Inside The Bills

Fitz and Fred on the radio

Here are a couple of places where you’ll be able to find Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and RB Fred Jackson on the radio Friday.

Ryan Fitzpatrick – Boomer and Carton; WFAN 660 AM (NYC) @ 6:30 am
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Norton in the Morning; 97 Rock @ 7:45 am (listen online)
Fred Jackson – The Jim Rome Show; Premiere Radio Networks @ 12:40 pm

Bills on the radio

Here’s a long list of places where you can catch your favorite Bills players on the radio airwaves Thursday.

Andy Levitre – Norton in the Morning; 97 Rock @ 7:15 am (listen online)
Eric Wood – Morning Bull; 103.3 The Edge @ 8:10 am (listen online)
Fred Jackson – TSN Radio; Mike Richards @ 8:15 am
David Nelson – Janet and Nick; Kiss 98.5 @ 8:30 am
Brad Smith – Benigno and Roberts; WFAN (NYC) @ 11:45 am
George Wilson – Sports Talk w/ Bo Mattingly; Arkansas radio @ 4:05 pm
Naaman Roosevelt – “The CabliNation” w/ Sean Pendergast; Yahoo! Sports Radio @ 4:10 pm

Barnett on the radio

Nick Barnett is going to be appearing on the Bills Radio Network this afternoon (Wednesday).

Here’s where you can find him.

Nick Barnett – Shredd and Ragan Player of the Week; 103.3 The Edge @ 4:05 pm (listen online)

Fitz radio show Fri morning

Just a reminder that Friday morning you can hear the Ryan Fitzpatrick show.

Fitz joins Norton in the Morning on 97 Rock at 7:45 am. You can listen online at www.97rock.com.

Bills on the radio

Here’s the rundown of where you can find Bills players on the radio airwaves Thursday.

Stevie Johnson – Norton in the Morning; 97 Rock @ 8:15 am (listen online)
Shawne Merriman – Morning Bull; 103.3 The Edge @ 8:15 am (listen online)
Bryan Scott – Janet and Nick; Kiss 98.5 @ 8:00 am

Chris Kelsay – The John DiTullio Show; 1280 WHTK Rochester @ 4:05 pm
Jairus Byrd – Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan; SIRIUS NFL Radio @ 4:15 pm

Bills on the radio

Here’s the rundown of where you can find a handful of Bills players on the radio airwaves Thursday.

Naaman Roosevelt – Janet and Nick; Kiss 98.5 @ 8:00 am
David Nelson – Brady and Lang; Fan 590 Toronto @ 8:05 am
Marcell Dareus – Morning Bull; 103.3 The Edge @ 8:15 am (listen online) 
Scott Chandler – John DiTullio Show; 1280 WHTK Rochester @ 4:10 pm

Nix: Likes Bills being sleeper

SI.com’s Peter King believes the Bills are a sleeper team in the AFC, and upon hearing that opinion during a radio appearance on the FAN590 in Toronto, Nix is fine with Buffalo currently having that label.

“We are a sleeper,” he said. ”There’s been very little written or said about us. It’s kind of like we’re an afterthought. That’s how it seems to me and I’m not complaining about no respect. You have to earn respect. They don’t give that away.

“We haven’t earned it. That’s what we’re working toward is trying to make people notice and then people talk about you. They write about you, talk about you and good things happen for your players, but you have to earn it.”

If Buffalo can manage a win over the Patriots on Sunday they might not be a sleeper anymore.

Nix interview right here

Bills GM Buddy Nix had one of his most candid interviews ever when he appeared on the Shredd and Ragan show on 103.3 The Edge.

Be sure to listen to it from start to finish right here, and is paints a much clearer picture as to what the Bills are building in terms of a roster and how he and his personnel department go about it and make the tough decisions.

Nix on Bills new OL Young

In an afternoon appearance on the Shredd and Ragan show on 103.3 The Edge, Bills GM Buddy Nix gave a thumbnail scouting report on newly signed OL Sam Young, who was claimed off waivers from the Cowboys Tuesday by Buffalo.

“I (scouted) Sam coming out of college and so did Doug Whaley and Doug Majeski and Tom Gibbons.  Most of the guys in our office saw him,” said Nix. ”Joe D’Allesandris, our offensive line coach, was familiar with him from the preseason.  He’s a huge man.  He’s a very smart guy and he brings an attitude with him and we need more of that.  He’s got a little nasty in him.  He’s a much better run blocker than a pass blocker.  He’s a lot better than he was coming out of college.  He played with Hudson Houck down in Dallas and Hudson does a good job teaching technique.  He’s not a great foot athlete being at that size.  He finishes blocks and he’ll help our running game.  We’ll play him at right tackle.”

Now Nix doesn’t mean start at right tackle, he means that’s where Young will line up in practice with the second unit. But it was clear with only Chris Hairston as a backup tackle option on the roster they had to add another tackle to the mix.

“That’s the reason you’ve got this guy (Sam Young) and some more,” Nix said. ”We’re good in the middle. We’ve got depth in the middle. We’ve got Andy Levitre that can play center. We’ve got Kraig Urbik that can play center. And actually Colin Brown can work some at center. Joe D works everybody in there ‘cause if you lose a center you know it could shut you down.

“But we’ve only got one backup tackle and he’s a rookie (Chris Hairston). He’s trying to back-up both sides and that’s tough because it’s more learning for him. We think he’s going to be a really good one. But if you put him in one place and leave him he’ll help you quicker.

“So that’s our thinking with this guy. He’ll be at right tackle and he’ll be our backup at right tackle if he does what he did in Dallas.”

Nix on Hangartner release

Appearing on the Shredd and Ragan show on 103.3 The Edge Tuesday afternoon, Bills GM Buddy Nix was asked about a range of topics including the release of former starting center Geoff Hangartner, who has since signed with Carolina.

Nix gave the following answer.

“Geoff’s a great guy, a great community guy,” he said. ”Geoff lacks strength to anchor at the point.  If a guy is a back-up center for us, he’s also got to back-up at guard.  We have 53 players.  When we go into a game 46 of them can play.  Seven offensive linemen is what you want.  You have one guy that backs up the center and both guards.  You have to have a guy who backs up both tackles.  In my opinion, Geoff could not do that.  So that’s what we did.”

Nix refutes claim of Bills not spending

It’s been written and said more than once, that the Bills are more interested in saving money than being successful on the field. Apparently Bills GM Buddy Nix has had enough of it. Appearing on the Shredd and Ragan show on 103.3 The Edge, Nix set the record straight.

“Any move that we make we take the information that we have at the time and we try to do things that will make our team better,” said Nix. ”It is never about money.  It’s never about when a guy was drafted.  The business I am in, the only way I will stay in this job with the Bills and our coaching staff will survive is if we win games.  It has nothing to do with what the budget is. 

“This business of playing our guys or playing high draft choices, it is really kind of amusing when you think about it.  The only way we are going to survive and be successful is to win games.  So, every move we make is for that reason.  Money has never been mentioned since I have been here.  I know what the cap is and we can spend it all.”

When asked if owner Ralph Wilson has told him specifically to save money, again Nix refuted the notion.

“I am not going to get into this, but I will try to clear that up,” he said. ”It’s the other way around; I talk him out of going after high-dollar guys that you see on TV and ESPN.  That has happened more than once. It’s me talking him out of it.”

Fitz to have radio show

Ryan Fitzpatrick will have a radio show on 97 Rock this season. 

It starts next Friday (Sept 9th) at 7:45 am on Norton in the Morning. 

Ryan will talk Bills each week including details about their upcoming opponent, the state of the offense and who knows maybe even update the status of his beard.

Fans can listen locally to 97 Rock or online at www.97rock.com.

Looking 4 weekly updates on Ryan Fitzpatrick’s beard?! Fitz will talk facial hair & Bills football each Friday on 97 Rock at 7:45 am

Bills preseason finale blacked out

The Bills preseason finale against the Lions has been blacked out.

Thursday’s game is set to kick off at 6:30 pm and can be heard on the Bills Radio Network. The game will also be re-broadcast on Friday Sept. 2nd at 8 pm on WKBW-TV (channel 7) in Buffalo.

Fitz on the radio

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick will be on the local radio airwaves Friday morning. Here’s where you can find him.

Ryan Fitzpatrick– 97 Rock; Norton in the Morning at 8:30 am (listen online)

Friday radio appearances

Here’s a rundown of where Bills players will be on the radio airwaves Friday.

Fred Jackson – Norton in the Morning; 97 Rock at 8:30 am (listen online)

Marcell Dareus – Morning Bull; 103.3 The Edge at 7:40 am (listen online)

C.J. Spiller – Morning Bull; 103.3 The Edge at 8:05 am (listen online)

Bills on the radio

Here’s a rundown of where on the radio airwaves you can find Bills players Friday.

Tyler Thigpen will be on Norton in the Morning on 97 Rock at 8:15 am (listen live)

Nick Barnett will be on The Jim Rome Show at 1 pm

Ryan Fitzpatrick will be appearing on The John DiTullio Show live on campus either before 3:30 or after 5:30 (knowing practice runs bewteen those two times and DiTullio’s show runs 3-6 pm on WHTK 1280 AM in Rochester.

Barnett on the radio

Bills LB Nick Barnett is going to be on the Bills Radio Network Tuesday morning. Here’s where you can find him and when.

He’ll appear on Morning Bull on 103.3 The Edge at 8 am (listen online).

And if you miss that he’ll be on Norton in the Morning on 97 Rock at 8:15 am (listen online).

Bills on the radio

Bills head coach Chan Gailey and Fred Jackson will be on the radio airwaves Thursday morning. Here’s the rundown.

Chan Gailey – Norton in the Morning; 97 Rock at 7:30 AM (listen online)

Fred Jackson – Morning Bull; 103.3 The Edge at 8:45 AM (listen online)

Chan Gailey – Moving the Chains w/ Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan; Sirius NFL Radio at 5:00 PM

New uniforms a process

Bills CEO Russ Brandon was on 97 Rock this morning to talk about the team’s uniform unveiling and he was also asked about the NFL owners’ meetings, which he attended in Chicago Tuesday.

Brandon obviously could not provide details on the uniform, but explained how the club arrived at this stage.

“We go through the process and it’s about an 18-month process and there are a lot of hoops to jump through,” he said. “We talked quite a bit with Mr. Wilson and went through a long process with the NFL and our people internally and our players and decided to make a change.

“Everybody is a stakeholder in it. Mr. Wilson, our players, our marketing and merchandising people really over the last five years have had a hand in it. Changing the uniform is an 18-month process. The guys in the equipment room from Hojo to Woody to Jeff Mazurek have a part to play because the jersey has to hold up from a performance standpoint.

“We went through months and months of different prototypes and the detail that goes into it and I give enormous credit to Tim Kehoe, who works on our merchandise side. We worked together on it and went through some things relative to our brand and listened to a lot of feedback from our fans. We think people are going to be pretty fired up about them.”

When asked about the nature of the owners meetings Tuesday, Brandon explained how he was prohibited from commenting.

“I’m going to give you the proverbial no comment,” he said. “We’re under a mandate not to comment. I think we all want football so I’m going to leave it at that.”

The uniform unveiling is Friday night at 7:30 pm. Complimentary tickets can be picked up at WNY M&T Bank and Verizon Wireless store locations. Tailgating is permitted prior to the event.

Bills CEO on the radio

Bills CEO Russ Brandon, who was on hand for the owner’s meetings outside Chicago Tuesday, will be on the radio airwaves Wednesday morning.

Brandon is scheduled to appear on 97 Rock at 7:45 am. Presumably he’ll be asked about the mood and tenor of the dialogue that took place among the 32 clubs Tuesday as well as the Bills new uniforms, which will be unveiled on Friday night.

The Bills CEO is also scheduled to appear on 97 Rock’s sister station, 103.3 The Edge shortly after his first radio interview at 7:45 am.