Monthly Archives: June 2011
Players’ original numbers
As we cover the Untouchable Bills numbers on the home page of Buffalobills.com today, we thought we’d also take a look at some of the jersey numbers that some notable Bills wore prior to getting the number by which they’re most recognized. We’ll start big with the team’s first Hall of Famer, O.J. Simpson, who [...]
Bills Daily Charge – June 17
DAILY REPORT Countdown to Bills new Uniform Unveiling – 7 days – The Buffalo Bills announced the addition of Theo Young to the team’s college scouting staff. Young will serve as a college scout and his primary scouting region will include schools in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Visit buffalobills.com for more. [...]
Fred top 10 for pass blocking
Bills RB Fred Jackson has been highly ranked on a lot of lists put together by the folks at Pro Football Focus, the film reviewing group that crunches the numbers. Jackson is once again among the top 10 in another category. Jackson, who ranks 7th in the league in pass blocking snaps with 132 from [...]
Bills study film on their own
Some Bills players have taken it upon themselves to study film on their own this offseason knowing contact with coaches isn’t in the cards to this point. Stevie Johnson is among them as he’s already preparing for the season opener. StevieJohnson13 Watching Film on The Kansas City Chiefs… Buffalo is on the road to start the [...]
Williams coming to town
Bills second-round pick Aaron Williams is coming to town next month. That according to his twitter account where he said he’ll be looking to find a home where he can get settled in preparation for the 2011 season and beyond. ajwilliams04 Finally!! I’ll be in buffalo on the 6th to check some places out can’t wait. [...]
Wood vs. Suh
In our second installment of the Top 10 Performances of 2010, Bills offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris helps us out. He breaks down Eric Wood’s dominant performance against the NFL’s rookie of the year in Ndamukong Suh, and believe me Bills fans you’ll enjoy watching this. There are a couple of instances at the end [...]
Bills Daily Charge – June 16
DAILY REPORT Countdown to Bills new Uniform Unveiling – 8 days – Yesterday, former Bills great Ruben Brown was named a member of the 21st class of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Brown is part of a 12 member class that includes another former Bills player that was honored posthumously in fullback Cookie [...]
Uniform superstitions
Some players are more superstitious than others, whether it’s listening to the same music, putting their uniform on in a specific order on game day. There’s a wide range. Here are a couple of the lesser known uniform superstitions on the part of one specific Bills player and one Hall of Fame Bills coach courtesy [...]
Fred excited to wear new unis
In a radio interview with the Shredd and Ragan show on 103.3 The Edge Wednesday Fred Jackson was asked about the new uniforms. Jackson, who was one of the test models for the new uniforms and ran around with them on a while back, would not reveal any details about the new uniforms, but did [...]
Fred says team will be ready
Bills RB Fred Jackson appeared on the Shredd and Ragan show Wednesday afternoon on 103.3 FM The Edge and said that he’s confident his teammates will be ready to go when it’s time to get back to football. Jackson admitted that they’re not in ideal shape right now, but that everyone on the roster has [...]
Where’s Buffalo?
Ruben Brown, who spoke at the Wednesday Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame press conference where he was announced as one of 12 inductees for 2011, told a funny story about the days leading up to the 1995 NFL draft while he was still at Pitt. Brown was talking about how he quickly came to [...]
Offense 3rd, Fred 9th
When it comes to broken tackles on offense in 2010 there weren’t many teams that were better collectively than the Buffalo Bills and it’s due in large part to Fred Jackson. Football Outsiders broke down the tape from 2010 and had Fred Jackson ranked 9th in the league among running backs with a broken tackle [...]
Brown member of GBSHOF class
Bills nine-time Pro Bowl guard Ruben Brown has been named a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame class of 2011. Brown will be joined by fellow NFL alum and Orchard Park native Jim Burt, a two-time Super Bowl champ with the Giants. We’ll have more on this story later this afternoon on the [...]
Dobler’s uniform secrets
As you saw in our Uniform Extremes piece on the home page of Buffalobills.com today, former Bills guard Conrad Dobler did just about anything to gain an edge. Coming here for the last two years of his career he knew his body was starting to wear down, which only prompted him to ramp up his [...]
Uniform patches a lot of work
While we count down to the June 24th unveiling of the Bills new uniforms, we’d thought we’d pass along some of the lesser known details to the uniforms over the years including some of the patches that have appeared on the shoulders of the jerseys. Most Bills fans remember the 50th anniversary patch worn in [...]
Bills’ native sons working out
A couple of the Bills hometown players are working out together. Buffalo native Naaman Roosevelt and Orchard Park native Jon Corto are putting some time in together at the gym according to Roosevelt’s twitter account. nyce18 At the gym wit john corto Roosevelt even went so far as to have his photo taken next to [...]
Bills Daily Charge – June 15
DAILY REPORT Countdown to Bills new Uniform Unveiling – 9 days – The Buffalo Bills announced two changes to their Fan Behavior policy that they want fans to be aware of heading into the 2011 season. In order to become more in line with the NFL’s recommendation for stadiums opening their parking lots, the Bills [...]
Wood ready to roll
Bills offensive lineman Eric Wood is eager to get 2011 underway knowing he’s coming into the year fully healthy. Appearing at a charity event in Louisville he was asked about his 2010 season along with the future for the Bills as well as his current health. He’s been working out at Louisville with fellow alum [...]
Pryor to enter supplemental draft
Former Ohio St. QB Terrelle Pryor is going to apply for entry into the NFL Supplemental draft. That much was confirmed at his first press conference since leaving Ohio State as he had a 2 pm presser with his agent Drew Rosenhaus in tow. Most experts do not see NFL clubs using more than a [...]
Bills Daily Charge – June 14
DAILY REPORT Countdown to Bills new Uniform Unveiling – 10 days The Bills will hold a Gatorade Junior Training Camp tomorrow, June 15, at Como Park School in Lancaster at 10:30-11:30. The Gatorade Junior Training Camp is a non-contact interactive football program that is designed to stress the importance of physical fitness, good sportsmanship and [...]
