Monthly Archives: October 2010
Trade deadline decisions
With the NFL trade deadline looming at 4 pm, there’s a lot of speculation that the Bills could be in the market for acquiring more draft choices. Head coach Chan Gailey was asked if some more roster moves could possibly be made prior to Tuesday’s league deadline. “Right now Buddy and I have not talked [...]
Chan’s response to Ray-Ray
Ravens LB Ray Lewis said Sunday was going to be a “rough week for Buffalo” on the heels of Baltimore’s disappointing overtime loss to the Patriots. Bills head coach Chan Gailey was asked about Lewis’ comment and had the following response. “I didn’t anticipate anything less than that,” said Gailey. “Whether they won or lost [...]
TE Nelson possible for Sunday
Bills TE Shawn Nelson was back in the fold at practice Monday after missing last week’s work as he was still recovering from groin surgery. But according to head coach Chan Gailey things are looking up for the second-year pass catcher. “He looked okay,” said Gailey. “He looked good as a matter of fact.” When [...]
Moats could be full go soon
Bills LB Arthur Moats was back practicing on a limited basis Monday, but that could soon change. “We had almost the full complement (of players) out there,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “We had a couple of players miss that we knew (about), but I think we’ll even get Moats back on Wednesday.” What Gailey [...]
Bills healthier
The bye week did allow some of Buffalo’s defenders to heal up. Back on the practice field Monday were Bryan Scott and Keith Ellison as well as Marcus Stroud. The only defender that had an injury prior to the bye that has not returned to practice is Terrence McGee. On offense Shawn Nelson is back [...]
Ray Lewis warns Bills
Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis was pretty steamed about their overtime loss to the Patriots Sunday, and he made it clear that he and his fellow teammates plan to take it out on the Bills this Sunday. After warning the Patriots that they’ll be ready if they meet up with them in the playoffs, Lewis [...]
Spiller had his own surprise
Though Clemson fans this past weekend were fully expecting to see C.J. Spiller honored at halftime of the Clemson-Maryland game when his number 28 was retired, Spiller pulled out a different number of his own. The Clemson alum presented school president James Barker and athletic director Terry Don Phillips with a check for $100K for [...]
Spiller’s Clemson weekend
Bills RB C.J. Spiller returned to his alma mater this past weekend to have his number retired, and called it “awesome.” Here are a few of C.J.’s comments on his weekend and his plans this week with the Bills now off the bye. CJSPILLER Glory be to God for ths pst wknd it felt awesome [...]
Lessons of the bye week
After three bye week practices, the Bills tried to right a lot of the wrongs that plagued them through the first five games of the season. They’ll be back on the practice field late Monday looking forward to the 11 games they have left to make something of their 2010 season. “We just have to learn [...]
Fan Friday 10-15
The bye week provides everyone with a break from a trying start to the season. Then it’s back to the grind with a roadie at Baltimore. Let’s get to your questions (AskChris@bills.nfl.net). 1 – Hi Chris, like Buddy Nix said during his interview, its going to take some time, and nothing can be done overnight. [...]
Fred to see more touches?
After seeing Fred Jackson average 6.1 yards per carry in the loss to Jacksonville last week, but only get 12 carries, it sounds like Buffalo’s offensive staff is eager to give him more opportunities moving forward. Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was asked about the prospect of Jackson being used more in the offense in the [...]
Moorman Wine Pairing event
The 5th annual Brian Moorman Celebrity Wine Pairing event will be taking place a week from Monday on Oct. 25th to benefit Moorman’s PUNT Foundation, which is dedicated to helping families in WNY that are battling pediatric cancer. The event will be held at Asbury Hall on Delaware Ave. in downtown Buffalo from 5:30 to [...]
Practice update
Here are Thursday’s non-participants at practice. Terrence McGee Bryan Scott Arthur Moats Keith Ellison Eric Wood Cornell Green Shawn Nelson
Bell back
After getting a rest day in practice Wednesday, Demetrius Bell is back practicing with his teammates. RG Eric Wood however, is not participating again here on Thursday, presumably to reduce the wear and tear on his surgically repaired leg.
Getting jump on Baltimore
The Bills are cleaning up some of their own shortcomings with their own execution and doing a bit of self-scouting, but they’re also making sure they carve out some time during their bye week practices to get a jump on Baltimore. “We had a couple of periods of competition against each other just trying to [...]
Self scouting this week
Along with making corrections to some of their own deficiencies thus far this season, the Bills are also making use of the bye week to self-scout and see what areas opponents are attacking the most. “We’re looking at what’s caused us the most problems,” said Paul Posluszny. “It’s great for us because we can see [...]
Jr. BB Halloween party
The Junior Bills Backers have an opportunity for some Halloween fun with the Bills next week. Bills rookies Antonio Coleman, Arthur Moats and Torell Troup will visit with kids at the Junior Bills Backers Halloween Party on Tues., October 19th. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and will be at the Bills [...]
2 Bills HOF’ers on top 100
There will be a pair of Bills Hall of Famers that will appear on tonight’s (Thursday) latest NFL Network episode of The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players. O.J. Simpson and Bruce Smith will both rank somewhere between 40-31 on episode #7, which debuts tonight (Thurs., Oct. 14) at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network. Notable figures from the [...]
Kevin Everett update
Knowing a fair amount of Bills fans are always interested in how Kevin Everett is making out these days, now three years removed from his spinal cord injury, here’s a recent write up on the former Bills tight end. Everett was part of a spinal cord symposium in Austin, Texas.
Other right tackle option
Bills head coach Chan Gailey had an answer that appeared to leave options open for him and his coaching staff with respect to the starting right tackle role. With Cornell Green out injured for the foreseeable future, Gailey was asked if Cordaro Howard would be his replacement. Gailey’s response did not exactly make it sound like [...]
