Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 10/7
by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintInside The Bills | Knee injuries for Scott, Ellison "
"The Bills injury report had the surprise listings of Keith Ellison and Bryan Scott. Both players missed practice Wednesday with what is being listed as knee injuries for both."
Nix remains mum on state of the Bills - Jerry Sullivan - The Buffalo News
"One voice we didn't hear was Buddy Nix. Remember him? The "general manager of football," as Ralph Wilson said on the glorious occasion of Nix's hiring. Nix is the man running the show, the face of the franchise. But he hasn't been showing his face much lately."
LB Davis Has Torn Labrum - WGR 550 SportsRadio
"It was eating me up not to be out there," remarked Davis. The linebacker quickly responded that he indeed would be playing against Jacksonville on Sunday. "Suck it up, deal with the pain, and let's do it."
WR Nelson showing promise - BuffaloBills.com
"As a receiver in the NFL you’re dependent on so many other teammates on offense operating in sync to give you the chance to make a play. Watching David Nelson in the limited opportunities he has had through four games this NFL season, one comes away thinking only of what he provides to an offense that’s in dire need of positive plays and consistency."
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Inside The Bills | Jones-Drew doesn’t practice "
"Starting RB Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, but it appears to be just a way of giving their feature back an extra day of rest."
Changes planned for when Trent comes to town - Bills & NFL - The Buffalo News
Mark Gaughan asked about what Trent Edwards could teach the Jaguars about his old team. Chan Gailey and Ryan Fitzpatrick had this to say.
How much can Trent Edwards hurt Bills? - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"The intel Edwards can share isn't trifling. Edwards can recognize formations and audible calls. He has been privy to strategy talk on how the Bills want to attack in certain situations. He can tell Jacksonville defensive coaches where the Bills are weakest in pass protection."
wgrz.com | Buffalo, NY | Bills Prep for Jags; Jackson to Start
Video on the team's reaction to the Lynch trade and info on the upcoming game against Jacksonville.
The weekly blackout watch | ProFootballTalk.com
Florio runs down the blackout possibilities for this week including Buffalo.
BillBoard - Blogs - The Buffalo News
"Will the Bills win their first game of the season this week against Jacksonville? Or will the Bills remain winless? Mark, Al and Sully take a look at the Week Five matchup."
Fred Jackson Named the Starter
Faith in Jackson runs deep - BuffaloBills.com
Fred Jackson will be shouldering the load in the running game and he and his teammates react.
Bills Roundup: Increased Workload for Jackson (2:51) - BuffaloBills.com
With the trade of Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson will see increased playing time. Check out that and more in yesterday's Bills Roundup.
Inside The Bills | Gailey on Lynch trade "
"Head coach Chan Gailey was asked why the trade of Marshawn Lynch was made now instead of at an earlier date, or this past offseason. Here was his response."
Bills' Jackson is ready to carry on - Bills & NFL - The Buffalo News
Fred Jackson talks to the Buffalo News about shouldering the backfield load with Marshawn Lynch now out of the picture.
Fred Jackson will start at running back for Buffalo Bills | Democrat and Chronicle
"In what could end up being a classic display of addition by subtraction, the Bills' running game will likely improve now that Marshawn Lynch is a Seattle Seahawk, Fred Jackson is the starter in Buffalo, and rookie C.J. Spiller will get more touches."
Bills Jackson Ready To Be Starter Again - WGR 550 SportsRadio
"You want to be out there playing. That's what we do this for," said Jackson. "To struggle like we have offensively throughout the year, you want to be out there and help. That's your teammates that you see out there trying to bust their butts trying to get a win and you're standing on the sideline not helping."
Report: Packers were in the bidding for Marshawn Lynch | ProFootballTalk.com
"Pete Doughtery of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports Thompson was "in on the bidding" for Lynch before Seattle acquired him. The Seahawks ultimately gave up a fourth-round pick in 2011 and a sixth-round pick in 2012 that could escalate to a fifth-rounder."
Inside The Bills | Marshawn called team "
"RB Marshawn Lynch did not have time to bid farewell to all of his now former Bills teammates, so he placed a phone call to do so Wednesday morning. Lynch called Fred Jackson’s cell phone this morning and asked that it be put on speaker in the Bills locker room this morning."
More Bills Links
Bills promote RB Anderson - BuffaloBills.com
"After going undrafted Anderson was signed by the Oakland Raiders as a rookie free agent in late April, but was released during the Raiders’ spring camps. Anderson is known as a slashing one-cut back that has receiving ability after catching 55 passes over his final two collegiate seasons."
Bills add DL to practice squad - BuffaloBills.com
"The Bills filled a vacancy on their practice squad Wednesday signing free agent DL Ra’Shon "Sunny" Harris. Harris (6’4" 296) was most recently with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was released during final cuts on Sept. 4."
Ryan Fitzpatrick Wednesday Press Conference (10:51) - BuffaloBills.com
Fitzpatrick talks about Trent Edwards return, the Marshawn Lynch trade, and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Chan Gailey Wednesday Press Conference (8:35) - BuffaloBills.com
The Bills head coach talks about the Marshawn Lynch trade and the upcoming return of Trent Edwards with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Inside The Bills | LB Davis update "
"I tore my labrum in the first game and I just kept playing," said Davis. "They’ve been doing a good job of taking care of me and I’m going to do what I’ve got to do to suck it up and try to help the team."
Inside The Bills | Stroud feeling good "
"Marcus Stroud was back on the practice field Wednesday in his return from an ankle injury."
Inside The Bills | McKelvin’s pain in the neck "
"I woke up Sunday morning with a crick in my neck," said McKelvin. "I could barely turn my head." Buffalo’s athletic trainers worked on him all morning the day of the Jets game trying to loosen it up, but did not have much success.
How I See It: AFC East Stock Watch - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Lee Evans' stock is falling and Fred Jackson's stock is rising. Check out why....
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I am not a big Sullivan fan
He tries too hard to stir the pot…
Sullivan wrote:
Or why didn’t they trade Lynch in the summer? Surely he could have fetched a fourth-rounder back then. What did they gain by keeping Lynch this long? Was it worth insulting Fred Jackson and impeding C.J. Spiller’s development?As always the media is trying to make something out of nothing. The reality is that Gailey knew he needed his run game to have a chance at winning games this year, depth is a good thing. Had we won a few and still be in contention, not sure Lynch would have been traded but then again maybe i’m wrong. One thing is certain, having three healthy backs made sense if all they were getting was a 4th. By playing him and if some team gets plagued with injuries maybe the value goes up by the trade deadline. For all intents and purposes, Green bay would have been wise to send their 3rd our way but they were stubborn and now they can live with their decision. At this point Nix is getting what he can and given that we are basically out of it for this year, depth is no longer required and the strategy now should be to get Spiller lots of playing time.
Rebuilding a team properly takes time and patience
i disagree. 3-back systems rarely ever work. most good starting running backs (like lynch and jackson) need to develop rhythm and wear down defenses, something they can’t do when splitting reps. and by having both of those guys, you’re keeping your sparkley new gamechanging first round pick from getting reps.
Honestly, i might not agree with the way he said it, but i agree with the fact that nothing good came of keeping all three through the beginning of the season.
by quantumuprising on Oct 7, 2010 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t talk about a 3-back system. I spoke of Depth at the RB position.
The point here being that Lynch’s value was a 5th at best before the season maybe a 4th and by playing him his value might have increased. Keeping 3 backs for depth when you know that the focus of your team is to pound the ball is not a bad strategy to start the season, with the clear understanding that Lynch’s value had a very good chance at increasing closer to the Oct trade deadline (depending on other team situations)
You could argue that it was a risk to take because Lynch could have got into trouble and we could have lost the chance at a 4th but I suspect that Gailey had a talk with him. You also could argue that Lynch was taking a spot on the 53-man roster. But to argue that you are somehow insulting Jackson, c’mon. These guys are pros and now that Lynch is gone Jackson will rise to the challenge. Where some people see knee jerk reaction, I see a solid plan to start the season.
Sully’s argument is that we should have traded him before the season ‘cause now we might have offended Jackson? That’s ridiculous and we would not have gotten anything better, this way we had a chance at improving the trade offering. Furthermore, had we traded him and then Spiller or Jackson gotten hurt, then everyone would have screamed incompetence!! The approach that Nix took was the smartest.
Rebuilding a team properly takes time and patience
I spoke of Depth at the RB position.
Then you’d be speaking incorrectly. Jackson, lynch, and spiller were not rb ‘depth.’ All three could function as starters. As illustrated by brian’s stats in some other thread, they each saw 30 something percent of snaps, which is dang close to a perfectly portioned 3 back system. Running back depth is keeping a guy like joique bell who can perform if someone else gets injured.
by quantumuprising on Oct 7, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha
“The intel Edwards can share isn’t trifling. Edwards can recognize formations and audible calls. He has been privy to strategy talk on how the Bills want to attack in certain situations. He can tell Jacksonville defensive coaches where the Bills are weakest in pass protection.”
Everywhere?
Official ledge-talker-offer of the Buffalo Bills.
by WhyBillsWhy on Oct 7, 2010 8:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, it’s not like the Jags are going to need a gameplan to stop the Colts or Saints. Oh wait. They already did beat the Colts. Ugh.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Oct 7, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
i hope his thoughts about pass protection are introspective.
by quantumuprising on Oct 7, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Sullivan
This made me LOL : "When he got the job, Nix said he’s never been the smartest man in the room. Still, it would be nice to get him in the room once in awhile to confirm it. "
Nothing that Sullivan wrote was off base or trying to to stir the pot. He is correct. Where is NIx? Why hasn’t he answered any questions? Why hasn’t he given the fans a real reason why a 31 year old DE turned LB got a $24 mill extension? I’m sorry, but Jerry’s article was dead on accurate .
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jerry is a third rate reporter...
who gets mileage from readers like you by getting personal…
Wow. I pretty much disagree with everything you said.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Oct 7, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Remind me again what he said that was so off base? b/c your obviously smarter then I. Help me.
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by Michael_Necci on Oct 7, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Jerry’s not a reporter. He writes opinion pieces. You ought to get that through your head before you start taking shots at fellow Bills fans.
by Brian Galliford on Oct 7, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe he is
but maybe it only takes a third rate reporter/journalist to be pretty spot on with his evaluations of this team and mishandled organization. It hurts, but the truth.. you know, sux sometimes
Wah, wah, wah-wah.....
Go Bills?
I do believe Nix owes the fans some "information" on the state of the Bills
and all the moves that are being made. We’ve gotten to the point of “which starter will be gone next week?” as an expected norm with our team.
State Of The Bills
That would seem pretty obvious at this point wouldn’t it? I don’t think its a league rule that each GM has to keep fanbase informed on FO every thought and move. Watch them on Sunday, you’ll get a good idea were the Bills are!
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by buffalobacker on Oct 7, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I do believe Nix owes the fans some “information” on the state of the Bills and all the moves that are being made.
Why? So he can destroy his negotiating position with every other team? He doesn’t need to give this rationale when he is still in the middle of trying to make deals.
2010 Bills' truth in advertising: "Look out Cleveland, this year we score 6!" - bluecollarbuffalo
by thefourwinds on Oct 7, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Explanations...
don’t make you any better come Sunday. I could care less about how much face-time Nix gives the media as long as he turns this roster and brings in a winning QB and some adequate pass protection. Pass rush wouldn’t hurt either.
Besides, how specific can he be without tipping his hand? He can’t be, so he’ll do what every other GM and coach do… speak in general terms and clichés.
Nothing Sullivan wrote is “false,” but he’s asking questions we’ve all been discussing on this site for months… why not do [this] and [when?] And if you ask me those questions have obvious answers that fans are unwilling to accept because they are skeptical and jaded (without fault.)
It’s not a position I envy. I mean, I would love to have his job, but if I was in the middle of this process and there isn’t anything I could do to fix it overnight I would probably be out-of-sight working on the problem, not making every opportunity to make excuses which is what Sullivan is clamouring for apparently.
It is what it is folks. But that’s not GM speak.
CJ, don't SPILLith thy Kool Aid.
My opinion...
and I don’t know how this post got to be about Jerry Sullivan but personally I don’t like his articles, and that’s my opinion. It’s not what he writes but it’s the tone in his message or delivery. Yes, Ralph provided a great deal of material for the guy to write about over the years, and some of it was deserved, but some of his comments or opinions are personal and below the belt which I feel is unprofessional.
“When he got the job, Nix said he’s never been the smartest man in the room. Still, it would be nice to get him in the room once in awhile to confirm it. "
I feel that comment was mean spirited and counterproductive. I have no problem with bringing out the problems with the team but its also how you go about doing it.
Now, there was something else that caught my eye in the links that no one’s talking about….signing of a D-lineman to the practice squad. That’s the 2nd lineman signed to the practice squad ( 1offense -1 defense and their both big guys). Anyone have any further info on him besides what was listed?
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