Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills News, 7/1

by MattRichWarren on Jul 1, 2011 8:56 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

Chatting With Chris Kelsay | NFL Blog Blitz: Buffalo Bills
"Bills OLB Chris Kelsay discusses the lockout, his take on the new uniforms unveiled last week, and how he balances life as not only a player in the NFL, but as a husband and father."

Uni Watch cheers on the Bills' new look and checks in with the NHL - ESPN
"Yes, it's true. The Buffalo Bills have scrapped their scuba suits/ Halloween costumes/ Arena League outfits/ whatever the hell they were -- easily the NFL's worst look for the past decade or so -- and have replaced them with an honest-to-Pete Rozelle football uniform. Imagine that."

NFL: Best coaches all have unique qualities - ESPN
Chan Gailey is labeled the Best innovator according to ESPN.

Former NFL player Seth McKinney pursuing seat in Texas House - Austin Market
"McKinney – who calls himself 'conservative to the core' – said he’ll run as a Republican to replace Texas state Rep. Fred Brown, a Bryan Republican who’s stepping down June 30 after nearly 13 years in the House. A special election is expected to be scheduled to fill Brown’s 14th District vacancy."

Return game has rookie additions - BuffaloBills.com
"Fourth-round pick Da’Norris Searcy, fifth-round pick Johnny White and seventh-round pick Justin Rogers have all doubled as returners. Bills special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven believes some of that return talent is pretty high quality."

Bills legend Thurman Thomas helps at charity golf event - Canandaigua, NY
"Former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas may not be the best golfer, but that didn’t stop him from helping with the Ontario Charities Classic Golf Tournament."

Local Kids, NFL Rookies Share Same Field at IMG Academies - Bradenton, FL Patch
"Marcell Dareus will eventually become a wealthy young man with a couple of pen strokes, but the 6-foot-3, 319-pound former Alabama standout defensive tackle was just like the rest of the kids Wednesday afternoon. Just hours removed an audience with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith at Sarasota’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, Dareus and several others from the NFL Draft’s Class of 2011 were participating in drills and tossing the ball around with approximately 170 youngsters from two Manatee County YMCA branches at IMG Academies."

What’s in a Name? Pro Sports Teams Say Big Bucks - FoxBusiness.com
"Teams must also try to quantify the memorability of a name. This can often boil down to how short it is, what the nickname will be and whether or not it is alliterative. Good examples include the Buffalo Bills, the Washington Nationals, or Nats and Pittsburgh Penguins, or Pens."

Woman says Owens fails to pay some child support - The Buffalo News
"The mother of Terrell Owens' child says the NFL star has refused to pay the full $5,000 a month in child support he owes. Melanie Paige Smith filed court papers June 20 in an Atlanta court seeking to hold the player in contempt."

Best of NFL: AFC East teams - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Tim Graham says he would have named the Bills the best throwback uniforms but they have discontinued their use as of last Friday. Instead, the Bills get best tailgating.

NT’s Kuhn among models for new Bills duds - Niagara Gazette
"At first I thought it was for the color guard because we do a lot of the color guard," he said. "When they called me originally I said, ‘Yeah, no problem. You guys need a color guard? We can help you out.’ And they said, ‘no, we just want you for the jersey unveiling.’"

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From: Return game has rookie additions - BuffaloBills.com

"Searcy is probably a little bit more of a legitimate return guy than White," DeHaven told Buffalobills.com.

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"From what I saw him do on special teams we’re going to find some things for him to do where I don’t know if you want him back there as a returner," said DeHaven. "He can be pretty valuable in some other positions."

I wonder if White will use this as motivation to convince his coach he has better punt return skills than described above. I understand this viewpoint by DeHaven and don’t necessarily disagree with it. But sometimes telling someone you can’t do something or they are not good enough makes them work harder at proving them wrong. I know that DeHaven doesn’t say he stinks at it, and is not bad-mouthing White. But my read is that White can expect to be on ST as a gunner or something other than the return man. I’m sure White will get some opportunity to practice as a PR. Just hope it will be a fair shake.

Year two is upon us.

by Buffalo for Eternity on Jul 1, 2011 9:24 AM EDT reply actions

From the ESPN coach rankings:

The simple truth is that no head coach is capable of doing more with less than Gailey. His problem is that he always keeps winding up with less.

Seriously…let’s get this man some honest to goodness talent and see what he can do :)

"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.

by stetzwebs on Jul 1, 2011 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

welp what can he do with talent. with talent even as a rookie head coach with the dallas cowboys for 2 years he made the playoffs. i believe jerry jones said one his worst decisions was to let gailey go.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 1, 2011 10:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Facepalm..................................

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 1, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Why are you face palming.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 1, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

did not finish my statement hit post early by accident. All my statement was refurring towas when he had talent he made the playoffs 2 years in a row.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 1, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

He took a team that had been a combined 76-36 the previous 7 years (with 3 SB wins)

and went a combine 18-16 (including 0-2 in the playoffs) in 2 years……

So he hardly maximized the talent he had there.

I will (cant believe Im going to defend Coach Gailey here though) say that his main problem was dealing with a bunch of egotisical prima-donnas who didn’t want to put in the work he was requiring of them……..and he lost the team.

I do not see that same issue happening with this team…….especially since these Bills havent won anything since Bill Clinton was our president.

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 1, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes but also take into account the player that your talking about where near the end of their carears and the head coach after him took 3 years to win 15 games with most of the same players.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

and also if you go to nfl.com look up the stats he did get more out of troy aikman emmit smith and michael irvin then the previous year.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 1, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

forgot dallas also went from havin the 20th ranked offese in 1997 to haVING 9TH in 1998

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 1, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

If he was just the offensive coordinator then I would be impressed......

but the HC is in charge of the entire team…..and the team wasnt that good….

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 2, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Welp the team also went from 6-10 in 1997 to 10-6 in 1998.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 2, 2011 6:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

and then back to 8-8.........

so should the Bills expect to be worse this next year?

Look we can go round and round on this topic (and its been done)

For every point someone tries to make about Gailey being a good HC I can find one that says he is not.

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 2, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

That can be said about everyone. I can give you points thatt say someone is not a good qb or a head coach. It can go back and forth on everyone. From peyton manning to bill spygate of the patriots you can make a case that someone is not a good headcoach or player.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 2, 2011 9:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I would love to see you argue that Peyton Manning is not a good QB.

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 3, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions

It can be done with anyone here you go.

It can be argued that peyton is not a good qb and it has nothing to do with his play on the field. Peyton Manning is so self centered that he keeps demanding higher and higher paid contracts. Lest we forget being paid the most of any player in nfl history was not enough for him before the lockout began. Peyton demands so much cap room that he personally keeps his team from being able to build a dynasty. Their is so much cap room tied into peyton that it makes it harder for them to field a great team. They make the playoffs every year but could be winning alot more superbowls. As the leader of the team he should be able to realize when getting paid to much starts to hurt his team. Peyton is not a good quarterback because his selfer centered mind hurts his team year in and year out.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Jul 3, 2011 12:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions