Monthly Archives: March 2011
3 big school pro days
Three big programs will be holding their pro days today (Tuesday). Texas, UCLA and Utah will all be hosting NFL scouts and personnel executives as their draft prospects work out. Here’s a rundown of some of the more notable prospects at each of the schools. Texas – OLB Sam Acho, CB Curtis Brown, CB Chykie [...]
Nix on Bowers pro day
Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers will have his much anticipated pro day this Friday (April 1st). Bills GM Buddy Nix will be in attendance and admits it’s going to carry a lot of weight for the top flight pass rusher. “I think it’s big for him,” said Nix. ”I’m not sure that you would write him off [...]
Newton exposure
Bills GM Buddy Nix and head coach Chan Gailey were peppered with questions about Cam Newton with his visit confirmed by the team’s front office Monday night at the State of the Bills event for premium seat holders in downtown Buffalo. In answering the questions they shared how much time they’ve spent with Cam Newton. [...]
Bills looking to add OT
Bills GM Buddy Nix in addressing those premium seat holders in attendance at the State of the Bills event in downtown Buffalo Monday night addressed the need to add an offensive tackle. Nix only mentioned it in passing as he praised his pro personnel staff for adding some quality young linemen off waivers last season in [...]
Nix confirms QB visits
Bills GM Buddy Nix confirmed that Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder will all be in for pre-draft visits. At the State of the Bills event in downtown Buffalo, Nix and head coach Chan Gailey both confirmed that Newton was in town and will visit the facility Tuesday. Nix also said that there could [...]
Long list for Kaepernick
Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick has a long workout list lined up for the next week with NFL clubs. Kaepernick on the heels of a solid pro day will be doing private workouts for Miami, Tennessee, Denver, Kansas City and Cleveland. That according to DraftInsiders. The workout for Cleveland is taking place today (Monday) according to [...]
Kirwan: Bills take CB, QB
NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan just put together his newest two-round mock draft and he’s got Buffalo taking a cornerback followed by a quarterback. Kirwan has Buffalo taking LSU CB Patrick Peterson third overall after he has Marcell Dareus and Da’Quan Bowers going to Carolina and Denver. Here’s his line of reasoning for the pick. Patrick has [...]
King on prospects Bills like
SI.com’s Peter King in his Monday Morning QB column mentioned a couple of players that he believes the Bills are high on in round one. In his 10 truths portion of his weekly MMQB column number four dealt with the Bills and read as follows. The Bills like Von Miller and Patrick Peterson a lot. [...]
Fergie on Newton
Former Bills QB Joe Ferguson saw an awful lot of Cam Newton this past season. The former Arkansas Razorback signal caller follows the SEC closely and could only be impressed by what Newton brought to the table. “I think he was probably the most dominating player in college this year that helped a team that [...]
2 rd mock: LB, QB to Bills
A two-round mock by Rotoworld has the Bills taking a linebacker first and a quarterback second. Rotoworld’s two-round mock has Buffalo taking Texas A&M pass rusher Von Miller at three with the following analysis. Chan Gailey sent out indications at last week’s owners meetings that he’s head over heels for Newton and Blaine Gabbert. We’re [...]
Report: Dareus to visit
NFL.com’s Jason LaCanfora is reporting that Marcell Dareus will be making a pre-draft visit to One Bills Drive. Of course it’s far from the only team he’ll be visiting over the next seven days. Here’s one of LaCanfora’s most recent tweets on Dareus’ schedule. JasonLaCanfora Marcell Dareus will visit the Bills this week and will [...]
Bills Booster club kickoff
Buffalo Bills fans will have an opportunity to become official boosters come Tuesday, March 29th. Fans can join the Buffalo Bills Booster Club by attending their 2011 Kick-Off Meeting, Tues., March 29th at The Calvary Church in Williamsville at 7:30 p.m. The guest speakers at the first meeting are Paul Peck from channel 4 sports, and [...]
Bills fans prefer Shep
Based on fan voting by text to 64621, Bills fans overwhelmingly feel that LSU ILB Kelvin Sheppard would be the best fit for the Bills. In the media center at Buffalobills.com as part of our Countdown to Draft Day series, we profiled the top five inside linebackers in this year’s class and LSU’s Kelvin Sheppard [...]
Fairley to visit Bills?
It’s that time of the year when the top prospects make the rounds for pre-draft visits as NFL clubs tie up any remaining loose ends on elite players. The Bills could very well be doing that with a host of other clubs drafting in the top 10 on Auburn DL Nick Fairley. According to the Houston Chronicle, [...]
Report: Bills at OT workout
According to the National Football Post the Bills were in attendance at a private workout for an offensive tackle. UNLV OT Matt Murphy performed a private workout for reps from the Bills, Dolphin and Colts on Saturday according to the report. An honorable mention All-Mountain West conference tackle in 2010, Murphy is considered a versatile [...]
Bills luck out get 9th pick
Buffalo’s stock of draft picks has increased by one as the league handed out their compensatory picks late on Friday. The Bills will have a second draft choice in round 7 where they will pick 44th in the round with the 244th overall selection. The Bills did not have a net loss of free agents, [...]
More pre-draft visits for Miller
Texas A&M LB Von Miller is still on the pre-draft visit circuit. After visiting with the Bills last week and having a private workout with Denver and a meeting with Arizona, Miller is scheduled to have pre-draft visits with Denver, Cleveland, San Fran, Tennessee and Washington. That according to the National Football Post. All of [...]
Time to pick an ILB
Bills GM Buddy Nix said he needs to add a pair of ILBs this offseason in some way or another. Here’s your chance to make the call for him. In the media center at Buffalobills.com we’re profiling the top 5 ILBs in this year’s draft class, with a chance for you to pick who you [...]
Fan Friday 3-25
Time for your Fan Friday questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. Keep them coming and have a good weekend everybody. 1 – Hi Chris I have been thinking the Bills should go defensive tackle or linebacker at #3 overall. What do you think about them taking Robert Quinn, potentially, the next Bruce Smith? If they don’t put him [...]
Mallett to workout for Miami
According to DraftInsiders.net, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett will be performing a private workout for the Miami Dolphins. Mallett has had one other known workout thus far in the pre-draft process with Carolina. Whether the Dolphins should stay committed to Chad Henne as their starting quarterback has been heavily debated in south Florida this offseason, and [...]
