Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 11/25

by MattRichWarren on Nov 25, 2009 7:29 AM EST in Game Threads Comment 13 comments

Wilson making mark at strong safety | BuffaloBills.com
In six starts this season Wilson stands third on the team in tackles, is tied for second in forced fumbles, fourth in sacks and fifth in pass breakups. He also caught his third interception of the season last week.

Bills' Johnson lending a hand on D-line : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
Spencer Johnson's (pictured above) name may not jump off the stat sheet from Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but his impact was certainly felt by interim Bills coach Perry Fewell.

Give The Ball To Brohm : Buffalo Sports Daily
Pat Moran suggests that Brian Brohm is the only potential franchise QB on the roster so he should get some playing time down the stretch this year.

Team in Transition
Bill Cowher Snubs Bills, Would Not Snub Bears Or Texans - SB Nation
Apparently Bill Cowher would be "excited" to coach the Bears or Texans. Guys - welcome to the QB quandry.

Schottenheimer says he's not a coaching candidate | ProFootballTalk.com
"I'll be very candid with you and say it's nice to think that people would consider you," Schottenheimer said, "but the reality of it is is that after 30 great years I'm really not going to go back down that road again."

Cowher isn’t shuffling off to Buffalo | National Football Post
Robert Boland says Bill Cowher may or may not be interested in Buffalo but he is not going to give away the leverage he has over the Bills and other teams. He also doesn't want the Bills to pit Shanahan against Cowher.

Schottie addresses Bills coaching rumors – Inside The Bills
Chris Brown laments the disinterest of Marty Schottenheimer because of his great coaching record.

WGR 550 SportsRadio - NFL.com's Jason LaCanfora joins THSS
"It's more just a sort of extension of where Coach Cowher is coming from in terms of having a commitment to honor right now at CBS," LaCanfora said. "He doesn't want to become a part of a coaching search while guys like Perry Fewell are trying to make a statement."

Shanahan stays on Buffalo Bills wish list | Democrat and Chronicle
A person familiar with the Bills' search told The Associated Press that the team has contacted the former Denver Broncos' coach. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills are not discussing the search.

Bills owner Wilson willing to write the check, but who'll cash it?
Mike Holmgren has rejected an overture from the Bills as well, presumably because he has his eye on one or more other opportunities that would likely involve him taking only a front-office position.

NFL Videos: Around the League
Will Bill Cowher coach in Buffalo next season? Get the latest on that story and more from Jascon La Caforna.

News and Notes
Dolphins vs Bills: Five Good Questions - The Phinsider
Brian Galliford of Buffalo Rumblings joins the Phinsider to discuss the Bills as we look towards Sunday's Dolphins/Bills game.

Blogger's Blitz: AFC East - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Tim Graham analyzes the state of the Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins

Even in defeat, Fewell rouses Bills fans - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Fewell, the Buffalo Bills' interim head coach, lost his first game as Jauron's placement but as of Tuesday night was pulling down a 65 percent in SportsNation's weekly NFL head coach approval ratings.

Week 13 power rankings: AFC East - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Tim Graham lists the AFC East teams best wins, worst losses, and close calls. The Bills-Patriots game is both teams' close call game and the Bills win over the Jets is their worst loss.

How I See It: AFC East Stock Watch - AFC East Blog - ESPN
The Bills offensive line stock is falling - and let's face it how could it not be - and Terrell Owens stock is rising.

Buffalo City Mission's Photos | Facebook
Chris Draft, Terrell Owens, Bryan Scott, and C.J. Hawthorne helped out at the Buffalo City Mission yesterday.

Bills bring cheer to kids | BuffaloBills.com
Bills offensive lineman Kirk Chambers, linebacker Jon Corto, kicker Rian Lindell, and safety John Wendling visited with children and their families from the Women’s & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo on November 23rd.

Niagara Gazette - BILLS DVR REWIND: Small errors keep killing Bills
Tim Schmitt looks back at the Bills loss to the Jaguars to give his thoughts.

Buffalo Bills' QB situation among the worst in the NFL | Democrat and Chronicle
Bob Matthews ranks the Bills QB situation 29th in the NFL.

Bills Tweets
Kawika Mitchell
rehab is goin good. Healin up and storin up energy

Aaron Maybin
just got done serving dinner to over 300 kids and their families in downtown buffalo. Great time!

Adam Caplan
Source said they brought in a young guard today, no name guy.RT @mdschmidt: @caplannfl Any word on other OLs Buffalo might be pursuing?

Donte Whitner
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength.when u go through hardship and decide not to surrenderthat strenth

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Pat Moran

makes a lot of sense in his article on Brohm vs. the other talent out there both FA and draft. I don’t know much about him, but, as Moran points out, how much worse could it get with Brohm in there and we need to see if he’s worth keeping. I found his comment about Jauron not wanting Brohm and the team signing him the day after Jauron was fired. If true, it’s another indictment of Jauron being set in his ways and limited in his ability to adapt to the situation.
If we lose to Miami (I hate saying that), I think we should see what Brohm brings us good or bad. (We know bad)

by fansince60 on Nov 25, 2009 7:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

give brohm a try

Im okay with this.

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by NYTXFAN on Nov 25, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Brohm was highly rated during his junior year, then he slid off the radar after his senior year.

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by Patssuck456 on Nov 25, 2009 9:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Slid off the radar might be a bit much

I don’t think anyone should get too high on this guy, but his senior year he threw for over 4,000 yards with 29 TD’s. The team didn’t play terribly well, but it’s hard to pin the blame on him.

by Squirmin' Thurman on Nov 25, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Excellent Opportunity for Brohm

Brian Brohm has been put into an a terrific opportunity (minus the fact that our OL is in schambles and he probably won’t fare too well if he is under center anytime soon). IMO, like the Pat Moran article… I really hope the Bills give Brohm the ball the last few weeks of the season. If he shows anything, there will be a good sense of optimism going into the offseason. There will still be an “open competitiion” for QB’s next season. I’d like to see the Bills take a run at RFA Troy Smith too. He’s not going anywhere soon behind Flacco and he wasn’t a high draft choice, but was very athletic in college and has done well in preseason games. My sense is the Ravens would match an offer, but if Smith is better than anything in the upcoming draft by the time they will pick after the top talent has been taken… why not?

Finally, I believe if Fitzy shows he’s competent enough these last few weeks too, they will probably not go out a bring in a vet QB to compete like a Pennington. Fitzy has some talent… The Owens bomb was a great sense of that. He audibled to the right play call and dropped the pass in there perfectly before he got destroyed by the D-lineman. Fitzy also makes a lot of boneheaded plays too sooo, he can compete all he wants in my opinion.

I do like the idea of seeing what we have in Brohm. I am sure AVP and Fewell will see what’s there in practice when he learns the playbook and we will go from there. It is just amazing to me to see how far and how quick Edwards has fallen into the doghouse (almost Losman like).

by dabillsr1 on Nov 25, 2009 10:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Guys. Holy crap. Brian Brohm isn’t going to start this year.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 25, 2009 10:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

OK.. but, Moran didn't say start.

“Pat Moran suggests that Brian Brohm is the only potential franchise QB on the roster so he should get some playing time down the stretch this year.”

With 6 games left, our present QBs mediocre at best, and the season shot, I don’t see the downside to letting Brohm play if the situation arises(and it likely will). What’s he going to do, miss receivers? get sacked? ignore the open receiver? Not exactly cardinal sins we haven’t seen. Far more upside than down to let him audition.

by fansince60 on Nov 25, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If I’m Perry Fewell, Brohm is my starter for the last two, maybe even three games.

Moran does want him to start.

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by MattRichWarren on Nov 25, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and I still don't

see the downside to that or that it is an insane idea.

by fansince60 on Nov 25, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t say it was an insane idea. It’s just not going to happen.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 25, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We all thought Ralph Wilson would never fire Dick Jauron mid-season, and so soon after an extension. It could happen.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 25, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Given the state of our O-line and the fact that we have 6 games left,

I wouldn’t be surprised to see both Fitz and Edwards on IR before too long. Brohm could see some time before the end of the season.

I think Polian must have put a curse on the Bills when he left. Anyone know where we can get a live Buffalo to sacrifice on the 50 yards line? Or, maybe we should use a Dolphin ??? Preferably, Nick Buoniconti

by Joe P. on Nov 25, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How about the fact that the reason he was still on the PS is that he couldn't get up to speed on the offense.

Despite being in it for a year and a half. And he’s supposed to be able to start here after a couple of weeks?

And before you say it, yes the Packers offered him a contract, but that’s because they
A) They only had 2 QBs on the roster who are playing behind a line who could actually get them killed.
B) The fans already hated the Brohm pick, now they were going to be giving up on a #2 pick after just over a year and no playing time.

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by twoeightnine on Nov 25, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs