Monthly Archives: May 2011
Dareus training in Atlanta
Bills top pick Marcell Dareus is keeping busy despite the fact that a rookie minicamp is unlikely to occur. Typically rookie minicamps for the Bills take place two weeks after the NFL draft, but Dareus is staying in shape training in Atlanta where his agent is based. That according to Pro Football Weekly. Several Bills [...]
Kyle #3 in PFF’s top 101
Bills Pro Bowl DT Kyle Williams ranked near the top in Pro Football Focus’ rankings of their top 101 players in the NFL for the 2010 season. The PFF folks break down tape and put together their own statistical analysis that goes far beyond the typical stats you have for football players. Williams ranked third [...]
Nix to be at Monday QB club
Bills GM Buddy Nix will be attending the Monday Quarterback club post-draft event. The Monday Quarterback Club, the business group that backs the Buffalo Bills, has announced that its annual Post-Draft Event is scheduled for Tues., May 10th at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m., with the reception to follow at 6 p.m. [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 6
DAILY REPORT The Buffalo Bills announced on Thursday that Commissioner Goodell will speak with Bills season ticket holders in an exclusive VIP Fan Forum on Monday, May 16th. The interactive conference call will begin at 6:30 pm. Season ticket holders will be notified via e-mail with instructions on how to participate in the call. The [...]
Phil Hansen conf. call
Here’s the audio from the Phil Hansen conference call that he had this afternoon with the media following the announcement that he’ll be the 27th member of the Bills Wall of Fame. Phil Hansen conference call
Rogers training at home
Bills seventh-round pick CB Justin Rogers played his college ball at Richmond, but he’s in his home state of Louisiana working hard. He was also caught off guard when Buffalo picked him. In an interview with ESPN radio in Richmond, Rogers said he didn’t have much contact with the Bills. He recalled one meeting with [...]
Hansen was johnny-on-the-spot
Bills newest Wall of Fame inductee Phil Hansen never thought of himself as an all-star, but there was one thing he was particularly adept at doing on the football field. Hansen always had a keen awareness of where the ball was at all times, which largely explains why he was able to get to so [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 5
DAILY REPORT Former Buffalo Bills defensive end Phil Hansen has been selected as the 27th Wall of Fame inductee for 2011. Hansen, a second-round (27th overall), draft choice of Buffalo in 1991, played his entire 11-year NFL career with the Bills and started 148-of-156 games. The North Dakota State product totaled 61.5 career sacks to [...]
Reed responds to Williams
Bills second-round pick Aaron Williams showed respect and appreciation that Wall of Famer Andre Reed announced his name as the Bills second pick in the 2011 NFL draft over the weekend on twitter. Reed has now returned the favor. Reed tweeted the following Wednesday. Andre_Reed83 @ajwilliams04 Welcome to the city w the greatest fans!!! Enjoy. Lookin [...]
Modrak always took ownership
With the Bills announcing that Tom Modrak has been relieved of his duties with the club it seemed appropriate to note that the now former Vice President of College Scouting always took ownership of the draft classes that were assembled during his time in Buffalo. Though he never did have final say in his time with the [...]
Bills Daily Charge – May 4
DAILY REPORT The Buffalo Bills have launched a campaign on the team’s official Facebook page where fans are encouraged to post their opinion on the team’s 2011 draft class on its Facebook Wall. BuffaloBills.com will publish 10 randomly selected responses in a column and each author of the 10 published comments will receive a 2011 [...]
Bengals picked Sr. Bowlers
The Bills weren’t the only coaching staff at the Senior Bowl that wound up picking players that were performing down there through the course of the practice week and game in Mobile in late January. The other coaching staff did as well. With a total of nine picks, Buffalo took three players in last weekend’s [...]
Williams pays homage to Reed
Bills second-round pick Aaron Williams was apparently very honored having his name read by Bills Wall of Famer Andre Reed on day two of the NFL draft last weekend. Here was his tweet to Andre earlier today. ajwilliams04 @Andre_Reed83 I’m very honored you announced my name at the draft. I looked up to you when you [...]
Kiper: Williams a 1st rounder
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper, called Bills second-round pick Aaron Williams one of the steals of the 2011 draft class. “Aaron Williams I really like at that point where they got him,” said Kiper in a national conference call this week. ”He can play corner, he can play safety, he’s the toughest run support corner that [...]
…And Merriman responds
Not surprisingly, Bills LB Shawne Merriman did not appreciate Chad Ochocinco’s tweet that basically told Merriman to punch himself in the face. Here was Merriman’s response. shawnemerriman Looks like Pepe le Pue’ @ochocinco needs a Lockout a** wooping @nflcommish can’t save you now. Ochocinco, who claims to have Hispanic heritage in his ancestry (not sure [...]
Gruden on Dareus
ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden had his own assessment of Marcell Dareus and why he thought Dareus was superior to Auburn’s (and now Detroit’s) Nick Fairley. “Well, Dareus, if you watch Dareus play two years ago, his film is even better than it was this year. He got hurt in the Arkansas game [...]
Ochocinco mocks Merriman
Chad Ochocinco had an angry, instigating type response to Bills LB Shawne Merriman’s harmless tweet wishing his followers a good morning. Merriman posted the following to his twitter account earlier today. shawnemerriman Goodmorning…Punching the clock To which Ochocinco responded… ochocinco Shut up and punch yourself in the face!!!! Lights on not out!! RT @shawnemerriman: [...]
Another ‘A’ grade for Bills
The Bills draft grades have been pretty favorable on the heels of the 2011 draft, but in a couple of instances they’ve been excellent. A day after receiving an ‘A’ plus from Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News, Buffalo got another ‘A’ grade from FOXSports. Grade: A minus Analyst: Adam Schein and Peter Schrager [...]
Dareus brings swagger
Bills top pick Marcell Dareus brings an awful lot of talent, versatility and production to Buffalo’s defensive lineup, but there’s one other thing Bills GM Buddy Nix is happy to see as part of the package as well. While recapping the draft in an interview with Shredd and Ragan on 103.3 The Edge, Monday, Nix [...]
