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Buffalo Bills Showing Signs Of Improvement

August 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Buffalo Bills

After the thorough drubbing of the Buffalo Bills by the hands of the Washington Redskins in the first game of the preseason, the reaction by both Bills and non-Bills fans was outlandish. I saw plenty of people saying that this was a Bills team guaranteed to get the first overall pick in next year’s draft [...]

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Buffalo Bills Training Camp 2010: Day 1

July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Buffalo Bills

As I prepared to head out for the Buffalo Bills’ first training camp practice at St John Fisher, a tweet from Bills linebacker Kawika Mitchell caught my eye. “Practice #1 full pads.”

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George Edwards New Defensive Coordinator for Buffalo Bills

February 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Buffalo Bills

George Edwards, former linebackers coach for the Miami Dolphins, has been hired as the defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills. He will be engineering a switch to the 3-4 base alignment. With the announcement out of the way, I must say I am not pleased with this hire. He does have some experience as defensive [...]

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4-3 versus 3-4: What Scheme Should the Buffalo Bills Run in 2010?

January 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Buffalo Bills

There seems to be a growing trend among Buffalo Bills fans that the team needs to switch to the 3-4 defensive scheme this off-season. One of the major reasons they espouse for this change is that our run defense is horrible, therefore we need to change our scheme to one that is becoming more and [...]

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Patience and Chan Gailey

January 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Buffalo Bills

Or “Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is a winning football franchise.” I will say this. Chan Gailey wasn’t on my radar, wasn’t a consideration. When I heard the news, I was surprised and not happy. Then I spent some time reading up on him. He’s what the Buffalo Bills need. They needed [...]

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2010 Buffalo Bills Head Coaching Candidates, Part Four

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Buffalo Bills

This is Part Four in an ongoing series profiling candidates for the Buffalo Bills head coaching position. Most of the candidates the Buffalo Bills have officially spoken to have been defensive-minded. However, the next candidate on the list is Arizona Cardinals’ assistant head coach, run-game coordinator, and offensive line coach, Russ Grimm. Grimm is a [...]

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2010 Buffalo Bills Head Coaching Candidates, Part Three

January 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Buffalo Bills

This is Part Three in the profiles of possible Buffalo Bills head coaches for next season. Check back further for profiles on Perry Fewell and Bill Cowher if you haven’t already read them. The man who is rumored to be on top in the Bills’ head coaching search is Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator and assistant [...]

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2010 Buffalo Bills Head Coaching Candidates, Part Two

January 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Buffalo Bills

This is part two in an ongoing series evaluating the possible head coaches for the Buffalo Bills next season. Most people would have expected the first part to have been an evaluation of the biggest name out there connected with the Buffalo Bills, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher. I went a different route [...]

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2010 Buffalo Bills Head Coaching Candidates, Part 1

January 5th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Buffalo Bills

Before I begin, a quick thanks to my good friend Tim Chipp for the idea behind this series. Check out his blog at timothycc.wordpress.com. This is Part One of a series of head coaching profiles I’ll be writing over the next week or so. While I thought it would be fitting to start off the [...]

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The Buffalo Bills Head Coaching Carousel Continues

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Buffalo Bills

Early Monday morning, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports broke the news that the entire coaching staff of the Buffalo Bills was let go. The Bills countered with saying that they were allowing all coaches to pursue other avenues of employment. Either way, most if not all coaches will not be with the team at the [...]

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