Monthly Archives: May 2011
Dareus on NFL Network
Bills top pick Marcell Dareus will be appearing on NFL Network tonight (Wed). Dareus will appear live in-studio at 7:00 PM ET on NFL Total Access.
Fans punt, pass, kick at Ralph
The Buffalo Bills and Ralph Wilson Stadium played host to a Motorola punt, pass and kick competition Tuesday for some excited Bills fans. The scoreboard was up and running for the lively competition and the public address announcer was on hand to introduce contestants. Motorola, a valued NFL and Bills partner, entertained 50 of their special guests. The fans ran through the [...]
Whitner, Byrd stand out
In the 2010 season Donte Whitner and Jairus Byrd were among the surest tacklers at the safety position in the NFL. That according to the stat gurus at Pro Football Focus, who calculated the ratio of missed tackles to attempts for every safety that set foot on the field last season. Whitner finished seventh in [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 18
DAILY REPORT Former Bills LB Darryl Talley (1983-94) and former Bills RB Bill Enyart (1969-70) were elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as announced yesterday by Archie Manning, chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Former Buffalo Bills safety and current Bills Radio Network color analyst Mark Kelso will [...]
Shep on day 2 top 10 list
Bills third-round pick Kelvin Sheppard was a prospect that was on Buffalo’s day two wish list from the time the second round started. One detail behind the selection of Sheppard that was not revealed in the exclusive Inside the Draft Room feature on Buffalobills.com was the fact that the LSU linebacker’s name was on Buffalo’s [...]
Williams was top day 2 choice
There are NFL teams that have a top choice mapped out come day two of the NFL draft, but a lot of times that player isn’t there when it’s your turn to pick. For the Bills their top player was there for the start of round two in Aaron Williams. “We had two and we [...]
Talley gets HOF nod
Bills Wall of Famer Darryl Talley will be adding another honor to his long and productive football career. Talley was named one of the 14 players in the 2011 College Football Hall of Fame class. The former Bills linebacker played his college ball at West Virginia University where he earned consensus All-American honors as a senior. “I think [...]
Nix: Dareus best pick for us
In an exclusive Inside the Draft Room feature with Buffalobills.com Bills GM Buddy Nix outlined a lot of what went on and how they felt as the 2011 NFL draft unfolded on day one. In Nix’s opinion how the board fell for Buffalo at the top could not have gone better. “I thought Denver would [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 17
DAILY REPORT NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell held a Fan Forum with Bills’ season ticket holders yesterday. See the Daily Links below for more information. Be sure to check buffalobills.com today at 11 a.m. for an exclusive video feature that takes you inside the Bills Draft room during the 2011 NFL Draft. The piece will include [...]
Goodell: No new stadium plans
Among the questions posed to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Monday evening in a teleconference with Bills season ticket holders was with the Bills lease closing in on expiration whether a new stadium would be a consideration. “I’m not aware of a specific new stadium proposal,” said Goodell. ”I know that they continue to seek ways to [...]
NFL draft on the move?
During Monday night’s teleconference between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Bills season ticket holders, he was asked about the possibility of the NFL draft moving to a different city each year similar to the NHL draft. Goodell said it’s being entertained as an option. “It’s one (idea) that we have really been studying and we [...]
Tasker on the radio
Bills Wall of Famer Steve Tasker will be appearing on the radio airwaves north of the border Tuesday morning. Tasker will be on the FAN590 (590 AM) with Jim Lang and Greg Brady.
Exclusive: Inside Bills draft room
Want to know how things went down for the Bills when they were on the clock at 3? Want to hear about the phone conversation between head coach Chan Gailey and Marcell Dareus when they made him the third overall pick? Hear about draft day 1 and day 2 from both Gailey and GM Buddy [...]
Dareus hot about going 3rd
Appearing on the Michael Irvin radio show in Miami Monday on WQAM, Marcell Dareus had some no nonsense comments about where he went off the board in the 2011 NFL draft. When asked if he should have been the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, the Bills top pick had a very quick [...]
Tonight’s call with the commish
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be fielding questions from Bills season ticket holders tonight (Monday) in a teleconference at 6:30 pm. Bills CEO Russ Brandon will be introducing the commissioner this evening. “Tonight’s call the commissioner provides a great forum for Bills season ticket holders,” said Brandon. ”I look forward to listening at 6:30.” Goodell has done about [...]
Mr. Wilson misses football
Bills Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson spoke with the NY Daily News over the weekend, and like most fans of the game, just wants football back. “I hope the sides come to an agreement,” Wilson told the Daily News. “I hope they can. I miss football like millions of other people.” Mr. Wilson was [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 16
DAILY REPORT NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will hold a Fan Forum with Bills’ season ticket holders. The interactive conference call will take place today at 6:30 p.m. DAILY LINKS Buffalobills.com – Chris Brown on Buddy Nix’s comments regarding training camp Buffalobills.com – Chris Brown talks about the history of the long-snapper in this week’s Fan [...]
No deadline yet for camp
Bills GM Buddy Nix and other members of Buffalo’s staff went out to the site of the team’s training camp at St. John Fisher to go over the myriad of contingency plans that now exist in light of the league’s labor situation. Among the details discussed were how late they could start training camp in [...]
Fan Friday 5-13
Happy Friday the 13th everybody! Let’s get to your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net, which is where you can submit your question. 1 – Chris, The long snapper is always mystifying to most NFL fans. As they only play on punting and field goals. In terms of Garrison Sanborn, he hasn’t played any time at offensive line. [...]
Nix explains QB plans
Earlier in the week we laid out the Bills post-draft QB plans with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Levi Brown the only two quarterbacks currently under contract. Head coach Chan Gailey indicated that they would sign two, but that they might sign two veteran free agents or a veteran and undrafted rookie. Nix further explained why those [...]
