Monthly Archives: April 2011
Bills 2nd rd. picks
Here is a rundown of Bills second-round picks by position all time. WR – 9 – (James Hardy 2008) DE – 8 – (Chris Kelsay 2003) LB – 8 – (Paul Posluszny 2007) DT – 7 (Torell Troup 2010) RB – 7 (Travis Henry 2001) DB – 6 (Jairus Byrd 2009) QB – 4 (Todd [...]
Feeling for Bowers
Bills top draft choice Marcell Dareus couldn’t help but feel for Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers, who slipped all the way out of the first round last night due to concerns about his recovery from a knee injury. Dareus, who was in the green room at Radio City last night actually checked on Bowers to make [...]
Marcell takes in stadium
Bills top pick Marcell Dareus is still taking in all that Buffalo has to offer. Here he is getting his first look at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Can only imagine what he’s thinking. My caption would be this — “Only our backs are going to running on this field!” What’s yours?
Dareus’ number confirmed
Bills first-round pick Marcell Dareus has a jersey number. Dareus will be wearing jersey number 99 for the Bills. He got a chance to view his locker stall, which will sit between Dwan Edwards and Alex Carrington in Buffalo’s locker room. To have your chance to get the new Bills jersey, sign up here. Here’s [...]
Bills Daily Charge – April 29
DAILY REPORT Bills first-round draft pick DL Marcell Dareus is scheduled to address the media this afternoon at approximately 2:00 pm in the Bills Media Room. The 2011 NFL Draft continues tonight at 6:00 pm with Rounds 2-3. The Bills Media Room will be open for media covering the Bills. The 2011 Buffalo Bills Draft [...]
Board fell right
For the Bills there was concern that Marcell Dareus would be scooped up by the Denver Broncos at two, but from the information they had gathered late in pre-draft process, they discovered they stood a good chance of getting the man at they wanted all along. I asked Bills GM Buddy Nix if those first [...]
Round one breakdown
Here’s a breakdown by position of how many came off the board by position in round one Thursday night. QB – 4 (Newton, Locker, Gabbert, Ponder) RB – 1 (Ingram) WR – 3 (Green, Jones, Baldwin) TE – 0 OT – 6 (Smith, Solder, Castonzo, Carpenter, Carimi, Sherrod) G – 2 (Pouncey, Watkins) C – [...]
Best on the board
Buffalo selects 34th or second overall in round two. Here’s a rundown of some players by position that could be seen as best on the board by the Bills at the top of round 2, which gets underway at 6 pm on Friday. DE Da’Quan Bowers – Clemson QB Andy Dalton - TCU Colin Kaepernick - Nevada [...]
Bills scout on Dareus
Bills regional scout Shawn Heinlen was asked for his assessment of first-round pick Marcell Dareus prior to the time he was selected when scouts were made available in the week leading up to the draft. Here was his take on the Alabama defensive lineman. “Athletic big man,” said Heinlen. ”He’s powerful. He’s explosive. The ability he [...]
Mayock: Dareus All-Pro potential
NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock had four players that he felt were as sure fire as they come in this year’s class. Bills first-round pick Marcell Dareus was one of them. Here’s what Mayock had to say about Dareus, Von Miller, Patrick Peterson and A.J. Green as a group. “If you’re looking at players [...]
The power of Dareus
For a look at the pure power of Bills first-round pick Marcell Dareus take a look at what he was able to do on ESPN’s Sports Science program prior to the draft. Dareus had to get to the dummy QB in under three seconds and get through 3 heavy bags weighing 900 total pounds. He [...]
Live blog up soon
The Inside the Bills blog will be going live just 15 minutes before the draft opens at 8 pm. Similar to our live blog during Bills games, fans will be able to log on and interact and ask questions as well. It should be fun tonight so make sure to be a part of it [...]
Nix: There has been dialogue
Bills GM Buddy Nix just spoke with Buffalobills.com in an exclusive interview just hours before the start of the NFL draft and he says there has been some dialogue the past 24 hours with other NFL clubs. “We’re all approaching this thing where all you can trade is picks and we’ve had calls on the [...]
My 2nd rd mock pick for Bills
I released my 2011 mock draft on Buffalobills.com this morning. Can’t believe it’s the sixth annual already. I thought with the Bills picking so high in round two (34th – second) I would also submit a second-round mock pick for Buffalo. In round two I’ve got the Bills taking Florida St. QB Christian Ponder. Here’s [...]
Bills Daily Charge – April 28
DAILY REPORT The 2011 NFL Draft begins at 8:00 pm. NFL Network reporter Ari Wolfe will be reporting live from the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse throughout the day. The 2011 Buffalo Bills Draft Day Party presented by Bud Light will be held exclusively for premium seat ticket holders and invited guests in the fieldhouse starting at [...]
Nix on Newton & Gabbert
Bills GM Buddy Nix was interviewed on 103.3 FM the Edge Wednesday afternoon on the Shredd and Ragan show and was naturally asked about the top two QB prospects in Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert. Nix was either pretty revealing or pretty deceiving just a day before the draft. Nix was asked about the merits [...]
Panthers, Broncs down to 4
The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos, the NFL clubs that hold the first two picks in the draft are each down to four possible choices with their top choices Thursday night. According to ESPN’s reporters in the field (Sal Paolantonio and Ed Werder) the Panthers are down to Cam Newton, Marcell Dareus, A.J. Green and [...]
Mock – LB, QB, OT for Bills
The latest and probably last mock draft by the National Football Post goes three rounds and they’ve got a LB, QB, and offensive tackle going to the Bills in those three rounds. In round one they predictably have Buffalo taking Von Miller the pass rushing LB from Texas A&M. In round 2 they’ve got Buffalo [...]
M&T Bank Draft Day update
The M&T Bank Draft Day Challenge has been taking your choices for who you believe will be Buffalo’s top draft choice. Fans have until 6 pm Thursday to submit their vote for a chance to win a Bills Game Day Experience. Here is where the votes stand to this point with respect to the most [...]
Bills Daily Charge – April 27
Welcome to the Bills Daily Charge! Bills Daily Charge provides up-to-date information for media and fans covering the franchise including – daily schedules, announcements, media appearances, news links, and assorted news, notes and quotes. The information for Bills Daily Charge is provided by the team’s media relations staff. Bills Daily Charge will be posted each [...]
