Monthly Archives: February 2011
Safety interest not a surprise
With a potential hole at safety due to impending free agents Donte Whitner and George Wilson it’s no surprise there’s reported interest in some of the more productive safeties available right now. Bob Sanders and O.J. Atogwe have an unusual advantage having been released by their former clubs last week. Both are free agents free [...]
Report: Bills interest in Atogwe?
According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report the Bills are interested in Rams free agent safety O.J. Atogwe. The report says that Atogwe will visit with the Washington Redskins Tuesday with his former defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jim Haslett now the Redskins defensive coordinator. But the report indicates that the Bills are believed [...]
Report: Sanders to visit Buffalo
Released Colts safety Bob Sanders will reportedly make a free agent visit with the Buffalo Bills Tuesday. That according to the Florida Times-Union, after Sanders visited with the Jacksonville Jaguars Monday. Having been released by Indianapolis last week, Sanders is a free agent that can sign with other clubs. When healthy Sanders is a difference [...]
Vikes to practice on own
According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press the Minnesota Vikings players plan to stage their own practices in the event of a work stoppage. The Vikings will have a new offense this coming season so getting some work together is essential in the offseason. Tampa Bay QB Josh Freeman has also talked about staging practices [...]
Watkins passes eyeball test
There’s a basic part of scouting where scouts assess a player’s body type. They assess the body frame, potential to add strength and bulk and measure arm length, hand size etc. Before all that the initial impression is what they refer to as the eyeball test. Baylor OL Danny Watkins passes the eyeball test, but [...]
King not set on Bills pick
SI.com columnist Peter King isn’t ready to jump on the Cam Newton bandwagon for the Bills pick at 3 just yet. Though several mock drafts have the Bills taking Newton at 3, when asked on twitter where he thinks the Bills will go chose to wait until the prospects show their stuff in Indy next [...]
Fan Friday 2-18
A reminder that our NFL combine coverage from Indianapolis begins on Thursday here on Buffalobills.com and runs through the weekend. So be sure to check the blog, the home page and the media center for stories, one-on-one interviews and comment from the top NFL prospects. Now to your questions. 1 – Chris, I’m delighted to [...]
Draft rumors
With the NFL combine six days away here is a sampling of some interesting draft rumors floating around courtesy of National Football Post draft analyst Wes Bunting. The most intriguing rumor on this list for me was that of Blaine Gabbert. He’s appeared on the majority of the so called draft experts lists as a [...]
Andre Reed in town
Bills Wall of Fame WR Andre Reed will be in town Friday Receiver Andre Reed to announce a major new initiative aimed at helping children in his adopted home town of Buffalo. Reed will hold a press conference at the Renaissance Campus on Harlem Road in West Seneca at 2 pm Friday. Although the former [...]
Mayock on Bowers vs. Fairley
The three teams at the top of this year’s draft (Carolina, Denver, Buffalo) are faced with what many consider a good dilemma, should they have the choice. Clemson’s Da’Quan Bowers or Auburn’s Nick Fairley to improve their defenses, which finished 26th (Car.), 28th (Buf) and 32nd (Den) in the league in points against. NFL Network [...]
Mr. Wilson on Cam Newton
In an interview with Fanhouse.com, Bills Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson is asked if the Bills would take Cam Newton third overall. Here was his response. “Well, he’s very athletic,” Wilson said. ”But it’s the intangibles. We’ve had a number of quarterbacks that could throw the ball 100 yards and right into your stomach. But [...]
Mr. Wilson on labor & Bills
Bills Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson had an interview with Fanhouse.com in which he discussed the pursuit of a new CBA between the players and owners and the future of his team including their top pick at third overall. Mr. Wilson believes a new accord will be reached, but feels it will “take a [...]
Would Panthers trade out?
With pre-draft speculation just beginning to move into second gear with the NFL Combine next week, the talk has already begun about the top pick which is held by Carolina. Would they trade out to stockpile more with a plethora of needs? ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay tried to assess the possibility believing the Panthers [...]
Top TE to skip combine
Notre Dame TE Kyle Rudolph, widely regarded as the top TE prospect in the 2011 draft class, will be attending the NFL Combine next week, but he will not be working out. That according to Draft Insiders. Rudolph is recovering from hamstring surgery. He’s still not 100 percent, but is expected to be come Notre [...]
Kiper has Newton to Bills
ESPN’s Mel Kiper just put together his second mock draft in this pre-draft season and he’s jumped on board with some of the other mocks with a popular pick for Buffalo at third overall. Kiper has Buffalo taking Auburn QB Cam Newton with Nick Fairley and Da’Quan Bowers off the board to Carolina and Denver respectively [...]
Troup thanks Stroud
Bills DT Torell Troup often credited Kyle Williams in helping him with playing the nose tackle position in Buffalo’s 3-4, but there was another veteran player that passed on valuable knowledge about how to play in the NFL last year. In speaking with Troup through the course of the season he credited Stroud with teaching [...]
Stroud bids farewell
Former Bills DE Marcus Stroud bid Buffalo fans farewell shortly after his release from the club on Wednesday. Here was his twitter post after being informed of his release. marcusstroud99 Thanks for my time in Buffalo. I enjoyed it and I wish all of my boys the best. Go Bills. Stroud was always a classy [...]
The battle for Stroud’s spot
With Marcus Stroud no longer on Buffalo’s roster there’s a vacant starting role on the left side of the Bills defensive line. Here are the candidates currently on the roster that will be in the mix to win that spot. Alex Carrington – The Bills 3rd-round pick in 2010 didn’t get a ton of playing [...]
Bills release Stroud
The Bills parted ways with veteran DT Marcus Stroud today (Wed.). More details to follow on the home page of Buffalobills.com.
Troup working the core
Torell Troup, who is profiled in today’s top story (Driven by Family) on Buffalobills.com, is literally going hard core with his workouts. The Bills defensive tackle has been doing predominantly core work of late in an effort to strengthen the midsection. “I really want to focus more on my core and get it a lot [...]
