Bills name Ciano, Gamble co-strength coordinators
by Brian Galliford on Feb 9, 2010 5:43 PM EST
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The Buffalo Bills have announced the hires of Eric Ciano and John Gamble as co-strength and conditioning coordinators.
Per the team's statement, Ciano and Gamble will each specialize in his own area of the program. Gamble has spent the last 16 seasons with the Miami Dolphins with various titles, including the last four as the team's Director of Player Development. A member of the Weightlifting Hall of Fame, Gamble will conceivably focus on the strength aspect of the program. Gamble worked with Gailey during Gailey's brief stint as Miami's offensive coordinator.
Ciano worked with head coach Chan Gailey at Georgia Tech, where his title, like Gamble's, was Director of Player Development. With Gamble likely focusing on the strength aspect of the program, Ciano could work on conditioning and, hopefully, injury prevention.
Injury a prevention has obviously been a huge issue in Buffalo, as the team's conveyor belt toward Injured Reserve has been worn thin over the past three seasons. These hires will be somewhat under the radar, but these two men have their work cut out for them simply in trying to diagnose an underlying cause to the massive amount of injuries the team has incurred.
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Rumblings Draft Scouting: Top 28 NFL Draft Prospects
by Brian Galliford on Feb 9, 2010 1:00 PM EST
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Welcome, Buffalo Rumblings, to our first official post-season draft post. Over the past several months, the scouting staff here at Rumblings - consisting of 'Der Jaeger,' 'kaisertown' and myself - have been diligently watching college football games (many more than I ever thought I'd watch), taking notes, and most recently, grading top 2010 NFL Draft prospects. We by no means claim to be professional scouts; we're simply hoping to add real observation and methodology to our annual draft discussions with this exercise.
We've got a lot planned over the next couple of months. Der Jaeger created a basic grading system to apply to each prospect; we'll explain that system to you. We'll be talking about specific prospects, specific positions, and, of course, how those players and positions fit in with the re-building effort of the Buffalo Bills. We'll be unveiling far more detailed scouting lists than what you see after the jump. Trust us; we've got you covered this draft season.
We wanted to start off our official draft posts with a quick glimpse at our top-rated prospects. Right now, we have 28 players that have earned a grade of four (out of five) or higher; for now, we're calling them the 28 prospects that have first-round grades. This list is subject to change, though it won't be of the radical kind you typically see as the draft process unfolds. Consider this a 'teaser' to the ton of content we'll be providing for you through the end of May. After the jump, our first, and biggest, crack at the top of the 2010 NFL Draft class. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Bills should keep their options open at QB
by Brian Galliford on Feb 9, 2010 9:00 AM EST
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Most of the discussions that we've had over the past several days regarding our beloved Buffalo Bills have centered around the team's upcoming transition to the 3-4 defense under new defensive coordinator George Edwards. That move is expected to begin a rather serious overhaul of the team's defensive personnel, and has opened up a whole new list of needs to add to this off-season's "to do" list.
Let's not lose sight of one deniable fact, though: quarterback is still Buffalo's biggest problem. It's been Buffalo's biggest problem since 1997. The Bills could go out and grab every dominant 3-4 defender this off-season, fix the offensive line, and still have a good shot at missing the playoffs without even an average quarterback. Unless you missed this year's playoffs or Super Bowl XLIV, it should be fairly apparent that you need a good quarterback to win in this league.
Rumors and unconfirmed reports are starting to circulate that the Bills are poking around veteran quarterbacks. You'll probably hear more of those types of reports over the next month or so. Buffalo would be wise to keep their options as open as possible at this position, because it's their most critical need, bar none.
With all of that said, there are five quarterbacks that I'm looking at as legitimate starting options for this team heading into the 2010 season. All five of these players could be available, though we're remaining skeptical on at least two of them. Before we get to those names, yes - these are the only veteran signal callers I'm considering as starting-caliber. If Buffalo can't land one of these guys, they might as well commit their top draft pick to a quarterback.
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Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 2/9
by MattRichWarren on Feb 9, 2010 6:56 AM EST
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Buffalo Bills Free Agents: Who Stays… And Goes? : Buffalo Sports Daily
Patrick Moran gives his take on which Buffalo Bills free agents will be back and which will be gone. Some surprises include re-signing Ryan Denney and letting Bryan Scott walk.
2009 Season Highlights (3:41) - BuffaloBills.com
All the big plays from the season featuring some great defensive stops, some nice touchdowns, and highlighting all the milestones from the 2009 season.
WGR 550 SportsRadio - Home of the Buffalo Sabres - How to get the Bills to Superbowl XLV
"Can the Bills make Superbowl XLV? Probably not. But I challenge you to come up with a better plan than mine. THIS is how the Bills, if it’s in any way possible, get to Dallas in 2011." It starts with Donovan McNabb.
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State of the Bills Roster: Defensive End
by Brian Galliford on Feb 8, 2010 11:30 AM EST
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Super Bowl XLIV is in the books, and while the city of New Orleans takes the next two weeks to party like they've never partied before - you deserve it, folks - the rest of the NFL can now turn its full attention toward building toward the goal that the Saints achieved last night.
Back here in Buffalo Bills country, we're still reeling from last week's news that the team will be moving to a 3-4 alignment under head coach Chan Gailey and new defensive coordinator George Edwards. Few facts are known at this point, but what we do know is that Buffalo isn't anywhere close to being equipped to run a traditional 3-4, and that the front seven in particular will be subjected to a great deal of house cleaning.
Late last week, we talked about the team's current prospects at nose tackle and rush linebacker, the two most critical positions to any 3-4 alignment. Defensive end is not as critical in most 3-4 alignments, as they're usually gap-control positions at which average athletes can get you to the promised land. That's not to say good players can't be dominant factors from that position; I'm sure you all remember Bruce Smith fondly. Buffalo has a lot of candidates to play end in a 3-4; unfortunately, most of them, again, aren't snug fits.
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We've had reports from ESPN folk who apparently have too much time on their hands, with their network not doing the game. Adam Schefter says multiple teams have asked the Birds about all three of their quarterbacks and three teams have called about Michael Vick. Sal Paolantonio added that three teams - Cleveland, Denver and Buffalo - have had multiple conversations with the Eagles about Donovan McNabb.
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Congrats to the New Orleans Saints
by Brian Galliford on Feb 8, 2010 7:53 AM EST
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It's always nice to see the little guy win the big one. A hearty congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, and their outstanding fans over at Canal Street Chronicles, for their Super Bowl XLIV victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
It's hard not to be happy for former Bills cornerback Jabari Greer this morning. He's a good player and a good guy, and now he's a champion. Same goes for former Bills safety Pierson Prioleau. Heck, I've even got a soft spot for Anthony Hargrove, who misbehaved his way out of Buffalo but found a pretty excellent way to redeem himself last night.
Gregg Williams? Eh... congrats, I guess. Now please stop talking about teams you used to work for.
I don't necessarily ache for former Bills GM Bill Polian, because the dude's got a ring. But it's gotta sting to be known, at this point, as the guy that's 1-5 in Super Bowls, with a win over - wait for it - Rex Grossman's Chicago Bears the only highlight. The same goes for Peyton Manning, easily this generation's best player, but without the hardware to cement that status - and now he's got a loss to a (slightly) inferior quarterback that thoroughly outplayed him, too.
The off-season is officially upon us, even though it's been invading Buffalo for well over a month now. We'll get to that this afternoon. For now, do what you're doing at your office this morning and get your final thoughts out on Super Bowl XLIV and the 2009 NFL season.
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Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 2/8
by MattRichWarren on Feb 8, 2010 7:28 AM EST
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Ex-Bills lineman Hargrove rallies back - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"The Buffalo Bills unearthed a gem when they identified defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove (pictured top, left) as a player they wanted in 2006. Hargrove wasn't ready to shine yet."
Scott Pitoniak: Call it: Manning 34, Saints 27
"Back to Polian, I can't help but wonder how different the history of the Buffalo Bills would have been these past 16 years if he were still in Western New York as GM and president. Purely speculation on my part, but I believe there would have been at least two Lombardi Trophies in the lobby of the Bills administration building at One Bills Drive."
Flashback - The Morning Call - Allentown PA
FEB. 9 2000 -- Andre Reed asks for and receives his release from the Buffalo Bills, ending his 15-year association with the NFL team. The former Dieruff and Kutztown University standout plays one more season with Washington and retires with 951 receptions, 87 touchdown catches and 13,198 receiving yards.
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