Author Archives: Chris Brown
McGee’s health the big factor
The restructured contract for Terrence McGee that was announced by the Bills on Wednesday likely came about for one reason and one reason only. In a word, health. The past three years have been nothing but bad luck for McGee, who has dealt with knee injuries, sciatic nerve problems and hamstring and patellar tendon injuries that compromised [...]
No Richardson at Combine
Alabama RB Trent Richardson, the consensus top back in this year’s draft class, won’t be putting his talents on display at the NFL Combine this week. That according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who reported that Richardson’s reps sent a memo to all 32 NFL clubs informing them of Richardson’s minor knee procedure to address discomfort [...]
Latest mock goes OT to Bills
One of the more recent mocks has Buffalo taking an offensive tackle 10th overall. NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter went with Ohio St. OT Mike Adams. Here’s what he wrote. 10. Buffalo – OT Mike Adams A strong Senior Bowl put the prototypically sized Adams on display. With free agent Demetrius Bell coming off injury, [...]
Prospects expected to test well
Here’s a rundown of some NFL prospects expected to test well at the NFL Scouting Combine this week courtesy of National Football Post. The list includes players at multiple positions. The one I find most interesting is Illinois pass rusher Whitney Mercilus. Known as a physical freak it’s not surprising to see him on this [...]
ESPN stat guru assesses Stevie
ESPN resident statistical guru KC Joyner recently put together an analysis of the top seven free agent wide receivers using some of his unique receiver metrics to ascertain which receivers offer the best free agent value. On that list was Bills free agent wideout Stevie Johnson. Joyner used some unique metrics in addition to the [...]
Who’s going to test well in Indy?
There are a group of players that are expected to improve their draft stock with a strong showing at the NFL Combine this week. One such player happens to be at a position of need for the Buffalo Bills. DE Nick Perry from USC is considered by most draftniks to be a late first to [...]
College pro day schedule
Though the NFL Combine will be step one this week in Indianapolis, the college pro days will soon follow in March and April. Here’s a rundown of the college pro day schedule. Pro days by date: March 1: Missouri March 2: Cincinnati March 5: Alabama-Birmingham, Hawaii, McNeese State March 6: Alabama A&M, Arkansas, Auburn, California [...]
Rogers prez likes path BTS has taken
Rogers Communications President Keith Pelley in an interview with the FAN590 has liked the path that the Bills Toronto Series has taken believing it has benefited both parties. In addressing the preseason game reverting back to Ralph Wilson Stadium this coming preseason instead of being played in Toronto, Pelley noted that due to two Blue [...]
Rogers not looking to add games
Rogers Communications Media president Keith Pelley in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday revealed some of their intentions with a new deal. Pelley stated that Rogers is definitely interested in continuing the relationship with the Bills in Toronto, but didn’t provide many details on current negotiations. However, Pelley did say that Rogers is [...]
Bills CEO on WBEN
Bills CEO Russ Brandon will be on the local airwaves this evening (Tuesday). Brandon will appear on Newsradio 930 WBEN at 6:40 PM where he’ll address the announcement about Bills 2012 ticket prices. You can listen online at www.wben.com
Steelers WR Wallace worth a 1st?
Pittsburgh Steelers WR Mike Wallace will be tendered at the first-round level, meaning a team could sign him to an offer sheet and if the cap-strapped Steelers do not match the team signing Wallace would have to compensate Pittsburgh with a first-round pick? Is he worth it? As outlined in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers do [...]
Why guards, centers going earlier
The last few years in the NFL draft there have been more and more interior linemen drafted sooner rather than later, when it used to always be the offensive tackles that came off the board first. While tackles still go high, prospects like Buffalo’s Eric Wood (1st round) and Andy Levitre (2nd round) have gone [...]
Bonus Top 10 features Dareus
We’ve provided Bills fans with a bonus edition of the Top 10 Performances of 2011. With the NFL Combine fast approaching we thought it only appropriate to bring you the performance of a player that was one of the top prospects at last year’s Combine. Marcell Dareus’ Week 8 performance against the Washington Redskins is [...]
Mayock’s updated prospect rankings
NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock has updated his Top 5 position rankings in advance of the NFL Combine, which starts on Thursday. Here’s what he’s got. Mayock also listed who fell out of his top 5 and who rose up his rankings position-wise. Quarterback 1. Andrew Luck, Stanford 2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor 3. [...]
Routt signs with KC
Free agent CB Stanford Routt has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. The AFC West club announced the signing Monday afternoon on their team website. ESPN is reporting it’s a 3-year deal worth $19.6 million with $6.5M guaranteed part of which is a $4M signing bonus. Routt’s decision isn’t surprising. He’s playing in a familiar [...]
Small schoolers at Combine
With our feature on Buffalobills.com today (Monday) on the increase in small school prospects invited to the NFL Combine, here a position by position look at who to keep an eye on from the smaller programs later this week in Indy and where some draftniks have them projected to come off the board in the [...]
Tag time
Today is the first day NFL clubs can make use of their franchise tags, but there’s two weeks for teams to place it on one of their prospective free agents. The deadline for tags is March 4th.
Top cap space teams need WRs
Knowing there’s a bounty of potential free agent talent at the wide receiver position out there in the NFL market, some of the teams with the most cap space this offseason are undoubtedly formulating plans to lure any one of them should they make it to the market. As SI.com’s Peter King points out in [...]
Routt decision soon?
Free agent CB Stanford Routt will reportedly make a decision on where to sign very soon. That according to Pro Football Talk. Routt made free agent visits to Buffalo, Kansas City and Cincinnati, with the visit to the Bengals taking place on Friday. There were reportedly other teams interested, but no word on if those [...]
