Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 9/5

by MattRichWarren on Sep 5, 2009 7:51 AM EDT Comment 17 comments

Schonert/Van Pelt swap links
Kelly praises football mind of Bills' Van Pelt | Buffalo News
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly spoke with the Buffalo News about new Buffalo Bills play-caller Alex Van Pelt. Kelly offers up supreme confidence in his former understudy.

Jauron explains decision to fire Schonert - AFC East - ESPN
Bullet points from the news conference.

Evans on O.C. Changes | LeeEvans83.com
"I was surprised to hear we fired our O.C. He was a good dude and I learned a lot from him. It changes things but I’m looking forward to working and winning with the new O.C"

Down goes Schonert | ProFootballTalk.com
Where the news broke.

Schonert out as offensive coordinator | BuffaloBills.com
Reasoning and quotes from lead journalist Chris Brown.

Schonert Gets Scapegoated | Democrat and Chronicle
Sal Maiorana writes about how it must be the decision of Ralph Wilson and then blasts the team for not playing Trent Edwards Thursday night.

Schonert firing 'a major blowup' - AFC East - ESPN
"It's alarming that in this league it's getting to where people are feeling pressure even after the preseason," former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel said. "You're kind of going 'Wow. This season is going to be one wild ride.'"

Roster Cuts
Bills roster breakdown under Jauron – Inside The Bills
Chris Brown looks back at the roster numbers by position in Jauron's three years.

Bills practice squad eligible players – Inside The Bills
In the time of roster cutdowns, having a practice squad job is better than no job at all. "The rules state if you’ve been dressed for 9 or more regular season games in your career the practice squad is no longer an option."

Predicted 53 – Inside The Bills
Notable cuts: Ko Simpson, Jon Corto, Corey McIntyre, Copeland Bryan

Bills to make tough roster decisions - Rochester D&C
Sal Maiorana looks positions by position to see who the Bills might keep.

Coach wants to see you. And bring your playbook
History of "the Turk", the staff member who tells you that you are being let go.

Stories from a Turk
Daniel Jeremiah, formerly of the Ravens and Browns, tells a couple stories about informing players they were being cut.

"These are the NFL's dark days: In next 24 hours, 32 teams will cut 22 players - 704 men will lose their jobs."
Adam Schefter

"Think of this: Right now there are men, good men, praying their phone doesn't ring and coach doesn't need them to bring in their playbook."
Schefter

More Lions game recaps
Niagara Gazette - BILLS NOTEBOOK: Maybin forces fumble on first series
Analysis of some players from the Lions game by Gazette reporter Tim Schmitt.

Niagara Gazette - BILLS: Offense struggles again in 17-6 loss to Lions
Summary of the game.

General Bills Links
Fan Friday 9-4 – Inside The Bills
Chris Brown answers questions on Turk Schonert, AVP, Jim Kelly, Dominic Rhodes, Drayton Florence and Reggie Corner's battle at nickel, the O-line, and James Hardy.

AFC East Chat with Tim Graham - ESPN
AFC East blogger answers fan questions about the coaching staff, how the offense might look, and Trent.

Bills' O-line still taking shape - Tim Graham - ESPN
Graham chats with Bills' tackle Langston Walker, whose birthday was Thursday.

Preseason power rankings: No. 21 | ProFootballTalk.com
The Bills come in nearly the same spot as last year according to PFT.

Hardy still awaits medical OK after knee surgery : The Buffalo News
The Buffalo Bills’ second-year wide receiver suffered a serious knee injury late last season. Just shy of eight months after surgery he is waiting for medical clearance to get back on the field.

Injury update – Inside The Bills
Omon has a calf contusion and Rodd has a strained ligament in his leg according to head coach Dick Jauron.

Bills Tweets
Terrell Owens - So let me apologize now 4 sumhow, sumway, i got the OC fired! I felt like i wsn't gettin enuff balls n preseason! Lol! J/k but I apologize!

Brian Moorman - on the plane heading back to Pittsburg State for HOF game

Just another great fan opinion shared on the pages of BuffaloRumblings.com.

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ha, TWo’s tweet is great!

by the_prophet on Sep 5, 2009 8:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

whoops, that didn’t work.

by the_prophet on Sep 5, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kelly's outspoken nature on the team the past few seasons has me interested.

Gut feeling: I see Kelly putting together a group to buy the team. I think he feels too strongly about the team and the WNY area.

Now, what would be great is if the NFL made a special exemption and let the Bills run themselves similar to Green Bay. Then Kelly wouldn’t have to buy the whole team, just part.

He would make a great organization better. Having Kelly as part owner and team president would bring even more accountabilitiy to the GM/front office, coaches/staff, and players. And maybe he’s finally get a ring.

by Der Jaeger on Sep 5, 2009 9:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That would be the best possible outcome I can imagine.

Teflon Jauron…..Nothing sticks to Dick

by Joe P. on Sep 5, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would be great, but coming up with some 900+ large will be a pretty tough task.

by krytime on Sep 5, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who doesn’t have nearly a billion dollars lying around? (/sarcasm – don’t think I need that tag, but just in case anyone was wondering…)

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 5, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

With the team being valued at $909 Million I imagine that whomever buys the team will have to come up with at least that amount. Plus I am sure there are plenty of other fees involved, such as transaction fees, Lawyer fees and such. Somebody would have to come up with close to a solid Billion if they want to buy the team.

No weekend spent pantsless is a wasted weekend.

by sireric on Sep 5, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really doubt the Jerry Jones’, Dan Snyder’s, Woody Johnson’s, etc would agree to the Bills being community owned…..

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 5, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting Tweet by Lee Evans.

One thing I’ve always wished they would do differently with Evans is give him some routes that allow him to get more YAC when he beats the defender. Last year, it seemed every route that he got separation on, the route took him out of bounds after he caught it (except the bomb from JP on the double move against the Cardinals).

Don’t know if that would have been on Turk or not, but man it would be nice to see Lee be able to run with the ball rather than his route taking him out of bounds immediately after the catch.

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 5, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Now that I think about it more, I bet Lee is just wishing things could stop changing so much. He must really be a person that likes getting into a groove and staying there. He was the one who was most vocal about not wanting to flip back and forth between JP and Edwards 2 years ago, just for the sake of consistency. Reminds me of Eric Moulds and how he lamented never being able to stick with one QB for a long period.

Let’s hope Lee can grow through this seemingly necessary transition.

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 5, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lee has been here what six years now…and I’m still waiting for them to use him on crossing patterns over the middle. He’s one of the faster WR’s in the league, obviously, yet he only gets to show that off on the occasional deep ball. Hopefully, Van Pelt will see the opportunities here….

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 5, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From the Kelly article:

“If you’re going to run the no-huddle offense there are a few things you need to change up, and hopefully I’ll get a chance to sit down and talk with Alex a little bit,” Kelly said.

Let’s hope so!

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 5, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I saw that, too. I like that quote.

Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

by MattRichWarren on Sep 5, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the Kelly article speaks volumes about his confidence in AVP. Alex can get the job done.

Sorry, Turk, the coach wants to see you…bring your playbook. The Turk visits the Turk! I admit I was an early supporter of Turk, but I guess it just goes to show you that knowledge of the game isn’t enough.

Get the Bills back to the big game!

by Blitz on Sep 5, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i know, what’s up with that? lol, the ever influential jim kelly. it’s nice that he will give his friend some advice, but i hope alex doesn’t just do whatever jim says. you don’t want coaches who are easily influenced by others’ pressure or advice. you want an autonomous thinker, philosopher—who has knowledge of history—but who can make his own decisions.

by chaucer on Sep 6, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i like the kelly-van pelt article. i was looking for something about van pelt, i guess i found it. brings a bit more calm to my nerves. i would really like to hear van pelt speak about his being the new oc.

by chaucer on Sep 6, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs