Monthly Archives: August 2011
Proof that Bills are bigger
The Bills made a point of getting bigger and stronger to hold up better on defense. Now here’s some measurable proof as to their increased size. Courtesy of the Bills media relations department, here is where this year’s defense measures up weight-wise to last year’s defense. 2010 AVERAGE WEIGHT OF… 2011 302 Starting Defensive [...]
Bills at Pryor pro day
It comes as no surprise knowing how thorough Buffalo’s scouting department is that the Bills were in attendance at Terrelly Pryor’s pro day Saturday. According to NFL Network reporter Albert Breer, 15 NFL teams were on hand. AlbertBreer Just got to Terrelle Pryor’s Pro Day. Teams here: Pitt, Wash, NO, TB, Dal, SD, Buff, Cle, Det, [...]
Roster cut number changed
Initially the NFL said the first roster cut would require teams to reduce their roster from 90 to 75 players. That figure has now been increased. The league announced that on Aug. 30th rosters only need to be reduced to 80 players, instead of 75. For the Bills this makes first cuts even less of [...]
The inactive players
Here’s the rundown of the players that will not suit up for tonight’s preseason game against the Broncos. WR Roscoe Parrish CB Justin Rogers LB Kelvin Sheppard LB Shawne Merriman OL Chris Hairston WR Craig Davis TE Shawn Nelson LB Chris White
LB Jefferson to get long look
His opportunity has surfaced due to injury, but you can bet that undrafted rookie ILB Brad Jefferson is more concerned about the opportunity he’ll have tonight than why it came up in the first place. With third-round pick Kelvin Sheppard and sixth-round pick Chris White both out for tonight’s preseason game against the Broncos, there [...]
No QB duty for Nesbitt
In the preseason opener last week, Josh Nesbitt showed some wheels running as an understudy to Brad Smith with three carries for 30 yards from the quarterback position. This week in practice however, he shifted to the other side of the ball to play safety. As a result Nesbitt will not take on any quarterback [...]
Big night for Batten
With Shawne Merriman on the shelf for tonight’s preseason game against Denver, it’s a huge opportunity to solidify his spot on the roster with another strong performance against the Broncos. Batten posted a pair of sacks in his debut last week after missing his entire rookie season. Now he’ll get time with the starting defense [...]
C.J. to get more snaps tonight
RB C.J. Spiller along with a lot of the other primary players on offense are going to get more time tonight, but there will be a specific focus by the offensive coaches to have Spiller on the field longer. Spiller only had a pair of carries in the preseason opener last week along with a [...]
Levitre to start
Buffalobills.com has learned that Andy Levitre will get the start at left guard tonight against the Broncos, but he won’t be the only one working with the first unit. Chad Rinehart will be rotated in to get some time with the first unit at left guard as well. The pair will also split time with [...]
Schefter on Pryor destination
ESPN’s Adam Schefter offered his speculation on where Terrelle Pryor could end up when and if he’s taken in the NFL Supplemental draft Monday. Schefter was clear in saying he has no evidence that any of these teams are interested, but pointed to them as “logical destinations.” Here’s his list, take it for what its [...]
Don’t forget what Marcell said
For those that don’t remember, Marcell Dareus was less than pleased that he was passed over by Carolina and Denver at the top of the draft board this past spring before the Bills took him third overall. Here were his choice words for Denver, a team he’ll face for the first time Saturday night in [...]
Levitre out to prove it
Andy Levitre was caught off guard (pardon the pun) this week when Chad Rinehart began rotating with him at the starting left guard position. But one thing is for sure, Levitre is out to prove it should be his spot for a third straight season. Levitre said as much on his twitter account. LevitreAndy Headed to [...]
Bills Daily Charge – Aug. 19
DAILY REPORT – The Buffalo Bills return to Orchard Park today for meetings and a walk thru, before traveling this afternoon for the team’s second preseason game tomorrow night against the Denver Broncos. Training camp media rules apply upon the team’s return to Orchard Park until the start of the first regular season week on [...]
Fred on O-line rotation
Bills RB Fred Jackson was asked about the offensive line rotation that’s been going on the last few days at left guard with Andy Levitre and Chad Rinehart and how it affects him as a running back. “It’s tough to adjust,” he said. “You try to jell with the guys that are up there and [...]
Merriman, Parrish ruled out for Sat.
Bills LB Shawne Merriman and WR Roscoe Parrish have both been ruled out for Saturday’s preseason game at Denver. Head coach Chan Gailey offered details. “He won’t play this week,” said Gailey of Merriman. ”We made the decision that he will not play. We’ll let him get back to close to full speed and hopefully get [...]
Brandon: New Fisher agreement soon
At the close of Bills training camp at St. John Fisher, Bills CEO Russ Brandon stated that while the agreement between the team and the school is expiring, he’s optimistic that a new agreement will be in place in short order. “We’ve had a lot of discussions over the last month and the long and [...]
Non-participants
Here is the list of non-participants at practice Thursday. Justin Rogers Kelvin Sheppard Shawne Merriman Kellen Heard Chris Hairston Craig Davis Shawn Nelson Chris White
Broncos made game time mistake
Last night the Broncos announced that they were moving the kickoff time of their preseason home opener against the Bills back a half hour. This morning they reneged on the time change. Denver_Broncos We apologize for the confusion about game times – This Saturday’s game vs. Buffalo is at 6:35 MT, the 8/27 game vs. Seattle [...]
Bills release rookie kicker
The Bills announced that they have released rookie kicker Chris Hazley. The undrafted rookie kicker out of Virginia Tech was a long shot to begin with going up against veteran Rian Lindell. In 2010 Hazley went 20-21 for Virginia Tech, hitting his last 20 attempts in a row. He had been
