Monthly Archives: January 2011
Nix wants ILBs
Linebacker was a position for the Bills that had little depth and was part of the team’s struggles against the run. That’s why Bills GM Buddy Nix believes there needs to be some additions there. He’s already added veteran Shawne Merriman on the outside. Now he’s looking to further bolster the inside. “It has to [...]
Boise St. showing well
Boise St. wide receivers Austin Pettis and Titus Young are proving to have the best polish of the receiving contingent here at the Senior Bowl. Both turned in another quality practice with the North team this morning. Young and Pettis are very disciplined in their routes and it caters to consistent separation. Another polished route [...]
RB vs. LB 1-on-1′s
Both the linebackers and running backs had their advantages when it came to 1-on-1 pass coverage and 1-on-1 pass protection in the North team practice. The backs generally had their way with the LBs in coverage. Only Ohio State’s Ross Homan fared well on the LB side. The situation was reversed however when it came [...]
Gailey on his 3 QBs
Bills head coach Chan Gailey was asked about the three quarterbacks on his South team roster. Here was his assessment of TCU’s Andy Dalton, Alabama’s Greg McElroy and Florida State’s Christian Ponder. “I think that it’s an interesting group,” said Gailey. ”Christian (Ponder) is probably the more prototypical quarterback size-wise. He’s the taller, bigger of the [...]
2 additions at Sr. Bowl
Senior Bowl officials are bringing in two new players to fill roster holes created by injury. With Oregon St. DT Stephen Paea and WR Edmond Gates both lost to injuries for the rest of the week and the game, officials have successfully added University of South Florida DT Terrell McClain (6’2″ 305) and West Virginia [...]
South team sleeper
He’s a small school prospect, but he looks to have legit NFL ability. DT Cedric Thornton (6’3 1/2″ 299) of Southern Arkansas is an athletic interior lineman with really good lower body strength. He does well to hold his ground and then uses his athleticism to get off blocks and penetrate. He had a would-be [...]
Standouts at South practice
Here are some of the players that did well at Tuesday’s practice for the South Team this afternoon. WR Greg Salas from Hawaii is coming off of back to back 100 catch seasons and it showed on Tuesday. Salas (6’1″ 206) is a smooth route runner and gained consistent separation throughout the session including a [...]
TE Stocker making plays
Tennessee TE Luke Stocker has turned in some plays today. After making a catch over the middle and down the seam Stocker made another catch on the far side hash and got labeled by Clemson S Marcus Gilchrist. Stocker landed flat on his back, but calmly got to his feet and showed everyone he still [...]
WR not practicing
A recently added wide receiver to the South Team is not practicing here at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday. Edmund Gates from Abilene Christian won’t be participating. He was an injury replacement addition late last week.
North practice performers
The North team’s practice came to a close before noon here in Mobile Tuesday and here’s who looked good in the morning session. Cal DL Cameron Jordan had an impressive showing during 1-on-1 pass rush drills against offensive lineman. He consistently beat pass protectors with an array of inside and outside moves. He’s not lightning [...]
2 added to North roster
A pair of players have been added to the North roster. Ohio State WR Dane Sanzenbacher has been added to the North team and will wear jersey number 8. And Stanford DB Richard Sherman has also been added and will wear jersey number 7.
Sr. Bowl schedule
Here’s the rundown of events for day 2 of practice here at the Senior Bowl in Mobile. 10:30 AM (ET) – North Team practice 2:45 PM (ET) – South Team practice (Bills coaching staff) 6:30 PM (ET) – News conference (head coaches/players) This is day one of Buffalobills.com coverage from the Senior Bowl. We’ll be covering [...]
Bills scouts working hard
Bills VP of College Scouting Tom Modrak and a pair of his scouts were getting an early start Tuesday. They were interviewing a college prospect in the hotel hours before practice. This is the first opportunity for NFL scouting departments to interview players in the pre-draft process. Getting player background is just as important as [...]
Mayock releases Top 5 by pos
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock released his top 5 prospects by position. Here’s the list. Underclassmen are designated with an asterisk. Quarterback: *1. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri 2. Jake Locker, Washington *3. Cam Newton, Auburn *4. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas T-5. Andy Dalton, TCU T-5. Ricky Stanzi, Iowa T-5. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada T-5. Pat Devlin, Delaware Running [...]
Sr. Bowl rosters set
The North and South team rosters are set at the Senior Bowl in Mobile as the practice week is underway. The South team is being coached by Bills head coach Chan Gailey and his staff. The North team by Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis and his staff. Here is the South team roster and North [...]
Wannstedt a pre-draft asset
Bills Assistant Head and Inside LBs coach Dave Wannstedt may not be at the Senior Bowl this week with his new coaching staff, but he’s still going to be a valuable asset to the team’s pre-draft process. Having been the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh the past six years, Wannstedt has been immersed [...]
Sr. Bowl staff draft history
Over the past five years 10 NFL coaching staffs have helped prepare the prospects that play for the North and South teams in the Senior Bowl. And over that period of time 23 players were drafted by the team of the coaching staff that worked with them in Mobile. Here’s the breakdown of what Senior [...]
Bills in Senior Bowl
While the Bills coaching staff gets to work today coaching up the South team for the Senor Bowl on Saturday, here’s a look at the current Bills players that have played in the Senior Bowl. There are 20 in all. 2001 – Marcus Stroud 2002 – Akin Ayodele, Andra Davis 2003 – Drayton Florence 2004 – [...]
Wannstedt not at Sr. Bowl
Though he’s now a member of Chan Gailey’s coaching staff, new Assistant Head and Inside Linebackers coach Dave Wannstedt is not going to be at the Senior Bowl this week. Wannstedt told Buffalobills.com that he will be getting settled in at his office at One Bills Drive this week while his colleagues coach up the [...]
Bills defensive staff loaded
With the addition of Dave Wannstedt to Buffalo’s defensive staff, the Bills will not be short on having answers at the ready on game day. Head coach Chan Gailey now has defensive coordinator George Edwards and two other assistants that have been defensive coordinators at the NFL level on that side of the ball as [...]
