Monthly Archives: March 2011
Vote 4 Bills best draft fits
With just over a month until the 2011 NFL draft Buffalobills.com is putting you the fan in the GM’s chair. Our draft position previews have begun in the media center on Buffalobills.com in our Countdown to Draft Day brought to you by Time Warner Cable. This year in reviewing the top five prospects at each [...]
No compensatories now
With the owners meetings taking place Monday and Tuesday, it’s typically the time when compensatory draft picks are announced for NFL clubs. That however, will not happen this time around. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette they will be announced at a later time. The Bills are not expected to be in line to receive [...]
Pats ready to deal 2nd 1st?
There are reports that the New England Patriots, holders of six picks in the top 92 selections of this year’s draft, could be convinced to part with their second first-round pick at 28. The Patriots also have the 17th pick in addition to the 28th and they’ve got the first pick in round 2 (33rd [...]
Mallett to workout for 3 clubs
Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett has workouts lined up with three NFL clubs. That according to the National Football Post. Mallett, who has already had a workout with Carolina, will reportedly also perform for Minnesota, Miami and Cincinnati. All three clubs figure to be in the market for a quarterback, though Miami maintains they’re behind Chad [...]
Kentucky, Maryland pro days
Here are some of the results of the Kentucky and Maryland pro days where receivers were the top talents. NFL.com’s Gil Brandt provides his take on how receiver talents like Torrey Smith and Randall Cobb fared at their campus workouts in addition to some other hidden talents leading up to the draft. At Buffalobills.com we [...]
A chance to know Dareus
Here’s Marcell Dareus’ interview on NFL Network earlier this week. It’s a chance for you to get a feel for the Alabama talent much like we here at Buffalobills.com did at the combine. Kid is a winner and a player.
Fan Friday 3-18
Hey Bills fans. I’m taking the day off for my birthday, but here are some answers to your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. Have a good weekend. 1 – Chris, Can you break down how Bowers, Fairley, or Dareus would fit in the Bills 3-4. Can you explain the difference between a five technique and three technique [...]
Eagles open to Kolb offers
Eagles head coach Andy Reid said there has been a little interest in QB Kevin Kolb and he expects things to pick up when trades are again allowed. Reid told the Philadelphia Daily News that they’ll “sit back and evaluate” what comes down the pike when trades can again be made. Reid reiterated that they’d [...]
Wilkerson pumped for pro day
Temple DL prospect Muhammad Wilkerson is pretty excited about his pro day. Here is his series of tweets to that effect. Impactmo9 BIG FRIDAY!!!!!!! Impactmo9 Pro Day today leeegoooo Impactmo9 Lets eat, it’s money to be made today Wilkerson is forecast as a mid to late first-round pick. He had 9.5 sacks in his last [...]
Carimi: Bills trip went well
Wisconsin OT Gabe Carimi, regarded as a sure fire first-round pick has been doing a pre-draft blog for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and offered his thoughts on his visit with the Bills. Carimi explained how Buffalo’s coaching staff quizzed him on his retention skills and he commented positively on Buffalo as a town, likening it to [...]
Nix at Gabbert pro day
With virtually the entire league at Blaine Gabbert’s pro day Thursday, it’s no surprise to see the reports that Bills GM Buddy Nix was there as well. NFL.com’s Gil Brandt reported that Nix was in attendance along with a handful of NFL head coaches from other clubs. Brandt, who said after Cam Newton’s workout that [...]
Accurate day for Gabbert
Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert was very accurate at his highly anticipated pro day Thursday as he completed 44 of 49 passes according to reports. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that three of the five incompletions were catchable balls. The figures are impressive when one considers that he didn’t have his Missouri receivers available.
Bills dine with Gabbert
The Bills had dinner with Cam Newton the evening before his pro day at Auburn. They’ve now gone and done the same with Blaine Gabbert whose pro day is today (Thursday). That according to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt, who said Bills GM Buddy Nix along with a few other Bills reps had dinner with the Missouri [...]
QB Wonderlic scores
Quarterback prospects prep now more than ever for the Wonderlic test, so seeing higher scores now than in years past is not unusual. Here’s the rundown of the Wonderlic scores of some of the more notable QB prospects in this year’s class courtesy of ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Perfect score is a 50. mortreport QBs prepped [...]
LSU’s Sheppard excited to visit
LSU LB Kelvin Sheppard wasn’t shy about making his morning pre-draft visit to One Bills Drive known. Here’s his twitter post about it. Shepp_LB11 Morning!! Early morning in Buffalo then off to airport and back to the boot. Sheppard is referring to Louisiana with his boot comment, since the state is shaped like a boot. The LSU [...]
McShay mock has QB for Bills
ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd McShay has issued his fourth mock draft installment and has the Bills taking a quarterback. After sending Marcell Dareus to Carolina with the top pick, he has Von Miller going to Denver at two and Blaine Gabbert going to Buffalo third overall. Here is his reasoning behind the pick. The Bills’ [...]
Report: Bowers to visit
ESPN is reporting that Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers will have a pre-draft visit with seven of the teams holding the top eight picks in the 2011 NFL draft. The Bills are among those teams according to the report. The only team in the top 8 not having Bowers in for a pre-draft visit are the [...]
Illini stand on combine numbers
The top three draft prospects out of the University of Illinois are standing on their workout numbers from the NFL combine. DT Corey Liuget, ILB Martez Wilson and RB Mikel LeShoure only did position drill work for NFL clubs on hand at their pro day according to FightingIllini.com. FightingIllini.com is reporting that 30 NFL clubs [...]
OT Carimi visits Bills
Buffalobills.com has confirmed that Wisconsin OT Gabe Carimi had a pre-draft visit with the Bills. Carimi met with Bills coaches on Tuesday at One Bills Drive. Carimi is forecast as a mid to late first round pick by most of the so called draft experts. He played left tackle at Wisconsin, but some project him [...]
Sharp day for Ponder
Florida State QB Christian Ponder has been steadily building momentum for his draft stock since his solid performance in the Senior Bowl, and his pro day on Wednesday did nothing to slow it down. Ponder, who threw to Florida State teammates and retired NFL wideout Isaac Bruce, tossed about 60 passes according to the Orlando [...]
