Monthly Archives: November 2011
McGee having surgery this morning
Bills CB Terrence McGee, who suffered a season-ending knee injury Sunday is having surgery this morning. That according to teammate Jairus Byrd, who was passing along well wishes via his twitter account. jairusbyrd Praying for T.mcgee surgery this morning
BDC 11/21: Postgame notes and quotes
DAILY REPORT – STILL PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK – The Bills allowed two sacks yesterday, raising their season total to 12, the fewest of any NFL team this season. DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – Gailey: We have to keep fighting BuffaloBills.com – McGee out for season; Jackson, Jones also hurt BuffaloBills.com – Bills drop third straight 35-8 [...]
Dolphins DB rips Bills
Dolphins S Yeremiah Bell had a harsh assessment of the Bills performance on Sunday against Miami. Bell didn’t mince words in his review of Buffalo’s offense. “In the first half, when we jumped on them, the way the game was going and the way they were playing, they laid down,” Bell told the Palm Beach [...]
C.J. shoulders blame
C.J. Spiller was as big a part of Sunday’s game plan as he has been in weeks. His role got even bigger in the second half when Fred Jackson went out with a leg injury. What frosted Spiller was being unable to convert on 1st-and-goal from the two and 2nd-and-goal from the one. “That’s on [...]
Stevie: Identity not confidence
Stevie Johnson and a host of other Bills players were peppered with questions about just what has gone so wrong for the Bills the past three weeks. Johnson isn’t sure, but doesn’t believe it’s a confidence issue. “Confidence is still there, it’s on us to find a way to shake whatever funk we’re in right [...]
Chan on Levitre at center
Bills head coach Chan Gailey was not prompted he criticized himself in his opening comments about making the decision to move Andy Levitre to center. “I put Andy in a bad spot today with the weather and I can’t let that happen,” said Gailey. ”He’s a good football player and we’ll get that solved.” Gailey said [...]
Urbik to move to center next week
Bills head coach Chan Gailey was critical of his decision to put Andy Levitre at center to play his third position in five weeks on Buffalo’s offensive line Sunday. In the wake of accepting blame Gailey also indicated that Kraig Urbik is likely to man center next Sunday against the Jets. “That’s probably the direction [...]
Graham to kick for Fish
The Dolphins will turn to Shayne Graham to kick for them today as Dan Carpenter’s groin injury has landed him on the inactive list. Here are the other inactives for Miami. K Dan Carpenter RB Steve Slaton LB Ikaika Alama-Francis OT Will Barker OL Ryan Cook DT Tony McDaniel TE Will Yeatman
Bills inactives
Here are the Bills inactives for today’s game against the Dolphins. K Rian Lindell CB Reggie Corner SS George Wilson DB Josh Nesbitt OT Demetrius Bell TE Lee Smith DE Kyle Moore Rookie Da’Norris Searcy is expected to start in place of Wilson.
Wood not playing, but tuned in
Eric Wood might be on injured reserve, but he is locked in for today’s division tilt with the Dolphins. Here was one of his latest posts on his twitter account. EWood70 Let’s go Bills! Let’s go take this one Safe to say he’ll be tuned in at 1 pm.
‘D’ has to lower comp. pct against
Buffalo’s defense the past two weeks has surrendered a completion percentage of almost 80 percent (79.6%) as Mark Sanchez and Tony Romo combined to go 43-54 passing. On the season the Bills are giving up a completion percentage of 65.7%. Chan Gailey offered his solutions for getting that figure down closer to the league average. [...]
George makes the trip
He’s listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game, bit George Wilson is making the trip to Miami with his teammates. Wilson did not practice all week, but head coach Chan Gailey was holding out hope he could play Sunday. If he can’t its expected that rookie Da’norris Searcy would start in his place. Bryan Scott is [...]
Matching opponent’s physicality
The Bills face another physical defensive front this week in the Dolphins. The Jets came into Buffalo a few weeks ago and by Chan Gailey’s own assessment post-game “out-physicaled” the Bills. So how do the Bills regroup and match the physical play of Miami Sunday? “You have to match that with your heart,” said Gailey. ”You [...]
Miami signs kicker
After Miami’s starting kicker Dan Carpenter suffered a groin injury late Thursday, the Dolphins took action signing a veteran kicker to handle field goals Sunday against the Bills. Miami signed 11-year veteran kicker Shayne Graham and released defensive back Jonathan Wade today (Saturday). Graham began his career with the Bills in 2001. He is a [...]
Miami kicker injured
The Dolphins injury list is a short one, but one key addition was made on Friday. Miami added K Dan Carpenter to the injury report Friday with a right groin injury. He’s listed as questionable. TE Anthony Fasano is also questionable for Sunday’s game and has been a clutch performer in Miami’s passing game. It [...]
Catch up w/C-Mac Friday night
Bills FB Corey McIntyre is going to be at the Quaker Steak and Lube tonight (Friday) on Transit Road in Williamsville from 5-6 pm tonight to help support the Rock Out Hunger campaign. McIntyre kicked off the 97 Rock “Operation; Rock Out Hunger” campaign by donating $1,500 dollars to help the Food Bank of Western [...]
Fan Friday 11-18
Couple of big division games here these next two Sundays. Time to fire up another edition of Fan Friday, with your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. And since I won’t be back with you until next Friday have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 1 – Chris, Given the recent shortage of WR’s on the team, I can’t help [...]
George still sidelined
Bills SS George Wilson’s chances of playing Sunday have been significantly reduced. Wilson is not practicing for a third straight day after suffering a neck stinger in last week’s game. If he can’t play Sunday, rookie Da’norris Searcy would step in as he did last week.
Spence, Nelson back
Two players that haven’t practiced all week are back on the practice field today (Friday). David Nelson, who missed practice Thursday due to illness is practicing. Spencer Johnson is back practicing as Chan Gailey indicated he would after missing Wednesday and Thursday with a calf injury.
