Monthly Archives: April 2011
Draft luncheon tomorrow
Make sure you make you lunch plans with us tomorrow here on buffalobills.com. At 12 noon we will be broadcasting the draft luncheon live where GM Buddy Nix and V.P. of College Scouting Tom Modrak will be taking questions from the media on the 2011 draft. Radio network sideline reporter Rich Gaenzler will also be hosting [...]
Jills auditions
The Buffalo Jills held their annual auditions in the fieldhouse on Sunday and Christina, who helped out last week with the workshop, hosted our coverage again. There were a couple new twists to this year’s auditions, including swimsuit modeling and results being posted online. You can check out the audition video in the media center and [...]
RB vote close
In our final 2011 NFL Draft positional preview piece on running backs, the fan voting was among the tighest. Alabama’s Mark Ingram garnered the most votes with 38% but following right behind was Illinois’ Mikel Leshoure who had 36%. Virginia Tech’s Ryan Williams rounded out the top three with 16% of the fan vote. Now that [...]
Fan Friday 4-15
Less than two weeks until the draft. Let’s get to your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. 1 – Ok I realize this is all new so we may not know, but hopefully you do. Typically the draft picks are flown to the team that drafted them (or at least the high picks) and given a tour, meet [...]
Miller’s the choice
Texas A&M Linebacker Von Miller is expected by many to be a top 5 draft selection and if Bills fans had their way he would be the top choice for Buffalo. After watching the ouside linebacker preview in our Countdown to Draft Day series, fans made it clear Miller was their pick at the position with 73% [...]
Gilchrist memorial Saturday
The life of one of the greatest and most colorful players in Buffalo Bills history, Carlton Chester “Cookie” Gilchrist will be celebrated this Sat., April 16, 2011 at 11AM at St. John Baptist Church, 184 Goodell Street in Buffalo, NY. Gilchrist will be remembered by family, friends and former teammates at a special Memorial Celebration that [...]
4 teams want to trade down?
According to CBSSports.com four NFL clubs are looking to trade down from their spots in round one of the 2011 NFL draft. Per the report Denver (2nd), Tennessee (8th), Washington (10th) and Chicago (29th) are all looking to move back. We mentioned here about previous reports that the Broncos want to move down, but they’re [...]
SI.com mock has QB to Bills
SI.com’s Don Banks has put out the fifth installment of his mock draft and he’s got Buffalo taking a quarterback. After he ships Cam Newton to Carolina and Marcell Dareus to Denver, he’s got Buffalo taking Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert with the following reasoning. Texas A&M outside linebacker Von Miller seems to have emerged as [...]
M&T Bank Draft Day Countdown
The M&T Bank Draft Day Countdown is on and runs through April 28th (6 pm deadline). Get your entry in now to predict who the Bills will draft first in the 2011 NFL draft for a chance to win a Bills fan experience. Fans can go to buffalobills.com to enter. The contest is open to [...]
UB’s Josh Thomas visiting Jets
University at Buffalo CB Josh Thomas is making a pre-draft visit with the New York Jets today in New Jersey. That according to the team’s official website. Considered by most draft forecasters as middle to late round pick, Thomas is seen as a prospect that can help in nickel packages according to ESPN draft analyst [...]
2 rd. mock QB, OLB for Bills
The National Football Post has just released their latest two-round mock draft and they’ve got Buffalo taking a quarterback first and an outside linebacker second. With the third overall pick they have the Bills taking Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert after Cam Newton and Marcell Dareus go first and second overall respectively. In round two they [...]
Don’t forget to make your pick
Bills fans, don’t forget to make your pick for who you believe the Bills are going to take third overall in this year’s draft. The M&T Bank Draft Day Challenge gives fans the chance to correctly predict who the Bills will take with their first draft selection in the 2011 NFL draft. With over 100 [...]
OL Ijalana wins big
Villanova OL Ben Ijalana hasn’t had the best of luck in this pre-draft process as a sports hernia has kept him from performing for scouts and NFL personnel execs, but Bills fans made it clear they wouldn’t mind seeing him in Buffalo duds in 2011. After watching the Countdown to Draft Day position preview for [...]
Preseason starts on road
The first half of the Bills preseason will be on the road. The 2011 Bills preseason schedule starts in Chicago in Week 1 (Aug. 11-15) and then heads to Denver in Week 2 (Aug. 18-22). The Broncos game will be a precursor to the regular season tilt (date to be determined) at Ralph Wilson Stadium [...]
Broncos want to trade down?
According to the Denver Post in a perfect world the Denver Broncos would like to trade out of the number two overall pick. Broncos beat reporter Mike Klis even insinuates that Buffalo could be interested in moving up one spot since they are perceived to be in the quarterback market. Here’s his take on the [...]
Pats hosting Locker
The New England Patriots are viewed by most to have primary needs at defensive end, outside linebacker and wide receiver. So why are they hosting Washington QB Jake Locker on a pre-draft visit? New England did this last year as well hosting Tim Tebow on a pre-draft visit, but ESPN is reporting that the Patriots may very [...]
Jills tryout process underway
Be sure to check out Buffalobills.com’s coverage of the 2011 Buffalo Jills tryouts with team captain and six-year veteran Christina showing you the lengths that candidates go through to make the squad. This past weekend a workshop was held for the veterans and incoming hopefuls and next weekend the live audition will take place in [...]
Miller, Bowers meet w/Browns
Texas A&M LB Von Miller and Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers are both meeting with the Cleveland Browns (picking 6th) today (Tuesday). That according to the National Football Post. Miller also has other pre-draft visits scheduled with Tennessee (picking 8th) and San Francisco (picking 7th) on Wednesday and Thursday this week. He also has a visit [...]
Bills preseason sched today
The Bills schedule of preseason opponents for 2011 will be coming out later today. The announcement is expected to be made at 4pm. Dates are usually announced at a later time, but we’ll know the home and away preseason opponents, one of which is bound to be Detroit since that’s been the case the last [...]
Von Miller adding muscle
Von Miller finished his senior season at Texas A&M at around 237 pounds. Knowing some NFL clubs with 3-4 defensive schemes want to know he can carry more weight effectively, Miller has been working through the whole pre-draft process to add muscle. First came an additional nine pounds. Now there’s more. He weighed in at [...]
