Monthly Archives: January 2010
Whitner lobbying for QB
Donte Whitner is lobbying for a quarterback that he’s very familiar with to be signed by the Bills. In a series of recent twitter posts, Whitner states emphatically that restricted free agent QB Troy Smith would be a good mark. DonteWhitner I think we should get Troy Smith to be our Qb, please! Troy is a proven [...]
Big Pat might say, ‘That’s it.’
Minnesota DT and former Bills DT Pat Williams admits he’s contemplating retirement after 13 NFL seasons. Williams in speaking with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune said he feels “drained” after the Vikings playoff run to the NFC title game. He actually spoke to teammate Brett Favre about his thoughts on retirement, which is probably not a good [...]
Report: Pees to be LBs coach for Ravens
According to Pro Football Talk former New England defensive coordinator Dean Pees has a job lined up with the Ravens. Pees was mentioned in a report last week as a possible candidate for the Bills defensive coordinator post, but according to the report he’s the next LBs coach for Baltimore. Of course at this point [...]
Lewis off def. coord. list
No one knows for sure if he was a candidate for Buffalo’s defensive coordinator post or not, but a defensive assistant with ties to Chan Gailey has been hired by another NFL team. Tim Lewis, who most recently worked as defensive backs coach with the Seahawks, has been hired to serve in the same role [...]
Top seeds for first time in long time
It’s been a while since the top two seeds have matched up in the Super Bowl as will be the case this year when the AFC top seed Indianapolis squares off against the NFC top seed New Orleans. The last time the top two seeds met in the ultimate game was in 1993 when the [...]
Schobel still not going to Pro Bowl
Even though a total of 14 more players, including seven for the AFC are being added to the Pro Bowl rosters, to replace the Colts and Saints players that are exempt because they’ll be playing in the Super Bowl, Aaron Schobel is still not going as a defensive end. Both of Indianapolis’ defensive ends, Robert [...]
3-4 unlikely to affect Schobel
If Bills head coach Chan Gailey does in fact choose a 3-4 defensive over a 4-3, it’s not likely to affect Aaron Schobel’s decision on whether to retire or not. That according to the Dallas Morning News. Charean Williams interviewed Schobel who told her that the 3-4 might actually prove to be a better fit [...]
Bills could be on Home Makeover
Certain Bills players could appear on tonight’s edition of ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover. Tonight’s episode features the Buffalo home that was built late last year. A group of Bills players were particularly helpful during the move in segment, when all the furniture goes into the new home, so depending on the editing of the program [...]
Report: Bills to hire Modkins
According to report out of Arizona, Cardinals RBs coach Curtis Modkins will be hired as Buffalo’s new offensive coordinator. Mike Jurecki of XTRA Sports 910 in Phoenix is reporting that Modkins is headed to Buffalo to become the Bills offensive coordinator. Per the report the Bills requested permission to speak with Modkins, after a couple [...]
Pees a def. coord. candidate?
Former New England defensive coordinator Dean Pees is reportedly a candidate for the Bills vacant defensive coordinator position. Pees was thought to be a shoe-in for the defensive coordinator job in Denver under former New England offensive coordinator and now Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels, but apparently things out west have changed. According to the [...]
Bills supporting Haiti relief
A handful of Bills players are stepping forward to support local efforts for relief for the earthquake ravaged island nation of Haiti. Brad Butler, Chris Draft, Shawn Nelson, Fred Jackson, Jon Corto and Jairus Byrd are all part of the campaign called “The Buffalo Bills Radio Haiti Relief Project” to support the American Red Cross. [...]
Bills draft pick count
The Bills draft pick count is more than seven for this spring. Buffalo will have extra picks in rounds six and seven this April. The Bills have a total of nine picks. Their extra sixth round pick is part of the Jason Peters trade last year. Their extra seventh round pick is part of the [...]
Fan Friday 1-22
Well the Bills have their head coach. Now the staff needs to be assembled. Remember questions can be sent to AskChris@bills.nfl.net. Let’s get to this week’s queries. 1. How does Buffalo go about rebuilding or getting an explosive offensive line for next season? The line didn’t do anything the whole season. Thanks, Anthony CB: I think [...]
Schottenheimer has coaching gig
Marty Schottenheimer has maintained he’s retired from coaching, but he’ll be manning a sideline this weekend. Schottenheimer is coaching the West roster in the East-West Shrine game this weekend, one of the pre-draft games to provide NFL scouting staffs with extra exposure of some of the draft pools better talent. Schottenheimer has been up close and [...]
Buffalo weather part of QB eval.
The evaluation of the quarterbacks currently on Buffalo’s roster will be taking place in the coming weeks, with head coach Chan Gailey entrusted with that task. And don’t think that Buffalo weather won’t be a factor in judging each one of their capabilities. A QB’s arm strength isn’t the end all, be all, but it [...]
Gailey calling players
Bills head coach Chan Gailey has begun the process of getting in touch with the players on his roster. He most recently reached Bills DE Aaron Maybin. Maybin was very impressed with his new head coach. AaronMaybin58 Just got off the phone with Coach Gailey and I’m behind him 110%. Teams future is solid with [...]
Reeves interested in assistant’s job
One of Chan Gailey’s chief mentors in coaching is former Broncos, Giants and Falcons head coach Dan Reeves. The 66-year old former sideline boss has commented favorably on the Bills’ hire of Gailey. But now he left open the possibility of helping Gailey. Reeves has told WIVB-TV in Buffalo that he would not rule out coming [...]
Tolbert goes to Panthers
Bills wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert has found work with another NFL club. Tolbert has been hired by the Carolina Panthers. He’ll coach receivers under John Fox. He replaces the retired Richard Williamson.
Owens donates to Haiti relief
The “Athletes Relief Fund for Haiti,” co‐founded by NBA legend Alonzo Mourning and Miami Heat all‐star Dwyane Wade, has received pledges totaling more than $800K from the sports community since its unique inception last Friday. Among those donating was Bills WR Terrell Owens. Owens was one of seven NFL players to donate to the cause. Mourning [...]
Coaches with ties to Gailey
With the hiring of a coaching staff first on the ‘to do’ list for Chan Gailey here are some coaches that have ties to the Bills head coach at a few different assistant positions. We’ll start with possible defensive coordinators since that’s largely viewed as the most pivotal hire for Gailey’s staff. Defensive coordinator Jim Bates [...]
