Monthly Archives: October 2010
Ed Reed: Bills should’ve won
Baltimore safety Ed Reed was phenomenal in his return to the Ravens lineup Sunday with three takeaways, but he was also impressed with what Buffalo’s offense put out on the field and thought the Bills probably should have wound up with the ‘W’. “Five hundred and five yards, yes it was a surprise,” said Reed. ”I [...]
More on Fitz’s exploits
Fitz threw for 374 yards, the first 300-yard passing game since Losman’s 340-yard effort at Houston in 2006. But there were some other numbers that have not been put up in quite some time. Fitz’s passer rating was 106.1. It marked the sixth straight game the Bills QB had a passer rating of 80 or [...]
Whitner bothered
Donte Whitner was lamenting the missed opportunities defensively the Bills had to make game-changing plays, especially after a game that was so close down to the very end. “Me personally had a chance to break the game open and I dropped the interception, which can’t happen,” said Whitner. ”We had another one where Reggie (Corner) in [...]
Bills inactives
Here are the Bills inactives for today’s game. DE Alex Carrington LB Keith Ellison OL Cornell Green LB Aaron Maybin DE John McCargo CB Terrence McGee OL Ed Wang This is the first time that Aaron Maybin is inactive in his career. He is a healthy scratch. Tough situation as his team plays in his [...]
Williams active
Bills DT Kyle Williams is a go for today’s game against the Ravens. Williams was a game time decision with an ankle injury. While Williams is expected to start it will bear watching as to how much he’ll play. If he can’t get through the whole game look for Dwan Edwards to kick inside to [...]
Williams changes shoes
Kyle Williams was initially testing his injured ankle with turf shoes. Then he changed to cleats. He threw the ball around with center Geoff Hangartner for another 20 minutes, not doing anything too strenuous. He just left the field with his three pair of shoes. Hard to say which way he’s leaning in terms of today’s [...]
Williams testing ankle
Bills DT Kyle Williams is testing his ailing ankle right now (10:20 am) on the field with team athletic trainers. Williams, much like Friday moves well in a straight line, but when asked to cut laterally of f the ankle his explosion appears compromised. Defensive line coach Giff Smith and defensive coordinator George Edwards were [...]
Bills pre-game radio
Just a reminder that you can listen to pre-game radio coverage on the Bills Radio Network as early as 8 am and if you’re not in Western New York you can listen online. Brent Axe and me will be on the air from 8-10 am and you can call in with your comments and questions [...]
Reed activated for Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have activated Pro Bowl FS Ed Reed off their Reserve/PUP list for Sunday’s game against the Bills. Reed practiced all week leading up to the game. It uncertain how much game action Reed will see coming off of hip surgery, but with his replacement Tim Zbikowski not expected to play, he’ll see [...]
Ed Reed status up in the air
Ravens FS Ed Reed is still a question mark for Sunday’s game against the Bills. “I’m not sure,” Reed told The Baltimore Sun on Friday. “We’ll see how it feels (Saturday).” Reed, who practiced this week, is not listed on the team’s injury report because he’s not on their active roster. He would have to be activated [...]
Ravens Heap planning to play
Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap, who suffered a neck injury following a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit from New England’s Brandon Meriwether last Sunday, plans to play against the Bills this weekend, despite being listed as questionable. Heap told the Baltimore Sun the following after Friday’s practice. “It was a tough week, but I’ll be ready to [...]
Takeaway issue not a shock
Through five games played the Bills have the least number of takeaways in the league with just four in five games. But there are a number of reasons why a secondary that was surpremely opportunistic last season has not been thus far this year. First and foremost opposing offenses have been in favorable down and [...]
Wang back to tackle soon
Bills rookie offensive lineman Ed Wang has been lining up at guard in the practice setting for the better part of the last month. But that’s going to change come next week. According to head coach Chan Gailey, Wang will return to the position he played in college and work at offensive tackle again in [...]
Fan Friday 10-22
It’s another week of your questions. Let’s get right to them (AskChris@bills.nfl.net). 1 – Chris: I know the trade deadline has passed, but wouldn’t now be the time to move veteran players (i.e. Lee Evans) to a team like the Chargers or even the Patriots IF the Bills could get multiple picks? By the time [...]
Decision on Nelson soon
Bills head coach Chan Gailey was not ready to make a call as to whether Shawn Nelson will be dressed for Sunday’s game at Baltimore immediately after practice Friday, but that decision is coming soon. “We’ll make a decision this afternoon about Shawn Nelson and where he sits,” said Gailey. Nelson was added to the [...]
Not practicing
The two Bills players that have not practiced all week are not on the field again here on Friday. OT Cornell Green, who was expected to miss a couple of games, looks as though he’ll miss the Baltimore game for sure, with rookie Cordaro Howard stepping in for him. CB Terrence McGee is working on [...]
Williams update
Bills DT Kyle Williams is on the practice field, however he’s not working with teammates here on Friday. Williams, who suffered an ankle injury in practice Wednesday, is working on the side with a team athletic trainer. He appears to be moving well, but during the media viewing portion of practice Williams only did straight [...]
Bills injury update
Here’s the official injury list and the level of participation by each of the Bills injured players. Did not practice OT Cornell Green (knee) CB Terrence McGee (back) DT Kyle Williams (ankle) Limited in practice LB Keith Ellison (knee) LB Arthur Moats (elbow) Full participation TE Shawn Nelson (groin) S Bryan Scott (knee)
NFL video on violent hits
The NFL sent a four-minute video to their players and coaches this week reinforcing what are illegal and what are legal hits along with the warnings as to what discipline would follow illegal and dangerous hits. Here’s the video NFL players and coaches saw this week in the wake of the violent hits from last week’s [...]
LB Moats update
Bills OLB Arthur Moats, who missed Buffalo’s Week 5 game against Jacksonville, might just be ready to return to the lineup Sunday. Moats practiced on a limited basis both Wednesday and Thursday, but did not miss much work according to head coach Chan Gailey. “He did a lot yesterday and today,” said Gailey after practice [...]
