “Bryan Scott had a concussion,” said Fewell. “I have not spoken with Bryan (Monday).” Under the new NFL guidelines for concussions Scott will not be allowed to return-to-football activities until [...]
Perry Fewell press conf. carried live
Interim head coach Perry Fewell will be holding his game wrap up press conference at approximately 12:15 pm here on Monday. Buffalobills.com will carry that press conference live.
Bills unlikely to see ‘Burner’ Turner Sunday
The Atlanta Falcons were happy to have feature back Michael Turner back in their lineup this past Sunday against the Jets. Only problem was their lead back served only in a cameo role before exiting the game against the Jets. Turner aggravated the high ankle sprain from which he’s been trying to recover. He made [...]
Charlie Weis unsure about coaching plans
Former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis was largely thought to be a candidate for an offensive coordinator post in the NFL after being fired by the Fighting Irish. It was even floated that he would covet the Chicago OC post. But according to close friend and former pupil Tom Brady, Weis isn’t sure what [...]
Pro Bowl announcement Dec. 29
For those fans that are wondering the NFL Network will be announcing the players selected for the 2010 Pro Bowl the Tuesday after Christmas. The special announcement is scheduled to air at 4pm on Dec. 29 as part of the NFL Total Access 2010 Pro Bowl Selection Show on the NFL Network.
