Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills News, 2/10

by MattRichWarren on Feb 10, 2012 5:38 AM EST in Buffalo Bills News

Reed out of patience with HOF Selectors - BuffaloBills.com
"Whoever is listening if the voters are listening, the committee, they haven’t heard one word from me. I just sit back and let it fall, which I did on Saturday. I was very disappointed. I was more disappointed for family and friends than me. They need to do something about it. What they’re doing is a travesty. I don’t know. If I was a fly on the wall in there I’d turn into a big mosquito and bite all of them."

Routt reportedly to visit Bills - The Buffalo News
"Buffalo is one of two teams who have reportedly already scheduled a meeting with ex-Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt, who was released by Oakland in the first surprise move of the NFL offseason Thursday."

Hall vote deepest cut for Reed - Jerry Sullivan
"I can't say any more about it," Reed said Thursday afternoon in an appearance at the Buffalo Auto Show. "I'm so exhausted with it."

Inside The Bills | Reed tired of waiting
"You move on in life and you live another day. It’s not on my time, it’s one somebody else’s," he said. "I love the game of football. I’ve played it since I’m eight-years old and I loved it. I got some calls and sometimes I didn’t get the calls and this is a call I’ve got to wait for."

Top 10 Performances: Chris Kelsay vs. Denver - BuffaloBills.com
"In the next edition of the Top 10 Performances of 2011, Bills linebackers coach Bob Sanders breaks down film of Chris Kelsay's game against the Denver Broncos."

Bills release Corto (updated) - The Buffalo News
"He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and was on the active roster from 2008-10, primarily as a special teams contributor. The Bills had to release him once he passed his physical since he was on the waived/injured list last season. A source told The News that several teams have interest in Corto."

Lindell all but guaranteed to finish career with Bills - AFC East Daily
"It’s great. Like I said going into the offseason talking with coach and Buddy I want to win here," Lindell told BuffaloBills.com. "To win here I think would be really special so that’s something to look forward to."

Report: CB Stanford Routt Visiting Bills Monday - WGR 550
"Routt was just released by the Oakland Raiders, one year in to his recently signed five-year contract with the team. He's 28 years old and has started for Oakland each of the past two seasons. Routt has 10 interceptions total in seven accrued seasons in the NFL."

Playing tag in AFC East - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"The question is will Buffalo budge and pay Johnson $7 million to $8 million per season to return? If Johnson's representation feels he can get that somewhere else on the open market, they will wait it out until March unless Buffalo ups its price. But the Bills most likely aren't tagging Johnson to keep him for just one year."

Bills believe Fitzpatrick will improve in 2012 - CBSSports.com News
"I think as we continue to get better as a football team, Ryan will continue to get extremely proficient at his job," said Gailey, who has remodeled his offensive staff. "I have a great deal of confidence in Ryan and what he was going to be able to do at quarterback for us in the future. I know the statistics, you can look at statistics and you can turn them anyway you want to turn them but he'll play just fine as we continue to be a good football team."

Strategy And Personnel - CBSSports.com
Check out the injury updates here.

Metzelaars arrives as tight ends coach - CBSSports.com
As an outsider new on the job, new quarterbacks coach David Lee said Buffalo's offense doesn't need an overhaul, just a tuneup. "These guys were 14th in the league in offense last year, there's 18 other teams that would love to have been 14th. So, we're not fixing something that is broken here, we just need to keep moving the football and climb closer to the top 10 offensively."

Bills and Bulls visit sick children | WIVB.com
"Buffalo Bills Rian Lyndell, along with teammates Brian Moorman and Fred Jackson, greeted the patients to cheer up their day. The players were handing out gift baskets sponsored by the Riley Children's Foundation and the Basket of Hope organizations."

Pressure to end NFL blackouts mounts | WIVB.com
Matt Sabuda of the Sports Fan Coalition of Buffalo said, "Right now I know we're in the thousands and we're submitting those all at once on Monday to the FCC to hopefully bombard them with comments to lift this."

Reed Disappointed to Miss out on Hall of Fame Again | wgrz.com
"If you were in my shoes you'd be disappointed. Of course I'm very disappointed after what happened," said Reed.

NFL Videos: Rough landing
"01:56 – Was the Jets' dysfunction apparent on the field? Brian Baldinger and Bills LB Nick Barnett weigh in on who was to blame for the issues at the end of the season."

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I agree with Andre.

What they’re doing is a travesty

The HOF voters are not taking into account the rules changes which has made the NFL a more QB friendky pass driven league, if a guy who finishes #2 in receptions when his career ends doesn’t belong in the HOF after 5 years of eligibility, then who does?

Look at what they did to Art Monk. The HOF voting process is a joke when it comes to WRs because these pencil necks HOF voters in suits can’t account for rules changes in the passing game when it comes to their stats, when deciding to vote in a player from a different era of the game.

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by The Buffalo Kid on Feb 10, 2012 5:50 AM EST reply actions

You will always be in the HOF Andre.

In my book.

Screw these pencil necks.

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by The Buffalo Kid on Feb 10, 2012 5:56 AM EST up reply actions

Rec'd for the use of pencil necks.

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by MarinoTheBill on Feb 10, 2012 6:22 AM EST up reply actions

Reed never led the league in any receiving category in any year of his career. He was 2nd in receptions in 1989, and that was the only time in ANY category he was among the 4 best at his position. He has a few 5th and 6th places sprinkled in there, but there never was a season you thought he was the best WR, and outside of 1989 you probably can’t even argue he was among the top 4 WRs in the league in any single year.

Where Reed excelled was being a very good WR for a long time. I suspect voters like players that have the higher peak than a pretty good player for a really long time.

He’s making the top 10, but not the top 5. That seems about right to me (although you could argue that he’s a better option than some that did make it this year… it’s not an overwhelming class like next year).

by Pistol on Feb 10, 2012 9:04 AM EST up reply actions

Are you even a Bills Fan?

He was #2 in career receptions when he retired. Kely spread the ball around with Reed, Lofton, Thurman, Meetzelarrs, and later Bebe.

It was the blueprint of the new NFL, the era changed, yet Andre was still #2 in career receptions when he retired.

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by The Buffalo Kid on Feb 10, 2012 9:22 AM EST up reply actions

Are you even a Bills Fan?

Please. What’s with questioning his fandom just because he disagrees with you?

I could add here that I once met Andre Reed during his playing days while at an amusement park, and I thought he and his two friends with him were all colossal jerks. Does that make me not a Bills fan?

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by thefourwinds on Feb 10, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions

Routt

The fact that we’re even in contact with him is positive news in my view. but it would be ~~fantastic~~ if we could sign him. a true #1 CB.

NOBODY circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.

by heff17 on Feb 10, 2012 7:44 AM EST reply actions

agreed

I totally agree heff17. he could replace any one of our corners, plus florence will be on the other side.

we need to cut bottom tier players like McKelvin and Corner and just make room for guys like Routt.

Some of the names people come up with for their kids start the kids out neck deep in social hell.

by DspYank on Feb 10, 2012 7:57 AM EST up reply actions

McGee would be the one cut. McKelvin and Corner make peanuts.

by Pistol on Feb 10, 2012 8:37 AM EST up reply actions

just to reiterate

i do think it would be fantastic if he was signed. that was an accidental strike through.

NOBODY circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.

by heff17 on Feb 10, 2012 8:12 AM EST up reply actions

I love Reed, but he need to stop complaining. It is not your right to be inducted into the hall of fame, it is a privilege. You deserve to get in for sure – no doubt about it, but keep your comments to yourself. I would wait three life times to be able to get into the hall of fame (which wont ever happen like the most of us).

by agage5 on Feb 10, 2012 8:58 AM EST reply actions

I tend to agree. I still think Chris Carter gets in before he does.

"Son. People can see you!"

by TheAfghanTwilight on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 AM EST up reply actions

I read what reed said and he is more complaining about none of thesevrecievers getting into the hall. Then in a cou

"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 Feb 10, 2012 10:18 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

Couple years more,recievers,will be added to the list making a big logjam at wr. It was less about him.not making it and more that himself carter and browm did not make it.

"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 Feb 10, 2012 10:20 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

I’m not a big fan of the person Andre Reed, but I think what’s happening here is that every year and every cutdown within each year, he’s asked the same questions over and over. Who’s fault is it that his emotions show through? Yes, he could choose not to answer, and he probably should, but as in most every other situation, the insistence on “journalists” that they need to ask the same inane question over and over, ad nauseum, is one of the main culprits here.

Give a monkey a typewriter and infinite time, and he’ll eventually release Maybin. -- stetzwebs
No one circles the waiver wire like the Buffalo Bills!

by thefourwinds on Feb 10, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

The biggest travesty

is simply the fact that the WR position is one of the least populated positions in the HOF. And with Tim Brown, Carter and Reed all waiting there is a logjam and yet… they decide it’s a good idea to not let 1 of them in this year. It’s a weak class overall, I thought it’d be cool if they just made it a WR year and allowed all 3 in. But they had to of put ONE of them in to at least separate the logjam. I think Andre deserves for sure, but his numbers lack those other two guys so really the best thing that could’ve happened is getting one of them out of his way. Instead, they did what they did and now it will be a lonnnng wait for Mr. Reed. I’d put money on it that it takes at least 10 more years for him to get in.

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by ALLaBorde on Feb 10, 2012 1:24 PM EST reply actions

Michael Jasper is such a good kid.

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Jasper-promotes-nutrition-at-local-charter-school/5e167736-983a-4e8d-b2a2-c2df96cf9f3d

He is humble and thankful for the opportunity the Bills gave him. He consistantly does public service work with the school children (although, lots of the Bills players do too).

I wish him the best this year and Buffalo and hope he gets on the field at some point.

"My new cat just farted on my lap. Smells like Bills football." BG.

by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Feb 10, 2012 6:07 PM EST reply actions