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…
Buddy Nix likes running backs. Or, at least, the team he last worked for before he came to Buffalo (San Diego) really likes running backs. During Nix’s tenure out west, the Chargers drafted running backs particularly well. That’s not to say that they drafted a lot of running backs; they nabbed just three in the eight years that Nix spent there. You might recognize those three names, however: LaDainian Tomlinson, Michael Turner and Darren Sproles were all scouted by Nix.
Chan Gailey likes running backs, too. He’s worked with some of the greatest in league history, including Emmitt Smith and Jerome Bettis. Most recently, Gailey was part of a Kansas City organization that spent a third-round pick on Jamaal Charles, who exploded onto the scene with a 1,417-yard, 8-TD season in 2009 (albeit in Todd Haley’s offense, and not Gailey’s).
Bills Roster Review: Running Backs – continue reading…
Early this past week, news broke that Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was facing a lawsuit stemming from his 2008 hit-and-run incident. This morning, the news gets worse on the Lynch front, as The Buffalo News is reporting that Lynch has been accused of stealing $20 from a woman in Hamburg last month.
The woman is the wife of Buffalo Police Sgt. William Crawford. Lynch allegedly took a $20 bill from the woman, and when her girlfriend confronted Lynch and asked for the money back, he threatened her.
Crawford filed a complaint against Lynch, and with the former Pro Bowl running back out of town after a disappointing 2009 season, a statement has since been given against Lynch. Crawford told the News that his wife and her friend are “terrified” of Lynch, whom he referred to as a “predator.” Crawford’s hope is that the case lands before a grand jury.
More legal trouble for Marshawn Lynch – continue reading…
The Buffalo Bills have struggled to run the ball this season. Amidst massive offensive line changes and a three-game suspension to former starting running back Marshawn Lynch at the outset of the season, the Bills have surpassed 100 rushing yards as a team in just 6 of 13 games this season, to the team’s overall offensive detriment.
Things are turning around for this unit, however. Interim head coach Perry Fewell has re-established the importance of the running game into his offensive game plans, and as a result, the Bills have rushed for over 100 yards as a team in three of Fewell’s first four games as the head man, all in the last three contests. Buffalo’s 200-yard rushing effort in yesterday’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs may have been their most dominant ground performance of the season.
Bills need to keep pounding the rock – continue reading…
The Buffalo Bills have a rich tradition of fielding excellent running backs. The dynamic duo of Cookie Gilchrist and Wray Carlton helped Buffalo win consecutive AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965. O.J. Simpson set a single-season rushing record and was really the only player of note on some terrible Bills teams in the ’70s. Joe Cribbs had some outstanding seasons in the ’80s, and, of course, the gold standard is Thurman Thomas, a phenomenal all-purpose back now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Buffalo is a blue-collar city. It’s a city that prides itself on its “lunch pail” attitude – work hard, play hard, no excuses. Bills fans want their football team to embody those characteristics. Run the ball, play tough, physical defense. Winning ugly is fine, because glamor isn’t part of the fabric of this city. Perhaps that’s why running backs in particular are remembered so fondly in Buffalo.
Bills need to get their ground game going – continue reading…
In a way, it’s fitting that 2009 is the Buffalo Bills’ 50th anniversary of existence. I say that because if you’ve been around for all or even most those years, you’d be hard pressed to find more than a small handful of seasons more exasperating than this one.
Despite having sufficient talent, this is a team and an organization clearly stuck in the mud. With the exception of a certain rookie who has the same amount of interceptions as our two quarterbacks have touchdown passes, combined, nobody has played closed to their expectations.
For that, we’ve compiled our midseason list of the five Least Valuable Players (LVP). It wasn’t as easy as you think, as there were many candidates to choose from.
The Bills’ Midseason Five Least Valuable Players – continue reading…
I’ve learned today that the Bills tentative plan this week is to release wide receiver Justin Jenkins in order to make room on the roster for Marshawn Lynch.
While he was suspended for three games Lynch was not part of the 53-man roster. His return means the Bills will have to clear a spot for him on the 53, and a source tells me that person is Jenkins. A move will have to be made by Thursday at the latest.
His stay of execution however could come if the Leodis McKelvin fractured bone in his leg could cause the team to put him on injured reserve. I’m told that although head coach Dick Jauron didn’t say so, there’s a good chance
McKelvin can be gone for a long period. It’s highly unlikely they will occupy a roster spot for him if he’s to miss more than four-to-six weeks when the team is deep at the position.
Marshawn Lynch is back, but will Beast Mode be back with him?
