With the No. 9 overall pick, the Buffalo Bills called an audible and drafted Clemson running back C.J. Spiller.
The Bills had a lot of needs heading into the draft, so taking a running back when they already had two of starting caliber on the roster didn’t make much sense.
The team has made it no secret that they are trying to trade Marshawn Lynch, but so far have had no luck.
A lot of draft gurus felt that the Bills would use this pick to take a defensive tackle like Dan Williams or a quarterback like Jimmy Clausen.
Buffalo believes Spiller with provide instant scoring because he is a home run threat and can return kicks.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 4:52 pm by Steve · No Comments
The Buffalo Bills 2010 schedule has been released, and it looks rather challenging for a team that did not finish with a very good record last year.
There is no particularly difficult period on the schedule, just tough opponents littered throughout the slate.
Games at the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots and a home contest against the New York Jets is included in the first five game stretch.
Contests at the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and New York will pose major challenges in the second half of the schedule, as will home games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England.
For a team without a quarterback and with a lot of other holes, it’s hard to see the Bills getting anywhere close to the eight-win mark against this schedule.
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7:04 pm by Steve · No Comments
By Bud L. Ellis
The road back to .500 will take the Buffalo Bills through some of the toughest ports of call in the National Football League in 2010.
The Bills, who finished 6-10 and in last place in the AFC East last season, will face playoff teams in six of their eight road games this upcoming season, according to the preliminary schedule released by the NFL.
Dates have yet to be announced, but the Bills know their home and road opponents for Chan Gailey’s first season as head coach. And when it comes to the team Buffalo will visit, most are squads that finished 2009 in the postseason picture.
Buffalo has road games against both teams that lost in the conference finals – the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings. The Bills also travel to face AFC East champ New England, AFC North champ Cincinnati, and playoff qualifiers Green Bay and Baltimore. The combined 2009 record of those six teams: 61-35.
Buffalo’s other two road games come at Miami and at Kansas City. Of the eight road opponents, seven finished last season with seven or more wins.
Both the Patriots and the Jets will visit Ralph Wilson Stadium, but the home schedule is softer. The Bills play host to four teams that finished under .500 last season – Miami, Jacksonville, Detroit and Cleveland. The other two home games are against teams that barely missed the playoffs: Pittsburgh and Chicago.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:29 am by Bud · No Comments
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