ESPN AFC East blogger Tim Graham had an excellent post Monday regarding what type of 3-4 defense the Buffalo Bills may attempt to run in 2010. In the column Graham cited several reasons, including public tweets by cornerback Drayton Florence that the Bills may try to emulate the style of defense the University of Alabama runs under their coach, Nick Saban.
I don’t want to give the column away as it’s well worth investing your time to give it a full read (you can read it by clicking here), but it seems that strong safety, inside linebacker and defensive tackle will be the critical positions to make the defense work.
Bills Briefs: 3-4, McCoy, Incognito, Wade – continue reading…
ESPN’s John Clayton is reporting that the Buffalo Bills have re-signed unrestricted free agent Bryan Scott to a two-year, $3-plus million contract.
The six-year veteran logged starts at both safety and linebacker in 2009, ending the season with 81 tackles, two sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. He did miss several weeks with an ankle injury before making the switch to linebacker, and also sat out the final two weeks of the season with a concussion.
Scott, 29, is likely to move back to strong safety as the team transitions to the 3-4 defense under new defensive coordinator George Edwards. The decision to bring back Scott preserves the Bills’ depth at the position, as Scott’s physical style of play complements the skill sets of fellow safeties Jairus Byrd, Donte Whitner and George Wilson rather well.
Regarding Restricted Free Agents
Bills finally start making roster moves – continue reading…
We’re still waiting word on which Bills restricted free agents the club plans on tendering before the Thursday March 4 deadline. George Wilson, Richie Incognito and Derek Schouman are the leading candidates to receive some level of tender.
I heard a couple of weeks ago that the Bills were interested in signing Wilson to a multiple year deal before the start of free agency but that’s yet to materialize.
Free agency starts at midnight on March 5 and any restricted free agent not tendered will be eligible to sign wherever they like.
Deadline looming for Bills to tender RFA’s – continue reading…
I spoke with a league source who told me the Buffalo Bills would like to sign restricted free agent George Wilson to a contract extension before NFL free agency starts on March 5.
According to the source, if the Bills are unable to reach an extension before the deadline they will apply a second-round tender on the fourth year safety. If the Bills tag Wilson with the tag at that level it would pay him $1.759 million for 2010 and force a team to give up a second round draft pick as compensation for signing him should the Bills not match an offer.
Wilson was valuable to the Bills in 2009, finishing second on the team with 91 tackles despite not starting full time. He also was second on the club with four interceptions and added a pair of sacks and a forced fumble.
Source: Bills want to extend Wilson – continue reading…
For the past few weeks, our talented colleague Brian Galliford over at Buffalo Rumblings has been generously providing our readers with a Buffalo Bills’ roster breakdown by position. I encourage all fans to check out his brilliant breakdowns by position (as well as visit Rumblings for all Bills related news and views—simply put it’s the best Bills fan site on the web).
Anyway, with the NFL season officially over and the new Bills staff seemingly in place, it’s time to (happily) start looking forward to 2010. New head coach Chan Gailey and General Manager Buddy Nix among other decision makers have hoards of key personnel moves to ponder.
Players will be cut and/or traded in the coming month and released players from other organizations are will be brought in during the time leading to free agency. With a new staff and front office, there’s going to be turnover—probably more so than any recent year.
Buffalo Bills Free Agents: Who Stays… And Goes? – continue reading…
So as we all know by now, guard Richie Incognito is a Buffalo Bill. And most of you already are aware that injured Bills linebacker Kawika Mitchell was not a fan of the of the signing, or Incognito as a person.
In fact you’d be hard pressed to find an instance in recent years where a player so openly chastised the acquisition of a new teammate for the world to see. Had this been the New England Patriots, it would not only lead off on Sports Center, they’d probably be in the process of filming a documentary about it.
Speaking of ESPN, our favorite AFC East blogger Tim Graham files a report that Incognito accepts Mitchell’s criticism.
This is what Incognito told Graham.
Incognito deals with harsh words from Mitchell – continue reading…
As you’re all probably aware, the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday evening claimed controversial guard Richie Incognito off of waivers from the Rams. A third-round pick of St. Louis in 2005, Incognito was waived earlier this week after drawing two blatant personal fouls in a loss at Tennessee that culminated in his getting into a verbal spat with Rams rookie head coach Steve Spagnuolo.
Now, Incognito joins a battered Bills offensive line with a chance at playing right away. The Bills currently have one reserve interior linemen – Christian Gaddis – and to say that Incognito outstrips Gaddis in the talent department is an understatement.
We know how Bills linebacker Kawika Mitchell feels about the move. He had something of a stuff-foot-into-mouth moment on Wednesday night, saying he was disappointed by the move and referring to Incognito as a “bum,” among other things. How did others react to the move? Find out after the jump.
Newest Bufalo Bill: The Richie Incognito File – continue reading…
