Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills News, 8/11

by MattRichWarren on Aug 11, 2011 9:36 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

Back in NFL, Wannstedt reunited with Bills' Gailey - Yahoo! Sports
Dave Wannstedt talked with reporters yesterday. He had glowing remarks for Chan Gailey and the opportunity afforded to him in Buffalo.

Practice Notes - Day 10 - BuffaloBills.com
Chris Brown posts updates on injuries, practice last night, and much more.

Bills Roundup: Troup, Parrish Down with Injuries - BuffaloBills.com
"A busy day at training camp featured Lee Evans address trade rumors, several players returned from injury, Parrish and Troup go down with injuries, and several nice plays from practice."

Evans addresses trade rumors - BuffaloBills.com
"'I’ve been here for a long time and I know a lot of people that have been around the organization for a while, so yeah I’m happy,' he said. 'The reality of it is is that I’m here now and we’re getting prepared to play a game with Chicago on Saturday.'"

Troup has cracked bone in hand - BuffaloBills.com
"'Somewhere in my hand I’ve got a little broken bone, but it’ll be fine,' he said. 'I’m still going to play. I’ve just got to wait for the pain to go away and they’re going to cast it up and I’ll get out there again.'"

Chan Gailey Wednesday Night Press Conference - BuffaloBills.com
The Buffalo Bills head coach breaks down the team after last night's practice.

Inside The Bills | Parrish out for Saturday
"'He tweaked the same thing he’s sat out with for a couple of days,' said Gailey. 'He’s going to miss this (preseason game) we’ll hold him out and not take any chances and make sure we get him well.'"

Inside The Bills | Vets helping rooks
"Fifth-round pick Johnny White has been asking Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller questions through the first week of training camp."

Bills simply need to stop the run - YNN
"'The number one priority is for us to be able to come up and stop the run. It’s not necessarily about yards for me. It’s about effectively stopping the run,' said head coach Chan Gailey. 'If it’s 3rd-and-4 and they gain two, it’s okay. If it’s 2nd-and-23 and they gain 10, you can live with it as long as they don’t make it on third down. It’s about effectively stopping the run when you need to.'"

Rookie White looks good at RB | WIVB.com
"The Buffalo Bills are building some depth at the running back spot this summer, with the addition of fifth round draft pick Johnny White to the roster. White is a product of North Carolina and he's had some good moments in the first week and a half of training camp."

Buffalo Bills training camp report: Arthur Moats moves to inside linebacker - Sporting News
"Second-year linebacker Arthur Moats is being moved to inside. The change is not without questions, considering that Moats flashed pass-rushing potential while playing outside last season."

Free Agency 2011 - 10 Players Ready to Step Up | ProFootballFocus.com
Khaled Elsayed of Pro Football Focus finds 10 players ready to step in and fill holes left by departed free agents. George Wilson is one of them, and PFF suggests he'll be an upgrade over Donte Whitner.

Caulcrick would love to stay in Bills country - The Buffalo News
WNY native Jehuu Caulcrick is hoping special teams can keep him on the Bills roster for the 2011 season.

Bills' Evans shrugs off trade rumors - The Buffalo News
"'This is Lee we're talking about. He's our guy. To lose him, it would be like, "Man, I can't believe he's gone,"' Johnson said. 'Hopefully everything goes smooth and he's still rockin' with the Buffalo Bills.'"

Rookie safety Searcy has the power - The Buffalo News
Mark Gaughan profiles Da'Norris Searcy at strong safety, and recaps the night's practice.

Defense shines; Wednesday night notes - The Buffalo News
Here's what happened at last night's practice.

Evans responds to a bad idea - The Buffalo News
"Despite their quality depth, the Bills don't have much proven deep speed. Trading Evans would be a huge risk for an offense that ranked only 25th last season. Evans is one of the few proven big-play players in the Buffalo attack. If the Bills could get a starting offensive tackle for Evans, it would be worth strongly considering. But that's hard to imagine, and it's certainly not coming from the Cardinals."

Buffalo Bills' Arthur Moats knows how to hit | Democrat and Chronicle
"Maybe if Brett Favre knew who Arthur Moats was, and understood the danger that lurks if you dare to Cross the Moats, he'd still be playing in the NFL this year."

Bills First Teamers Won't Get A Half On Saturday - WGR 550
"Gailey said, 'We've talked preliminarily about the starters going somewhere around the first quarter, maybe a little bit less, maybe a little bit more, it depends on how many plays we get.' Gailey added, 'The one thing I know is if you go out and get guys hurt because you left them out there too long, and they're not ready to play September 11th.'"

Bills Chandler Has The Inside Track - WGR 550
Paul Hamilton thinks tight end Scott Chandler will be the starter this season.

Evans Rumors Cloud Bills' Walk-Thru - WGR 550
"'It was just circulating through the locker room,' said Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson. 'I don't even watch Sports Center or nothing, none of that. But I heard about it in the locker room and was like "Probably not true." And now today, it's like "Wow, maybe it is true."'"

Trade Lee Evans? No Thanks. - WGR 550
Joe Bucaglia outlines why trading Lee Evans would be a bad move.

Former Chicago Bears coach looking forward to Soldier Field return - chicagotribune.com
"When Bills assistant head coach Dave Wannstedt walks onto Soldier Field for the first time Saturday since his final season as Bears head coach in 1998, he might discover not much has changed after all."

Bills could afford to be more aggressive - Wellsville Daily Reporter
"Being savvy and hitting a home run with signing like this can sometimes make a world of difference. Injuries always happen to every team, so depth is crucial at all positions. The Bills have a glaring need at one particular position and there is a way to fix it, so why not try?"

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Wannstedt

Don’t really hear too much about Wannstedt being in Buffalo in the local media, or maybe I don’t listen to enough WGR. In my opinion, this is huge for the team. A verteran linebacker coach on a team that is in dire need of quality run-stopping ’backers. I continue to be optimistic about the future of the Bills with Chan at the helm.

by Freddywho? on Aug 11, 2011 9:47 AM EDT reply actions

WGR barely talks about football let alone Wannstedt. The local media did pieces on him when he was hired but that’s about it. What else are you going to say about the ILB coach?

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by MattRichWarren on Aug 11, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybin

Here is an exert from the Bills practice notes that makes me not depressed about Maybin:

“Maybin making plays
Over the course of the past couple of practices, Aaron Maybin has been more noticeable on the field. He’s been around the ball more and Wednesday night might have been his best practice of camp.

During 11-on-11 he had a quarterback pressure on Levi Brown that led to an incompletion. He had a ‘would be’ sack on Tyler Thigpen as he tagged the quarterback out before he completed a pass to Marcus Easley. And he had a quarterback pressure on Ryan Fitzpatrick forcing him to throw off his back foot, which led to Drayton Florence’s interception to close out practice.

Stringing together more days like Wednesday will do nothing but help his cause."

by buffalo_bills on Aug 11, 2011 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I couldn’t help but think “too little, too late” when I read that.

"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 Aug 11, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think that’s true. There’s a whole month left before they need to cut the roster down to 53. Maybin still has plenty of time to prove his worth. Whether or not he ultimately will is another matter. And I ain’t holding my breath.

by The Adam Bomb on Aug 11, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Preseason will show his true colors. 228 isnot going to cut it at olb in the nfl.

"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 Aug 11, 2011 11:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

apparently

he got to 228 lbs because he got sick just before the camp started… he says he can be back to 240 lbs easily… which i believe can be true…

let’s see how he does today…

by statcruncher on Aug 11, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Welp if he can put weight on fast he better be trying to get into the 250 area. That would be crazy in a month.

"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 Aug 11, 2011 11:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Yeah, it’ll be pretty easy if he dials up the juice.

by crooked5 on Aug 11, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I think it’s true. He has to outperform the other OLBs fighting for his roster spot. I don’t think Gailey will keep him just to keep him around. We shall see, but I’m also not holding my breath.

"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 Aug 11, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Buddy Nix was on NFL Radio this morning with Bob Papa and Ross Tucker this morning. One of the things he mentioned was that he was drafted around 250lbs and reported to camp at 228. He sounded pretty disappointed by this. A couple direct quotes (or close to direct, I was transcribing on the fly):

#He’s not big enough and strong enough unless you can run by everybody you play against.
#Speed moves on the edge are not enough in this league.

Sounded like he might only have until the end of training camp to hang out with his teammates.

by crooked5 on Aug 11, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions