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Kelso would take Super Bowl trade (8:27 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The four straight AFC titles by the Buffalo Bills in the early 90′s will probably never be repeated again. Former Bills safety Mark Kelso, who was on those teams, said he would not trade those four consecutive AFC titles for a single Super Bowl win. He would swap them for a bit more than that however.  [...]

Bryant promoted to Senior Manager of Event Services (5:11 PM)
BuffaloBills.Com: Orchard Park, NY – The Buffalo Bills announced the promotion of Marcey Bryant to Senior Manager of Event Services. Bryant originally joined the Bills’ staff in June of 2009 as the team's Manager of...

Fan Friday 1-27 (11:33 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Another set of questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net to answer as the draft and free agency become more and more the focus with each passing week. Let’s get started. 1 - Hey Chris, I have heard several rumors that Dwayne Bowe would like to be reunited with Chan Gailey.  Any thoughts on Buffalo being so far under the [...]

Cuomo “optimistic” despite hurdles (10:50 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo fully understands the importance of keeping the Bills tied to Buffalo for the long term with a new lease agreement. That’s why despite having to navigate the state’s challenging fiscal situation he remains optimistic that a new agreement will be reached in due time. The Buffalo News covered the governor’s address [...]

Fred makes All-Joe Team (10:43 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Fred Jackson was Buffalo’s lone representative for USA Today’s All-Joe Team for the 2011 season. The All-Joe Team is a honor for “first-rate players that get second-rate recognition.” Here’s what they wrote about Fred. Fred Jackson, Buffalo Bills - Buffalo really went downhill after he broke his leg in Week 11. Unheralded product from Division III [...]

Friday morning one-liners (10:25 AM)
Pro Football Talk - Josh Alper: Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick suggested the team wasn’t ready to handle success this season. G.M. Jeff Ireland hopes to uncover some future Dolphins at the Senior Bowl. Patriots S James Ihedigbo showed Giants WR Victor Cruz around the UMass campus seven years ago. A strong review of the upcoming HBO documentary about former Jets QB…

BDC 1/27: Today’s links (9:24 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY LINKS Buffalobills.com – Senior Bowl: an NFL player’s assessment Buffalobills.com – Jills cheerleader heads to Pro Bowl Buffalo News – Stadium concrete is focus of study by county to prepare for lease talks Buffalo News – Let’s look in the mirror, Cuomo says WGRZ-TV – Aspiring Ballerina From Bemus Point Headed to the Super [...]

Jills cheerleader heads to Pro Bowl (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: It’s a trip that every cheerleader in the NFL hopes for. Each season one representative from the cheer squad of each NFL club is chosen to participate as a member of the Pro Bowl cheering team at ...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

A good synopsis of Upshaw (11:59 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Alabama OLB/DE Courtney Upshaw was the mock pick for the Bills by ESPN’s Mel Kiper in his first mock draft last week at 10th overall. This week at the Senior Bowl most of the reviews on his play have been very favorable. Veteran NFL reporter Jeff Legwold’s thorough review of Upshaw lends some good insight [...]

No talks for Chargers & WR Jackson (11:00 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: It’s still early in the offseason and reports have indicated that the two sides may begin talks after the Super Bowl, but to this point the Chargers have not opened talks with their top receiver Vincent Jackson on a new contract. That according to Jackson himself, who told NFL.com as much at the Pro Bowl [...]

WR class lacking burners (10:50 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The wide receiver class in this year’s draft offers a lot of size, but at the top of the board there aren’t many speed merchants, and that could impact where Buffalo seeks to find a worthwhile addition at that position this offseason. Former NFL safety and National Football Post columnist Matt Bowen believes there are [...]

How Miami’s 4-3 ‘D’ impacts Bills (10:32 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The Miami Dolphins have gone public about changing from a 3-4 to a 4-3 defensive front for 2012. Under new defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt the Bills may choose to do the very same thing, especially knowing they played a good deal of 4-3 the second half of the 2011 season and Wannstedt’s DC history. The concern here is that [...]

Barnett the focus of latest Top 10 (9:39 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills LB Nick Barnett is the focus of the latest edition of the Top 10 Performances of 2011 and Buffalo’s new defensive coordinator breaks Barnett’s game down. Dave Wannstedt was kind enough to spend some time with us to break down Barnett’s Week 13 performance against Tennessee when he had 11 tackles including three for [...]

BDC 1/26: Barnett vs. the Titans (9:34 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY REPORT –  Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Dave Wannstedt looks at Nick Barnett’s game against Tennessee in week 13. Top 10 Performances- Dave Wannstedt breaks down Nick Barnett against the Titans DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – Senior Bowl: an NFL player’s assessment BuffaloBills.com – Carrington promotes NuVal with local students NFL.com – Bills QB Fitzpatrick suggests [...]

Reed profile on HOF site (9:24 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: For fans eagerly anticipating the vote by the Hall of Fame committee to see whether six-time finalist and Bills Wall of Famer Andre Reed is chosen for enshrinement as part of the 2012 Pro Football HOF class, the Hall’s website has put together a profile on him on their home page. Reed is the feature [...]

Senior Bowl: an NFL player's assessment (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: There are a countless number of NFL evaluators in Mobile this week for Senior Bowl practices including Buffalo GM Buddy Nix and their entire scouting department. Also taking in the week of practice...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Bowman Back in Buffalo?? (12:43 AM)
The Bills Beat - Jimmy Mack: There are many options under consideration for the future direction of the Buffalo Sabres, and the discussions have been virtually non stop over the past few weeks between President Ted Black, and senior advisor and former Penguins CEO Ken Sawyer and to a lesser extent Chief Development officer Clif...

Gov. Cuomo on Bills (5:25 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Buffalo Wednesday and after his appearance spoke to the WNY media. He was asked about the efforts to secure a new lease agreement with the club and keeping the team in Buffalo for the long term. Here was his response. “The Bills are very important not just to [...]

Fitz: We weren’t ready for success (3:38 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick appeared on Sirius NFL Radio Wednesday and was asked why the team faltered in the middle of the season with a seven-game losing streak that took them from first place in the AFC East to out of the playoff race in the span of two months. “I guess we weren’t ready for it [...]

The Bus Stops with You! (11:28 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Enter to win a chance for the NFL PLAY 60 Bus to visit your community. Enter for a chance to win a visit from the NFL PLAY 60 Bus at your school or after-school/community center. Tell us what your community needs to help kids PLAY 60 every day and stay active and healthy – you [...]

Carrington promotes NuVal with local students (10:29 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: Late last week Alex Carrington visited with students at St. Greg’s school in Williamsville, NY to discuss the importance of the Play 60 program as well as the NuVal program which is run by Tops F...

BDC 1/25: 20 years ago today… (9:28 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – An important trio of restricted free agents Buffalo News – Fans given outlet to vent against blackout Additional Clips Inside the Bills Blog Rinehart likes how it panned out, Big changes unlikely for uniforms, Mayock’s top 5 by position Buffalo Rumblings 2012 NFL Draft: Mike Mayock’s Top Five By Position Did [...]

Levitre finds Bills gear in Cabo (8:38 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills guard Andy Levitre just finished a vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and somehow got a hold of some typical Mexican dress adorned in Bills colors and marks. You’ve got to see it. Levitre is donning a sarape with the Bills logo on it and tweeted the photo joking that his girlfriend would be [...]

Rinehart likes how it panned out (8:00 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: When Chad Rinehart was signed off the Jets practice squad by Buffalo midway through the 2010 season he wasn’t sure how long it was going to last with the Bills. Now a year and a half later he’s an interior linemen capable of starting and as a restricted free agent  feels he’s found a group [...]

An important trio of restricted free agents (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: Restricted free agents don’t garner the same headlines that unrestricted free agents do mainly because the odds of them not being with the club for at least the upcoming season are significantly le...

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Mock draft 1.0 (4:12 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: An NFL-record 65 underclassmen were sorely needed to upgrade the talent in a weak senior class and figure to...

Big changes unlikely for uniforms (3:58 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: According to a report by ProFootballTalk there won’t be dramatic uniform changes when Nike takes over from Reebok in April as the uniform supplier of the NFL. “Logos are controlled by teams and the NFL,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT by email this morning. “That will not change. Teams have to apply to league [...]

Mayock’s top 5 by position (12:48 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: It’s hard to imagine why NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock’s top 5 draft prospects by position are available nowhere else but on a crawl on the bottom of the NFL Network’s coverage of the Senior Bowl, but we’ve typed them up for you here for your review. QBs 1. Andrew Luck, Stanford 2. Robert Griffin [...]

BDC 1/24: Chandler vs. KC (10:09 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY REPORT – The next installment of the Top Ten Performances from 2011 is posted on BuffaloBills.com.  Tight ends coach Bob Bicknell breaks down Scott Chandler’s game at Kansas City.  Top 10 Performances: Scott Chandler vs. KC DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – Bills’ Penn State alums mourn passing of Paterno BuffloBills.com – Smith excited to work [...]

Smith excited to work with new QBs coach (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: Without a full offseason to incorporate Brad Smith into their offensive scheme last year, Bills head coach Chan Gailey admitted that he couldn’t open the playbook as much as he wanted to make use o...

Monday, January 23, 2012

Ravens' fine season again ends bitterly (4:08 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: OWINGS MILLS, Md. - For all they accomplished — an unprecedented perfect record at home, a division title and a berth in the AFC title game — the Baltimore Ravens nevertheless fell tantalizingly short of reaching their ultimate goal.

Ravens fine season again ends in disappointment (3:59 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer

2 new mocks go DE for Bills (3:54 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Two of the newest mock drafts put out by CBSSports.com both have the Bills taking one of the highest-rated pass rushers on the board with the 10th overall pick. NFL draft analysts Rob Rang and Dane Brugler from CBSSports.com both have the Bills taking North Carolina DE Quinton Coples with the 10th pick. The pick [...]

Peyton on Dolphins wish list (2:48 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: According to the Miami Herald the Miami Dolphins have Peyton Manning on their free agent wish list. Of course Manning would have to become a free agent first. Many are speculating that Manning could be released outright thereby making him a free agent with a $28M roster bonus due on March 8th. If that proves to [...]

Conference championships draw big TV ratings (1:43 PM)
Pro Football Talk - Michael David Smith: The NFL’s surging television ratings show no sign of slowing down. In the early game, CBS Sports announced that Ravens-Patriots drew an average overnight household rating of 29.1, which was the highest for an afternoon AFC Championship since January 23, 1994, when Joe Montana leading the Chiefs against the Bills drew a 29.5 rating. And…

Senior Bowl weigh-ins (1:33 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Here are the weigh-ins from the Senior Bowl in Mobile. Some players listed height and weight in their school’s media guides are exposed on this day. The weigh-ins were put together by DraftInsider.net. The tallest player was Ohio State OT Joe Adams, who checked in at 6’7″ 323. The shortest was Alabama WR Marquis Maze [...]

Bills AFC title game eclipsed (12:03 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Sunday’s AFC Championship game between the Ravens and Patriots on CBS earned an average overnight household rating/share of 29.1/51. It’s the highest since the Bills were playing in conference title games. Sunday’s game was the highest rating for an afternoon AFC Championship in 18 years when the Bills defeated Kansas City in their fourth straight [...]

Bills' Penn State alums mourn passing of Paterno (11:31 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: The passing of a beloved coach is never easy for those that played for him or her, but former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was of iconic status. Though his legacy was clearly tarnished at the ...

Monday morning one-liners (9:51 AM)
Pro Football Talk - Josh Alper: The Buffalo News focused its post-AFC Championship Game coverage on former Bills WR Lee Evans. Dolphins G.M. Jeff Ireland will handle Senior Bowl duties while new coach Joe Philbin builds his staff. The strong first half of RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis helped push the Patriots to the Super Bowl. DE Shaun Ellis never got to the…

BDC 1/23: Scott remembers Paterno (9:39 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY REPORT – Bills S Bryan Scott appeared on CNN’s Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien this morning.  Check it out here>>>    DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – Mock Draft Watch 2.0 BuffaloBills.com – Bills assistant joins Jaguars staff BuffaloBills.com – Mrs. Wilson honored for community efforts Buffalo News – Sabres taking the same toll the Bills [...]

Bills 1st half figures reveal identity (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: When it comes to finding out the true identity of an NFL offense it often goes a bit deeper than rush and pass attempt totals at the end of the year. Time and score, location on the field, injuries...