Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills News, 7/13

by MattRichWarren on Jul 13, 2011 9:29 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

Bills Focus: New Turf Installed - BuffaloBills.com
The owner of the turf company installing the field at Ralph Wilson Stadium explains the new parts of the design and gives an overview of the process.

Elusive Rating, 2008-2010 | ProFootballFocus.com
Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch are the third and fourth most elusive backs in the NFL over the last five years.

Rookie Depth Chart Battles: Kelvin Sheppard - Mocking The Draft
"The linebacker corps in Buffalo is thin and could get thinner if Paul Posluszny leaves via free agency. The lack of depth means that Sheppard has a good shot to earn a starting spot early. At the very least he will be looking at significant playing time as part of the rotation."

Scout.com: ScoutTV: Marcell Dareus Part-1
"Rachel Baribeau catches up with the first-round draft pick and future Buffalo Bill; they discuss what is keeping him busy during the lockout."

Scout.com: ScoutTV: Marcell Dareus Part-2
"Rachel Baribeau catches up with the first-round draft pick and future Buffalo Bill; they discuss the potential rookie wage scale and how it affects relations between veterans and rookies in league."

Scout.com: ScoutTV: Marcell Dareus Part-3
"Rachel Baribeau catches up with the first-round draft pick and future Buffalo Bill; they discuss the ramifications of the lockout on the 2011 season and moving to Buffalo."

Buffalo Bills' turf up for grabs | Democrat and Chronicle
County Executive Chris Collins said Tuesday he's taking bids from local school districts and nonprofit organizations interested in the large rolls of turf hauled out of Ralph Wilson Stadium to make room for new turf being installed on the Buffalo Bills field."

Buffalo Bills A-Turf Installation - WGR 550
Joe Buscaglia made the short trip to Ralph Wilson Stadium to take these photos with his digital camera. Check it out.

Stadium gets new turf - The Buffalo News
Matt Glynn talks with members of the Bills as well as Jim Dobmeier, owner of A-Turf, for this article on the new turf.

New turf installed at Ralph Wilson | WIVB.com
"While NFL players and owners argue over how much green they’ll get in the next contract, the Bills are going to be rolling in some brand-new green and that will benefit a school or park in western New York."

Top ten plays on Old Turf | WIVB.com | Blogs
John Murphy runs down his top ten moments from the Bills home games in 2003 to 2008. Pretty good list.

Lewis: I'd pick Grambling again | The News Star
Former Bills WR Frank Lewis is being inducted into Grambling's Hall of Fame this weekend. He talks about his time at the UNiversity as well as his success following college.

Buffalo Bills NFL Draft WarRoom - Mocking The Draft
"The WarRoom articles will give you a glimpse at the recent draft history and the decision-making structure of each NFL team. We will also include our thoughts about the structure and draft history."

Jaguars Land Two Current Players & One Former Player on Least Valuable List - Big Cat Country
Bill Barnwell named Akin Ayodele one of the 25 worst players in the NFL. He's a former Jaguar.

Jaguars 2010 Film Review: Week 5 at Bills (First Half) - Big Cat Country
Big Cat Country is taking a look back at their season and goes through the game against the Bills.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: | Formation Analysis: Number of WRs Part I
Buffalo ran plays with 4 or 5 WRs 25% of the time (second in the league) and with 3 or more 71% (tops in the NFL).

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still miss Marshawn

and really enjoyed our backfield being he and Fred.

The bandwagon will be full and fast and drunk and exciting - Undee

by poz on Jul 13, 2011 9:43 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah me too, I loved Marshawn.

They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier.

by cjf4 on Jul 13, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

fred jackson is way better than lynch is or will ever be

we dont need two workhorses, we kept our best one. you wont miss marshawn when we are winning games with FJ and CJ running the rock

by badnewsBills on Jul 13, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Rec'd....

Marshawn was good YAC but too tenative hitting the hole. Fred gets going north and south as soon as possible. he then becomes a human plinko game piece. Besides Marshawn doesn’t come close in the character department (he may grow up some day but the Bills couldn’t afford to wait).

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by Byrdeputt on Jul 13, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

no one is saying he should have been kept over Fred

but they should have been kept together.

The bandwagon will be full and fast and drunk and exciting - Undee

by poz on Jul 13, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions

poz.....

I should have clarified that I wasn’t a Marshawn hater. In fact I have his jersey (would have had Fred’s if it was available in the 50th anniversary throwback whites). I was just explaining why the Bills FO had to let him go. Not that I was in total agreement. But I do believe Fred was the better runner and their patience had worn thin with Marshawn’s off field antics.

I did like the fact that Marshawn invited Fred to the Seahawks playoff game because Fred taught him how to be a pro. I also read recently that Marshawn is trying to change his off field image. I think he’s maturing and should be a good NFL back.

Bottom line though is, that I think Fred is an excellent running back that doesn’t get the recognition that he deserves.

I love work that looks like work when you’re at work, but isn’t work that is work you should be completing at work.- TheAfghan Twilight

by Byrdeputt on Jul 13, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed

Fred is completely underappreciated. Not by Bills fans so much as the rest of the league. Even more awesome is his road to get where he is. Gotta love Fred!

The bandwagon will be full and fast and drunk and exciting - Undee

by poz on Jul 13, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah....

I’m a charter member of his fan club, like you are for poz :-)

I love work that looks like work when you’re at work, but isn’t work that is work you should be completing at work.- TheAfghan Twilight

by Byrdeputt on Jul 14, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Fred....

kind of reminds me of Poz in the fact that they are both underappreciated.

I love work that looks like work when you’re at work, but isn’t work that is work you should be completing at work.- TheAfghan Twilight

by Byrdeputt on Jul 13, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm with you guys!

He branded BEASTMODE!!!

Forever BEASTMODE...

by rest9 on Jul 13, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

old turf

They should cut it up into like 5yd x 5yd sections and sell it that way. Could you imagine having a piece of the field as a rug in your man-cave. Awesome.

"What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach, so you get what we had here last week which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. And I don't like it any more than you men." -Unnamed NFL CBA negotiator

by BuffaloBlueBlood on Jul 13, 2011 9:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

dude thats a tease

by badnewsBills on Jul 13, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

seriously!

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by poz on Jul 13, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I am surprised that the county didn’t do this to be honest. With the financial strain they are under…. but this is a better political move, for sure. There is still life in the turf and they want to use it.

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by MattRichWarren on Jul 13, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions

An even better political move would’ve been to auction those 5×5 sections off and then give the money to a local charity. Roughly 240 sections at $1000 apiece is almost a quarter mil. I gotta think that money would do a lot more good than some high school getting a new field that will most likely rapidly deteriorate due to improper care. I know I’d buy a section of the field for a grand.

by BuffaloBlueBlood on Jul 13, 2011 11:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey MRW.

Did you enjoy typing “turf” so many times?

Damn, now I’m hungry for some lobster and steak.

Year two is upon us.

by Buffalo for Eternity on Jul 13, 2011 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

Ha. I think I only typed it once or twice…. but yeah.

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by MattRichWarren on Jul 13, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

I can't believe two teams passed on Marcell Dareus

From draft day I kept thinking it isn’t possible to love him more, but then I hear him talk again and fall in love all over. My new favorite song is a grateful dead tune called “Monkey and the Engineer” the chorus goes

Big locomotive right on time
Big locomotive coming down the line
Big locomotive number ninety nine
Left the engineer with a worried mind

by badnewsBills on Jul 13, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs