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Johnson Calls For Another QB To Come In And Challenge Fitzpatrick

Matt Loede, billsgab.com

It will be up to new coach Doug Marrone to figure out and decide if Ryan Fitzpatrick is the long term answer for the Bills at QB. One player on the Bills who seems to be leaning the other way about Fitz is Stevie Johnson, who says he wants another QB in…

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

Bills fans interested in the April NFL draft will get an eyeful Saturday, when the Senior Bowl kicks off at 4pm Eastern. And most of the attention will naturally be directed at the quarterbacks in the game. But NFL Network analyst Charles Davis says the…

ESPN.com

On Wednesday we offered a warning that there will be plenty of varying opinions out there on college prospects leading up to the NFL draft. But there is a ton of interest in the quarterback position from our community due to vacancies with the Buffalo B…

Bills Daily Charge, buffalobills.com

DAILY REPORT –The Buffalo Bills offensive and special teams coaches were available to the media today. Coaches included: Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Nathaniel Hackett, special teams coordinator Danny Crossman, tight ends coach Greg Adkins, …

ESPN.com

The 2012 season is in the books for the AFC East. Therefore, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. takes a look back at last year's draft and provides updated grades. Here is Kiper's review for the division: Buffalo Bills (6-10) Key picks: CB Stephon Gilmore, L…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

SI.com’s Don Banks has put together his initial mock draft for 2013, and not surprisingly he has a quarterback going to the Bills with the eighth overall selection. Banks chose to give the Bills N.C. State QB Mike Glennon. Here’s what he wrote about t…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Most NFL clubs have a pair of quality control coaches, one for each side of the ball. Bills head coach Doug Marrone chose to hire a total of four, with two on each side of the ball. Marrone explained why. “We looked at quality control coaches as younger…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Now that Buffalo’s coaching staff is together there is plenty of work that lies ahead. Head coach Doug Marrone provided a bit of a road map with respect to the ‘to-do’ list for the Bills coaches. “We’re in the early process of looking at our ros…

CNNSI.com

There's no Andrew Luck or RGIII to save a franchise, but that won't stop QBs from going early in this year's draft. But who will reach? Don Banks projects the first 2013 round.

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

A mock draft in January is the ultimate example of the can't-wait-for-it mindset that prevails in today's world. Never mind that this year's draft class just became finalized days ago, or that NFL teams are still very early in the process of immersing t…

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

It’s a sparse crowd of scouts and coaches this morning for the South team practice at the Senior Bowl. But Bills GM Buddy Nix is on the sidelines this morning keeping a close eye on the QBs. Many NFL personnel execs have moved on from Mobile with the pr…

Hannah Buehler, buffalobills.com

It’s been a beautiful week in Honolulu for Buffalo Jill Lisa, who is the Bills cheerleading representative at the Pro Bowl. Lisa and her fellow cheerleaders from 26 other teams practice over 9 hours a day, and make at least one community appearance ever…

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

The Bills have been talking for months about their need to upgrade the linebacker spot. And what better place to start the process, than the Senior Bowl this week. There are a total of 14 linebackers on hand at the premier All Star showcase for draft el…

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

It’s a talented and deep class of Wide Receivers at the Senior Bowl in Mobile this week. And the Assistant General Manager of the Bills, Doug Whaley, says several of the wideouts have already made favorable impressions. In an appearance on The John Murp…

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

The Buffalo Bills scouting staff has been hard at work all week, looking over the prospects at the Senior Bowl in Mobile. But starting tomorrow, they will utilize their scouting combine, BLESTO, to dig into the juniors who have been declared eligible fo…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Bills center Eric Wood wasn’t named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster, but was invited by a former high school teammate. Minnesota TE Kyle Rudolph, who was named to the NFC squad as a replacement for Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez, invited his former high school t…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

While at the Senior Bowl, Bills GM Buddy Nix said QB, LB and WR were prioirity positions for his team. The Dolphins got some support from their local government for their stadium project. Patriots CB (and free agent) Kyle Arrington said his preference w…