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 There are many, many questions regarding the Buffalo Bills as they begin their 2010 campaign. Upon the entire roster, sans C.J. Spiller and Aaron Schobel converging Wednesday in Pittsford in preparation for the start of training camp, one speedy glance at the faces on the roster and a burning question became abundantly clear.
For the love of God, who is a star on this football team?
Nearly universally around the league, each team has a player the organization simply can’t withstand losing. Take away Peyton Manning, Tom Brady or Drew Brees and are the Colts, Patriots and Saints, respectively really a Super Bowl contender? How quickly does Houston’s offense go down the drain without Andre Johnson? If Patrick Willis goes down, the San Francisco defense immediately gets significantly softer. Do the Titans have a chance to win six games without the services of Chris Johnson? I can go on and on.
Except for when it comes to the Bills.
One Glance in Pittsford Show Bills Lack Star Power – continue reading…
 The Buffalo Bills have had 27 instances when a running back has rushed for 1,000 or more yards in a season.
Did you know that five of them have been by running backs that have only achieved the feat just once: Antowain Smith (1,124 in 1998), Greg Bell (1,100 in 1984), Cookie Gilchrist (1,096 in 1962), Fred Jackson (1,062 in 2009) and Terry Miller (1,060 in 1978).
The guys who have done it multiple times: Thurman Thomas (eight times), O.J. Simpson (five), Joe Cribbs (three times), Travis Henry (twice), Marshawn Lynch (twice) and Willis McGahee (twice).
 The Buffalo Bills continue to get their work in collectively as a team at OTA and following practice today, head coach Chan Gailey spoke to the media on a variety of topics, including the situation at running back and quarterback as well as Aaron Schobel, the offensive line and good competition at linebacker.
While Gailey will never be mistaken for Jim Mora or Dick Vermeil, his honesty and willingness to provide detailed answers to questions is a far cry from the days of Dick Jauron. In fact, I can’t even explain the differences in words—kind of sad considering I’m a writer (of sorts).
Anyway, as expected a majority of the questions Gailey fielded centered around Marshawn Lynch and how the running back situation is expected to play out over the summer.
One Bills QB Will Have Advantage Going Into Camp – continue reading…
According to a report by Adam Schefter of ESPN, Marshawn Lynch is back in Buffalo and plans to be a participant in today’s OTA.
Fellow ESPN reporter Tim Graham says Schefter cites someone who has spoken to Lynch as the basis for his participation.
We’ll have to wait and see. On two occasions recently there have been published reports with quotes by Lynch saying he’d practice with his teammates and didn’t.
A variety of reports say Lynch still wants to be traded and reportedly Seattle is still interested in him. Lynch getting into camp could possibly get the ball rolling. Then again, maybe he’s just finally resigned to being back in Buffalo for 2010, as Graham stated.
 At this point, nobody knows if Marshawn Lynch will be a member of the Buffalo Bills when the team opens up their season on September 12 with a home contest against division rival Miami.
According to Jason LaConfora of NFL.com, the Seattle Seahawks remain an interested observer in what general manager Buddy Nix does with the disgruntled star. He tweeted the following Monday afternoon: “Seahawks remain quite interested in Marshawn Lynch should Bills opt to deal him. Would make sense.”
It certainly does. With Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller in tow the Bills are hardly hurting at the position, even if Lynch is eventually dealt. Couple that with Lynch’s public desire to get traded and to this point, the lone veteran on the roster not named Aaron Schobel to fail to hit the practice field with his teammates during voluntary OTA’s, and he’s a distraction waiting to happen.
Report: Seattle Still Interested in Lynch – continue reading…
 Buffalo News columnist Bob DiCesare feels that Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch is undermining his own value.
Matt Rich Warren of Buffalo Rumblings wrote an interesting Buffalo Bills article about 1970, when Jack Kemp and Billy Shaw both retired within a matter of days.
Reporter Joe Buscaglia from WGR550 feels that Aaron Schobel is looking to get traded after his statements late last week.
Skunkpost.com takes a look back at Patrick Kane’s Stanley Cup-winning goal and compares it to other big moments in sports history involving Buffalo-born athletes.
The Daily Links – June 14, 2010 – continue reading…
 Get ready for Stephen Strasburg fever at Coca Cola field in Buffalo Thursday. The Buffalo News reports over 9,000 tickets have already been sold to see the phenom in his last minor league start.
Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted on Wednesday that Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to take part during team OTA’s on Thursday, after missing the first five sessions.
Bills.com lead journalist Chris Brown has an extensive look at how Day Five of OTA’s at One Bills Drive went on Wednesday.
The Daily Links – June 3, 2010 – continue reading…
Adam Caplan of Scout.com, citing a league source, reported earlier Wednesday that Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch had arrived in Orchard Park. If Caplan’s source is accurate, then Lynch is in Orchard Park, but not a team headquarters.
WGR 550 is reporting that Lynch is once again absent from Organized Team Activities today.
These workouts are voluntary. Buffalo began full-team OTAs last week under new head coach Chan Gailey. Lynch has not participated in any team activities since the close of the 2009 season.
Lynch, according to a report from Yahoo, planned on reporting to OTAs late last week, but that obviously didn’t happen. While Lynch isn’t facing any repercussions for missing these activities, this decision of his isn’t doing him any favors in the court of public opinion.
Lynch Still Absent From Bills OTA’s – continue reading…
Marshawn Lynch sat down to talk with the San Francisco Chronicle on television last week. It serves as evidence they did claim he would show up for OTA’s, as Mike Silver of Yahoo Sports originally reported, which of course he did not follow through on.
No word on if he plans on showing up for this week’s activities.
Here are some of the highlights:
On when he plans on returning to Buffalo.
“I plan to get there at the end of this week to get back there and get acclimated with my teammates. Get back in the building, man and go show this pretty smile back in Buffalo. Lift up the spirits.”
On how close he came to getting traded and dialogue with Buddy Nix
“We had a conversation about it and they let me know pretty much that that wasn’t going to happen. From there I took it as, alright I ain’t going anywhere so what is next? Now I know I’m going to be in Buffalo so my mindset is stay focused on what I got going there and hopefully get this thing going and get some games won.”
Marshawn Lynch speaks publicly about Bills – continue reading…
 Last Friday in a rare interview with Yahoo Sports, Marshawn Lynch boasted he was ready to return to “Beast Mode.” Among the many things he touched on in the published piece, Lynch claimed he would show up in Buffalo “sometime within the next week” to participate in some of the Bills OTA’s.
Lynch either forgot to circle the dates on his calendar, or he’s a fraud. In any case, take a wild guess at who didn’t show up for any of the activities this week?
I’ll give you a hint. He wears uniform number 23.
Despite saying otherwise, Lynch continues “Miss-Mode” – continue reading…
 Over the next couple of months the chatter around Buffalo Bills training camp will undeniably center on the open quarterback competition. Head coach Chan Gailey continues to stress that Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm will all get a fair shake to claim the starting job as the team heads into the 2010 season in search of an offensive identity.
While the inner-battle will dominate headlines, it’s not the only position that will be contested in the hot, summer sun.
The second question after who will throw the ball is what receiver not named Lee Evans will the pigskin get tossed to. Just as Edwards, Fitzpatrick and Brohm are vying for the starting gig, so are James Hardy, Steve Johnson and Marcus Easley for a shot at replacing the departed Terrell Owens in the starting lineup.
Gailey anticipates long, unpredictable battle at WR – continue reading…
 Maybe Marshawn Lynch was telling the truth when he told Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports last weekend that was ready to come to Buffalo Bills camp and attend workouts and fight for his job. However, it didn’t happen on Tuesday.
Lynch along with retirement contemplator Aaron Schobel was the only two veterans of note absent as the Bills began voluntary practice today. There is no word on if Schobel is close to a decision.
A number of players didn’t participate because of injury but were still in attendance. They include Demetrius Bell, Eric Wood, Derek Schouman and Nic Harris.
The starting offensive line consisted of, from left to right, Jamon Meredith, Andy Levitre, Geoff Hangartner, Kirk Chambers and Cornell Green. Of course, Bell and Wood are out with injury but still, that just sounds very bad.
 Marshawn Lynch, in a rare interview with the media, spoke with Mike Silver of Yahoo Sports over the weekend. Several revelations came from the conversation, most notably that Lynch did request a trade in April but the Bills didn’t pull the trigger on a deal because they weren’t satisfied with a maximim third round draft pick offer. Sources told Yahoo Sports that Houston and Seattle were the teams that made an offer.
Other interesting things to come from an admittedly compelling interview:
♦ Lynch plans on being in Buffalo “sometime this week” to particpate in team voluntary activities. Many, including this author didn’t expect him around until mandatory functions began.
Lynch Lets Loose In Rare Published Interview – continue reading…
 Inside the Buffalo Bills organization, one of the poorer-kept secrets is a mutual aversion between current running back Marshawn Lynch and Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas. Simply put, you’re unlikely to see the duo sharing a meal at Lynch’s Applebees or Dave and Buster’s hot spots anytime soon.
Several current and former players I’ve spoken to confirm the two aren’t fond of each other. Word is Thomas doesn’t think Lynch is very deserving of being part of the Bills organization and Western New York community.
Evidence of Lynch’s contempt for Thomas rests in his locker. Billszone.com photographer Michael Thomas captured a photocopied image of a Mark Gaughan Buffalo News blog entry from March 2009 Lynch has taped inside his stall. In the short column, Thomas said at the time he’d get rid of Lynch, who had previously been arrested a month earlier on a gun possession charge in California.
Lynch & Thomas: Opposites Don’t Attract – continue reading…
 We posted a poll a couple of days ago asking readers who is the most hated Buffalo Bills player over the past decade and listed five candidates to choose from. Jason Peters, Marshawn Lynch, J.P. Losman and Trent Edwards were four of them.
Combine them all and they still don’t measure up to Willis McGahee.
Fans have spoken and your loathe for McGahee is as strong as ever. With over 1,900 total votes casted, McGahee pulled a remarkable 55% majority of the vote. Losman was a distant second at 19% while Peters garnered 16% of your vote.
Lynch, who I suspect would receive a much higher voting total if this poll is revisited in a couple of years, pulled eight percent of the vote while only two percent of you despise Edwards the most.
Bills fans hate Willis McGahee – continue reading…
 (Admitted hot head fan/blogger Joe Pinzone AKA “JoeFromNYC” would like to see five athletes permanently leave the city of Buffalo. Many don’t agree with his views–and many times we don’t either. But hey, we like to spice it up every now and then. )
5) Derek Roy
Honestly, I’ve never understood why so many fans hate Derek Roy. Seriously, the guy plays all 82 games a year. He only costs about $4-million per. He gets you 25-30 goals a season. All I ever hear from fans and media members is that Roy doesn’t play the right way. Whatever the hell that means. I guess the right way is Lindy Ruff’s way. I really think if the fans didn’t like Ruff so much, Roy wouldn’t be such a major punch line when it comes to jokes. Everyone knows the two can’t stand each other.
Now, I do understand the logic of what the “bad” Roy does. He’s a turnover machine. He constantly whines. He has a tendency to dive more so than Greg Louganis. And from what I gathered on the web (they are always right of course) he parties a little too much.
My Top Five: Players to get shipped out of Buffalo – continue reading…
 One of my biggest pet peeves among sports print and online publications is seeing NFL drafts graded a mere 24-48 hours after that year’s picks are concluded. I learned a painful lesson back in 2006 while writing a blog for Fox Sports. Just days after the Buffalo Bills were done selecting the likes of Donte Whitner, John McCargo, Ashton Youboty and Ko Simpson… I specifically remember penning a column stating the Bills just had their best draft in over a decade.
Obviously my assessment was erroneous and upon reflection, I’m quite embarrassed by it.
The unwritten rule of thumb to grading drafts is to wait three years before evaluating how an organization did. Going by said rule—that makes it the proper time to break down the Buffalo Bills 2007 draft.
After reading, you’ll see my grades aren’t quite as generous as they were in 2006. The Bills had seven picks in 2007 and failed to hit a single home run. In fact, I’m hard pressed to call one (Paul Posluszny) a triple.
Grading The Bills Draft — Three Years Later – continue reading…
 Entering the 2009 season, Fred Jackson was well on his way to winning over the hearts of the Bills faithful. He made the team as an undrafted, former NFL Europe star in 2007 and his persistent toughness and unrelenting grit allowed him to flourish as Marshawn Lynch’s sidekick for two seasons.
Following opening games last year against the New England Patriots (140 total yards, 1 TD) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (163 rushing yards) when his repertoire of versatility was on full display, there was growing sentiment throughout Western New York that Jackson could replace the suspended Lynch as the Bills’ starter.
How does Fred Jackson fit into Bills plans? – continue reading…
 It certainly doesn’t take an expert to tell you that Buddy Nix’s company line claims notwithstanding, the Buffalo Bills are hoping to trade Marshawn Lynch. They were expected to try and move him before the Bills went on the clock with the ninth pick, and after C.J. Spiller was drafted to go with Fred Jackson, Lynch’s fate in Buffalo was pretty much sealed.
The problem however, is two-fold. The Bills don’t want to give away a player who was the 12th overall pick just three years ago, but there is a lack of teams interested in acquiring the talented, but oft-troubled running back’s services.
A handful of teams that were in need of a running back coming into the draft filled their void with rookie selections. San Diego took Ryan Matthews and Detroit nabbed Jahvid Best in the first round. In the second round a pair of teams traded up for running backs with Houston taking Ben Tate while Cleveland snagged Montario Haresty.
Seattle remains top landing spot for a Lynch deal – continue reading…
 After what seems like an eternity of never-ending speculation, the time has finally arrived when the Buffalo Bills future begins to come in focus. By this time next week we’ll know a lot more about which direction the team is headed and what kind of general manager Buddy Nix is looking to be.
Will he be the commander that ultimately rights a sinking ship or does he fall down the bumbling draft weekend path his predecessors Marv Levy and Tom Donahoe are infamous for?
The reality is despite his admission that he’ll never be accused of being the smartest man in the room, we know precious little in regards to Nix’s team building skills as the man in charge.
Buffalo Bills: Five Biggest Questions To Be Answered – continue reading…
 It’s been rumored for some time now, but I heard from a reliable source Saturday that the Buffalo Bills are looking to trade Marshawn Lynch, are in discussions with at least two teams, and according to the source with knowledge of the situation, a trade happening is “now inevitable”
I’m not sure what teams GM Buddy Nix is discussing a deal with, but I’ve learned the Denver Broncos are not one of them. Many speculated Denver was interested in the third-year running back—-possibly in a package deal for Brandon Marshall, but Lynch to Denver won’t be happening.
I’m told Buffalo would prefer to get another player in return instead of a draft pick because the team doesn’t think they could fetch better than a fourth rounder in a trade.
Regardless, I’m told the organization is preparing to move forward without Lynch, who didn’t show up last week for OTA’s, and a trade is now imminent.
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 It’s fair to say that Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch had a terrible 2009. That’s not 2009 season – it’s 2009 the full calendar year. He was arrested; he was suspended by the NFL for three games; most importantly to his future, he rushed for only 450 yards at 3.8 yards per carry, missed out on rushing for 1,000 yards for the first time in his NFL career, and lost his starting job to Fred Jackson.
Thanks to that down season, Jackson’s emergence, and the constant fear that Lynch is one off-field slip-up from both punching his ticket out of the NFL for a considerable amount of time and out of Buffalo, Lynch’s name is by far the most popular amongst Bills fans when discussing possible trade opportunities. Given the fickle state of the running back position league-wide – who ever thought we’d see LaDainian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook released on consecutive days? – there’s a very strong chance the Lynch trade predictions have a high degree of accuracy, even if a deal never materializes.
Bills don’t need to trade Marshawn Lynch – continue reading…
 (Admitted hot head fan/blogger Joe Pinzone AKA “JoeFromNYC” has a blueprint to solve the Buffalo Bills woes. Many won’t agree with his views–and we probably won’t either. But they’re still interesting enough to publish. This is the fourth in a series of moves he would like to see the Bills make to return to respectability)
If you were to look at the premiere dynasties in NFL history, the majority of those franchises started from the bottom of the barrel. Before the Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the 70’s; they were being dominated in the 60’s. Before Joe Montana was guiding the 49ers to four championships in 8 years; they were the joke of the 70’s. Before the Bills were circling the wagons in the 90’s; they were circling down the drain in the mid 80’s. You can include the Cowboys of the 90’s in that conversation as well.
Playing Bills GM- Volume IV – continue reading…
 It remains to be seen if the Buffalo Bills will soon be more competitive or descend even further into oblivion, but one thing about this team is certain; the roster turnover is going to be extreme.
There’s a slew of pending free agents, led by Terrell Owens and a cluster of mid tier to lower tier players the club won’t bring back.
Some players will get cut simply because they either don’t fit or underachieved. John McCargo, Nic Harris, Chris Ellis and Roscoe Parrish are among those prime candidates.
The following are six players that could be dealt this offseason. All contain a reasonable amount of value to other teams; even if they’re no longer needed here.
Six players the Bills could trade – continue reading…
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Following his first practice with the Buffalo Bills this offseason, Marshawn Lynch spoke to a pool of reporters. As usual, his comments were pretty straightforward. Here are some of the highlights:
