Monthly Archives: May 2011
Bills Daily Charge – May 13
DAILY REPORT CBS analyst and former Bills’ great Steve Tasker will be the Commencement speaker at his alma mater – Wichita County High School in Leoti, KS on Saturday, May 14. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will hold an interactive conference call with Bills’ season ticket holders on Monday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. TODAY’S APPEARANCES [...]
Fitz was 3rd most blitzed
Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was under some of the most frequent pressure of all the NFL quarterbacks last season. That according to the stat gurus at Pro Football Focus, who have Fitz as the third most blitzed quarterback for the 2010 season behind only Bruce Gradkowski (57.8%) and Joe Flacco (49.5%). Fitz was blitzed on [...]
Shep on the radio
Bills third-round pick Kelvin Sheppard appeared on Morning Bull on 103.3 the Edge Thursday morning. Shep talked about his LSU days, his leadership, fellow LSU alum Kyle Williams and what he knows so far about Buffalo. Check it out.
Bills Daily Charge – May 12
DAILY REPORT On Wednesday, General Manager Buddy Nix announced the addition of Tom Gibbons and Chuck Cook to the personnel department. Gibbons takes on the role of Director of Pro Personnel and Cook will serve as Director of College Scouting. See Daily Links below for more information. TODAY’S APPEARANCES 6:05 PM – 103.3 The Edge [...]
Cook will be roving Director
Bills new Director of College Scouting Chuck Cook will be a director on the move rather than one fixated at One Bills Drive in Orchard Park. “I’ll be living in Mississippi,” he said. ”I’ll be on the road and be a mobile director and do everything pretty much on the road. I’ll get a chance to [...]
An answer on why moves made now
During the press conference to announce the new personnel hires for pro and college scouting, Buddy Nix was asked why the moves were made after more than a year on the job instead of right away. Nix had a pretty good answer for that one. “I didn’t know what to change,” said Nix. ”Somebody would have had [...]
Aim of scouting moves
The Bills are all about building consensus when it comes to the draft and free agency process. Having a unifying vision for how the personnel will be improved on Buffalo’s roster is what GM Buddy Nix was after. He explains how these new additions to the pro and college scouting departments will accomplish that. “We [...]
Buddy goes with who he knows
Bills GM Buddy Nix was the one that made the call in hiring Tom Gibbons as Pro Personnel Director and Chuck Cook at Director of College Scouting, and when it comes to hiring Nix goes with who he knows. Gibbons is a scout that Nix has worked with since he first worked for Buffalo as [...]
Stevie on NFL Network
Bills WR Stevie Johnson will be appearing as an in-studio guest on NFL Network tonight (Wed.). Johnson will be part of a discussion about the use of Twitter by players on NFL Total Access. Naturally Stevie’s tweets last season after the Pittsburgh game make him a natural fit in the eyes of NFL Network. By [...]
C.J. on NFL Live today
Bills RB C.J. Spiller will be appearing on NFL Live this afternoon (Wed.) Spiller will be rapping with Trey Wingo and the boys at 4 pm ET.
Bills Daily Charge – May 11
DAILY REPORT General Manager Buddy Nix will be available today at 3:45 pm in the Buffalo Bills Training Facility to discuss the process of re-evaluating and re-organizing the team’s personnel department. Media covering the event should report to the Buffalo Bills media room. TODAY’S APPEARANCES 8:15 AM – 97 Rock – Bills’ Wall of Fame [...]
Scouts to be back at it
It’s been a demanding pre-draft process for the Bills college scouting department leading up to the NFL draft. Very soon they’ll be back at it to grind for another 11 months. Bills GM Buddy Nix shed some light on the schedule the scouts will be resuming less than a month after the 2011 NFL draft. [...]
Dareus to DT in nickel?
Bills GM Buddy Nix shared some information about the 2011 draft class for Buffalo including where the players could be lining up come September. Most already know that top pick Marcell Dareus will start at defensive end in Buffalo’s 3-4 defense. But according to Nix he’ll be moved from that spot in the subpackages. “Marcell is [...]
Faith in Merriman
Appearing at the Monday QB Club post-draft event Bills GM Buddy Nix covered a range of topics concerning the team including Shawne Merriman. Nix was asked about the confidence he has that Merriman can be an impact player for the Bills in 2011. “We know the answer,” said Nix. ”He has to get well. He’s ahead of [...]
Troup, Carrington update
Bills GM Buddy Nix was the keynote speaker at the Monday QB Club post-draft event at Ralph Wilson Stadium Tuesday evening. He was asked about the future of Torell Troup and Alex Carrington with Marcell Dareus now in the fold. Here’s what Nix had to say. “We have six guys we think can play with Marcell,” [...]
Whaley’s college scouting role
Bills Assistant GM/Director of Player Personnel Doug Whaley will be devoting more of his energies toward college scouting now that he’ll be the one putting the draft board together for the Bills each year. Here’s his description of how he will be scouting the college talent personally. “I would say I’ll be scouting the top rated players,” [...]
CB Williams will push to start
Bills 2nd round pick Aaron Williams, who is profiled in the media center of Buffalobills.com today (Tues.) is a guy that will push the veterans with NFL starting experience for a top spot in the secondary. According to Bills GM Buddy Nix, Williams will push for one of the two starting cornerback jobs, and if [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 10
DAILY REPORT General Manager Buddy Nix will be the guest speaker at this evening’s Monday Quarterback Club at the M&T Bank Club at Ralph Wilson Stadium. DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – A look at the team’s plans for the quarterback position post-draft BuffaloBills.com – USA Football equipment grants available Inside the Bills Blog -Singer on ‘The [...]
Singer on ‘The Voice’ w/Bills tie
The new singing competition show ‘The Voice’ on NBC is featuring a performer with a Bills tie. Javier Colon, who appeared on NBC’s Today Show last week, performed the national anthem for the Bills’ home opener last season. Colon’s version of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Time after Time’ was in the Top 100 on ITunes within hours [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 9
DAILY REPORT GM Buddy Nix announced on Friday that the Bills have promoted Doug Whaley to Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel. In his new responsibilities, Whaley will oversee both the college and pro personnel departments for the Bills. Additionally, he will conduct the team’s meetings leading up to the draft and scout the top [...]
