Monthly Archives: November 2010
Bills calling on 12th man
The Bills players are asking for a big day from Bills fans in attendance at Ralph Wilson Stadium today. Safety Donte Whitner is hoping the 12th Man shows up for them in a tough matchup against the Steelers today per his latest twitter post. DonteWhitner 12th man we need you guys today! The 12th Man [...]
Bills locals adding up
With Shawne Merriman being placed on injured reserve Saturday, his roster spot was filled by WR Naaman Roosevelt, yet another local WNY product on the Bills 53-man roster. The Bills now have three local players on their active roster in S Jon Corto (Orchard Park), FB Jehuu Caulcrick (Clymer) and WR Naaman Roosevelt (Buffalo). Roosevelt [...]
Fitzmagic
A song put together by a local radio talk show host in Buffalo has become awfully popular in the Bills locker room. A take on the mid-70′s hit ‘Magic’ by Pilot, Nick Mendola of WECK radio in Buffalo created lyrics relating to the Bills QB, who has been somewhat magical with his play this season. [...]
Polamalu questionable
Steelers Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Bills. Polamalu has been dealing with an ankle injury. He did not practice Wednesday or Thursday, but did get a full practice in on Friday. Primary return man Antonio Brown meanwhile has been declared out with a knee injury. TE Matt Spaeth [...]
Fan Friday 11-25
Happy Thanksgiving Bills fans. Lets’ get to the questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. 1 – Hey Chris I was wondering if you thought Andrew Luck was worth waiting until the 2012 draft to try and get if he doesn’t come out this year and the Bills can then focus on the defense in the 2011 draft, possibly [...]
TE Nelson questionable
Bills TE Shawn Nelson was added to the injury report Friday and is listed as questionable. Nelson missed Friday’s practice due to illness according to head coach Chan Gailey. If he’s unable to play on Sunday the Bills will be down to just a pair of healthy tight ends in David Martin and Jonathan Stupar.
Fitz wins ‘Never Say Never’
Ryan Fitzpatrick and company have won the NFL’s Never Say Never moment of the week for their dramatic comeback win over the Bengals in Week 11. Fitzpatrick and an opportunistic Bills defense orchestrated the largest comeback in 13 years and it won as the best moment or play of the week that represents determination and perseverance. Trailing by 17 points [...]
Spiller questionable
RB C.J. Spiller practiced on Thursday and Friday on a limited basis and is expected to be a game time decision. Gailey listed the Bills top pick as questionable. “I’ve just got to see that my hamstring is fully strengthened and that I’m full speed and I can make the normal cuts,” said Spiller. “I [...]
Report: Nix scouts Luck
It’s no secret that Bills GM Buddy Nix has been doing a lot of traveling during the week to assist his scouting department in getting the lowdown on college prospects. ESPN is reporting that Nix was out at Stanford this past week, and though QB Andrew Luck was likely on the agenda, Nix likely looked [...]
Drayton chat postponed
Just a heads up to all the Bills fans planning to join the live chat with Bills CB Drayton Florence at 1 pm today (Friday). It has been postponed. The chat will be held at its regular scheduled time of 12 noon on Thursday, December 2nd.
Practice update
A half dozen Bills players are not participating here on Friday including a new non-participant. TE Shawn Nelson is the new player not practicing. We’ll get an update as to why after practice. Here’s the list of the other non-participants. Terrence McGee Keith Ellison Shawne Merriman Eric Wood Spencer Johnson
Poz wants to stay
In a conference call with the Pittsburgh media this week, Paul Posluszny was asked if he wants to stay in Buffalo knowing this is the last year of his contract. Here was his response. “That sounds like a great plan to me,” Posluszny said. ”As long as they want me around, I want to be here.” [...]
Reggie Torbor at M&T Bank
M&T Bank and the Buffalo Bills will be hosting the Gift of Warmth Signing at the M&T Bank Southgate Plaza Branch at 1024 Union Road in West Seneca on Tuesday, Nov. 30th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Bills LB Reggie Torbor will be on hand signing autographs. The Bills already had their Gift of Warmth collection at their Nov. 14th home [...]
Live chat with Drayton
At 1 pm today (Friday) there will be a live online chat with Drayton Florence, so make sure to submit your questions and watch later to see if the AFC Defensive Player of the Week answers yours. Florence is arguably coming off his best game in a Bills uniform with a fumble return for a [...]
Steelers a measuring stick
The Bills have a lot of respect for the Steelers and the caliber of team they are. That’s why they’re eager to play them knowing how they fare will say a lot about their progress in year one under Chan Gailey. “You want to talk about doing it against the best, this is the best [...]
Big Ben finds Fitz entertaining
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has caught some highlights of Buffalo’s offense the past few weeks and he finds Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bills attack pretty entertaining. “Yeah he’s playing great,” said Roethlisberger. ”Coach (Tomlin) called him a gunslinger and that’s kind of what he’s doing. He’s just coming out and playing fearless and he’s doing some great things. [...]
Throwbacks on Sunday
Just a reminder to the Bills fans attending Sunday’s game against the Steelers, the Bills will be wearing their alternate blue throwback jerseys with their white helmets and standing red buffalo. It’s the second and final time, by league rule, that the Bills will wear their throwback blues this season. Buffalo first wore their blue [...]
Practice update
Chris Kelsay, Demetrius Bell and Kyle Williams were back practicing Thursday, but a few other Bills were not. Eric Wood, Terrence McGee, Spencer Johnson and Shawne Merriman missed their second straight day of practice.
Spiller practices
Bills RB C.J. Spiller didn’t practice Wednesday, but was able to participate Thursday. Head coach Chan Gailey said Spiller was limited, but was able to do some things and has a chance to play Sunday. [C.J. Spiller, practice update]
Byrd-Wilson debate
George Wilson replaced Jairus Byrd in the second quarter of last Sunday’s game and provided instant impact with a big interception in his own end zone to thwart a Cincinnati scoring threat. There’s been a lot of outside speculation that a lineup change could be afoot moving forward, but head coach Chan Gailey said that’s not [...]
