AFC East player rankings
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ESPN AFC East blogger James Walker is listing his top 40 players in the division. So far he’s counted down from 40 to 21 and there are a handful of Bills players on the list.
Here’s the rundown of who has appeared on the AFC East Top 40 player list from the Bills.
Below is where the Bills are currently ranked from 21-40:
- No. 38 P Brian Moorman
- No. 32 RB C.J. Spiller
- No. 29 QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
- No. 27 C Eric Wood
- No. 25 DT Marcell Dareus
- No. 23 OL Andy Levitre
Moorman sets mark
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Brian Moorman broke his own team record after a 3 punt 124-yard performance Sunday.
Moorman set a new record for highest gross punting average in a season with a mark of 48.22, breaking the old mark of 46.58 in 2009.
Proud Gorilla
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Guess which Bills player was proudly wearing his alma mater’s colors to team meetings last night?
Punter Brian Moorman was beaming last night during team meetings wearing his Pittsburg State Gorillas gear as his alma mater won the Division II National Championship over Wayne State Saturday afternoon.
We’ll see if his school’s national title has him inspired against the Dolphins today.
Moorman unlikely to kick off
Bills punter Brian Moorman stepped in last Sunday to kick off with Rian Lindell unable to kick long following his shoulder injury against the Jets. Moorman has kicked off in the past, but head coach Chan Gailey is leaning against that moving forward.
“I would rather not go that direction because what I have found and what other people have found is that when you ask a guy to do two things it sort of messes up the one thing he does best,” Gailey said. ”At least he doesn’t get to spend as much time on it. I would rather not, but he certainly did a good job when he was asked to step in and I think he would have no problem doing it, but if we do have to sign a kicker, hopefully we can find one that does a good job kicking off as well.”
Moorman handled kickoff duties with the Bills in 2002 when Mike Hollis was the team’s placekicker. Buffalo is have tryouts to find a replacement kicker for the injured Lindell today (Tuesday).
Moorman wine tasting event
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Join Brian Moorman and his wife Amber for their 6th Annual Celebrity Wine Pairing this coming Monday Nov. 7, from 5:30 – 10:00pm
The Celebrity Wine Pairing will take place at Asbury Hall on Delaware Avenue. All proceeds will benefit Brian Moorman’s P.U.N.T. Foundation.
You can join Amber and Brian Moorman, his teammates and other local celebrities for an evening of exquisite wine and gourmet cuisine while raising money to help families in Western New York affected by pediatric cancer. There will be a live and silent auction with the opportunity to bid on autographed sports memorabilia, vacation packages, spa treatments, restaurants packages and much more.
For more information go to www.brianmoorman.org.
Competition for specialists
Last year there was no competition in camp for the likes of veterans Rian Lindell and Brian Moorman or young long snapper Garrison Sanborn. That won’t be the case in this training camp.
The Bills have signed an undrafted rookie for each of those positions, LS Danny Aiken, K Chris Hazley and P Reid Forrest. The most impressive of the three is probably Forrest, who had a heck of a career at Washington State. For more on this group of newcomers you can check the home page at Buffalobills.com.
Moorman on PFT live
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Bills punter Brian Moorman appeared on PFT Live today (Thursday).
Moorman addressed his efforts to help people in Joplin, Missouri near his home state of Kansas that were impacted by the destructive tornados there this past week.
Moorman went to Pittsburg State, which isn’t far from Joplin and has family and friends in that part of the country. He’s put a game worn jersey of his up for auction to raise money for the Red Cross to help with the relief effort in Joplin.
Moorman, Lindell working out too
A host of Bills players will reportedly be in town next week as they’ve set up their own team workout regimen, but Buffalo’s long time punter and kicker have been in the Buffalo area working out all along.
Appearing on Morning Bull on 103.3 The Edge, Brian Moorman explained what he and Rian Lindell have been up to thus far this offseason.
“There are a couple of fields that we go to locally and one of the local high schools lets us go out there and we go in between classes because it’s a multi-purpose field and they’ve got lacrosse and everything going on,” Moorman told Morning Bull. ”That’s our routine right now. It’s frustrating. I’d rather go up to the stadium and work, but there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Moorman also mentioned how Bills players have their offseason workout regimens so they know what they’re supposed to be doing this time in the offseason.
“We have our workout books and we’re following what we’re supposed to be doing,” he said.
Moorman to be inducted
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Bills punter Brian Moorman, who is already a member of the Division II Track & Field Hall of Fame is up for another Hall of Fame distinction.
Moorman has been selected for induction into the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Hall of Fame for 2011. The Bills punter was a 10-time All-American in track and field as a hurdler and a four-time All-American in football at Division II Pittsburg State.
He’ll be enshrined in a June 9th ceremony at the annual MIAA awards dinner in Kansas City, Missouri.
Chan on Moorman
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Many Bills fans have been asking about Brian Moorman and why they’re not seeing the big moon shots they’re used to staring up at for five seconds plus. Head coach Chan Gailey provided some input on just what they’re asking Moorman to do this season.
“We try to get him to put it on one side of the field or the other,” said Gailey. “We want to take our coverage to one side and limit the returns when you can put it outside the numbers on one side or the other. We’re not asking him to kick it right on the sideline at 39 yards and net that out. We still like the good deep punts, but we would like them on or outside the numbers if we can get them there. Everybody struggles. In the middle of the season Rian was struggling a little bit. We understand what he’s going through. Nobody likes it, most of all him.”
Moorman is currently 24th in net punting with a net of 36.2 and 28th in gross punting (42). Much like Lindell, if Moorman gets in a rut he’s usually not in it long, but late in the season when the weather is poor it becomes more and more difficult to improve your numbers if you’re a punter.
Moorman Wine Pairing event
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The 5th annual Brian Moorman Celebrity Wine Pairing event will be taking place a week from Monday on Oct. 25th to benefit Moorman’s PUNT Foundation, which is dedicated to helping families in WNY that are battling pediatric cancer.
The event will be held at Asbury Hall on Delaware Ave. in downtown Buffalo from 5:30 to 10 pm on Oct. 25th and includes a wine tasting, silent auction and a five course dinner followed by dessert. Each course comes with a signature wine pairing. Bills players will be on hand and you can purchase tickets to have dinner at a player’s table.
Just go to Brian’s website for more information and to purchase tickets.
Bills, kids auction artwork
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Brian Moorman and several of his Bills teammates teamed up with kids from Roswell Park and Camp Good Days to make some unique pottery that will be up for auction at Moorman’s Celebrity Wine Tasting charity event on Oct. 25th. For more information you can go to Brian’s website. Here are some of photos of their efforts.
Moorman warming up
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Brian Moorman, who could not practice Friday due to back spasms, is warming up on the field looks loose. He should be good to go.
Moorman questionable
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Bills punter Brian Moorman was added to the injury report on Friday.
He’s listed as questionable after being unable to practice on Friday. Head coach Chan Gailey downplayed Moorman’s ailment which is listed as a back.
“Brian had a little issue this morning and missed practice,” said Gailey. “But it shouldn’t be anything.”
It was clear that Gailey did not anticipate it being anything that would keep Moorman from playing on Sunday. If he were unable to go however, it’s presumed that Rian Lindell would assume punting duties.
The news is better for starting C Geoff Hangartner (ankle) and starting LB Reggie Torbor (chest). Both are listed as probable for Sunday. Torbor practiced fully all week.
FS Cary Harris was declared out for Sunday with a hamstring injury as was Paul Posluszny (knee). Rookie LB Antonio Coleman is probable after practicing all week.
Incoming!
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Brian Moorman punting from his own 30 got a hold of one and sent the QBs at the five-yard line at the other end of the field running for cover.
The QBs were running a fade pass drill and were looking the other way. They were warned by punt returners Roscoe Parrish and Leodis McKelvin before the ball came screaming don out of the sky.
Moorman is getting consistent applause from the fans in attendance.
Moorman triathlon times
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Here’s the rundown of times for Brian Moorman and Bills affiliated employees that participated this weekend in the punter’s 1st Annual PUNT Foundation Sprint Triathlon in downtown Buffalo this past weekend.
Here in order of finish overall in the race and total time for 300M swim, 13.5 mile bike and 5K run.
Relay participants
4th – Garrison Sanborn, Pete Petrella, Blackford – 1:21:03
5th – Rich “The Bull” Gaenzler, Jen Gaenzler, Moore – 1:44:04
Individual participants
21st Katy Ryan – 1:12:58
23rd Chris Brown – 1:14:11
32nd Andy Simpson – 1:16:31
45th Brian Moorman – 1:19:33
53rd Rian Lindell – 1:21:09
59th Charyl Schouman – 1:22:16 (Derek Schouman’s wife)
76th Dan Liburd – 1:28:18
Congrats to my bud, Jim Schraufstetter for finishing as the 3rd place men’s finisher and 4th overall. A tip of the cap to my wife Tracie as well for posting an all time best time of 1:23:33 and an overall finish of 62nd.
A good time and good turnout for the 1st annual. Brian also had some funny awards after the winning finishers, like ‘Best Sunburn’ (Lobster award), ‘Worst Hair out of the pool,’ and ‘Most Inspirational Swimmer’ See if you can make it out next year and support funding for pediatric cancer research.
I’ll try to pass along photos from the event later this week when I get my hands on some.
Moorman race on Sat.
Brian Moorman’s 1st annual sprint triathlon in downtown Buffalo is Saturday morning at 8, but there’s still time to register yourself or a team of 3.
The race still has several slots open. Please feel free to register online. You can go to www.brianmoorman.org for more info or go to Bert’s Bikes and fitness on NF Blvd in Tonawanda today (Fri) or the ECC Burt Flickinger Athletic Center starting at 6am Saturday May 29th. The race starts at 8:00am.
Proceeds go to Brian’s PUNT Foundation in the fight against pediatric cancer.
I’ll be blogging Saturday to let you know how things go and to see if I can beat my time last year of an hour and 37 minutes.
I’ve also got to see if I can catch Rian Lindell this year. Catch up with you Saturday.
Moorman gives props to Feagles
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Kickers and punters in the NFL are kind of a private fraternity. That’s why Bills punter Brian Moorman made sure to pay homage to a mentor of his at the NFL level.
With reports that 23-year veteran Jeff Feagles is going to announce his retirement on Friday, Moorman gave a public tip of the cap to the Giants punter on his twitter account.
brianmoorman Congrats to Jeff Feagles on an Amazing career. I was lucky to learn from him while in Seattle and will always be thankful for his help.
Moorman was the wide-eyed rookie in Seattle’s training camp in 1999 and 2000 serving as an extra leg at the time behind the entrenched veteran Feagles who spent five years with the Seahawks (1998-2002). But that didn’t keep Feagles from showing Moorman some of the ropes over the course of those two training camps. After two years in NFL Europe (2000-2001) for Moorman the rest is history that Bills fans are all too familiar with.
