While other Americans decide which cookout to attend this Independence Day, Bills wide receiver and his family have much more on their mind. Reed’s older brother, Norbert Reed, is a U.S. Army corporal who has been based in Afghanistan since February.“He left right before the Super Bowl,” Reed said. “He’s supposed to be back sometime in July. We’re just anticipating...
In 2008, though the draft class was talented getting on the field proved difficult for Buffalo’s rookies. Not even top pick could land a starting role as there was veteran talent that kept the Bills youngsters in supporting roles. By season’s end last year, McKelvin was starting with , and all making contributions. This fall however, the Bills could be leaning a bit heavier on some of their...
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP This is a side of T.O. that we rarely hear about - the good guy side. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » I've been holding off on this for too long - but with Fourth of July weekend just around the corner (and yours truly on a lovely vacation), now seems like the best time for some fireworks, does it not? If there's one player in the NFL...
“That’s always the hardest part,” said Trent Edwards. “You have to figure out signals, you have to communicate some things with receivers. In OTAs, there was a route that I missed to Lee that wasn’t communicated the right way and that’s going to be the big issue for us offensively if we do go to that style of offense. We need to be able to signal out there and understand...
More photos » by David Duprey - AP Browse more photos » Roughly a month ago, we examined the Buffalo Bills ' trip through the AFC East during the 2008 season and pinpointed the not-so-difficult-to-surmise reasons that the Bills managed to win zero of their six most important games. The verdict? Besides the obvious - scoring points and controlling the ground game on each side of the ball,...
IX- Charlie Batch is the Steelers representative with the NFLPA (National Football League Players Association). According to Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com the Steelers' back-up quarterback told rookies at the NFL Rookie Symposium that "there's is a "100 percent" chance of a league imposed lockout in 2011." Pretty bold words from Mr. Batch, but as the article mentions many owners...
It was a bittersweet moment for those in attendance at Tuesday night’s dedication ceremony marking the opening of the third annual USTA Men’s clay court tournament in Rochester, New York. The Futures tournament, which features up and coming professional tennis players, was re-named in honor of former Bills Vice President Linda Bogdan who passed away in late April.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Mike Tomlin, head coach of the , had some sound advice for the young men seated before him in the large ballroom: “Make news on the field, not off the field.”That was among the many powerful messages that the 256 players selected in last April’s draft heard during the 13th annual NFL Rookie Symposium at the PGA National Resort.The group naturally included...
Buffalo’s defense made a wealth of improvements in their play last season, but there was one glaring problem that coordinator Perry Fewell saw right away. A lack of big plays.In 2008 Buffalo tied a franchise low in interceptions (10), managed just 10 fumble recoveries and ranked 27th in the league in takeaway-giveaway margin at minus-8. The Bills also had their lowest sack total since 1979 with...
In recent years ranking the playmakers on Buffalo’s offense was a fairly routine task. , and were the primary weapons utilized by quarterback most often. But with the free agent addition of and the strong possibility of an expanded role for , how the touches are divided has become a little more challenging to figure.In 2008, the unquestioned featured playmaker was Lynch. With 297 touches Lynch...
The NFC East has been called The Beast for quite some time because of the talent its teams possess. If offseason moves are any indication, though, the AFC East may soon be the king of the jungle known as the NFL. Every team in the division improved or added players who will raise their public profile. The Buffalo Bills, a young team, got Terrell Owens and are naturally more mature with another ...
More photos » by David Duprey - AP Browse more photos » Earlier this month, we took a look back at the woeful sack production that the Buffalo Bills have put forth over the past two seasons. When that piece aired, many of you astutely pointed out that the Bills' defensive issues extend beyond the ability to tackle opposing quarterbacks; the issues, instead, lie in the team's general inability...
Every summer leading up to training camp Buffalobills.com asks 25 of the most pressing questions facing the team as they make their final preparations for the upcoming regular season. So with practices at St. John Fisher fast approaching, here is the first installment as we closely examine some of the answers the Buffalo Bills have to come up with between July 25th and Sept. 14th. The tight end position...
Ed. Note, by Brian Galliford: Bumped from the FanPosts for sheer comedic value. We knew one of these days that Kurupt's insomnia would come in handy. End Note I can't sleep. What else is new. I was perusing eBay earlier when I decided to check out the prices for Bills/ Jets tickets. Instead, I lost interest in that pursuit when I started seeing some real gems up for sale. Head on in past the jump for...
With OTAs the only thing going in the world of the NFL , die-hard fans already have their eyes on Sunday, August 9th when the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans kick of the NFL preseason in the 2009 Hall of Fame game . Kickoff at Canton’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Field is 8:00pm ET, and will be nationally televised by NBC . The 2009 NBC NFL crew, incidentally, will be missing Jerome ‘The Bus” Bettis...
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