Archives for January 2004

‘Yes, it is Super Bowl Week, also known as Melancholy Week for Buffalo Bills fans, who know Fox as the guy who slipped through general manager Tom Donahoe’s hands three years ago.’

‘Carter likely will play in NFL Europe and then join the Bills during training camp.’

‘”Buffalo or Carolina, let’s see,” says Metzelaars with a laugh. “In April there’s still snow on the ground in Buffalo and in Augusta they’re wearing golf shirts.”‘

‘Krumrie joined the Bills last season after eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.’

‘Newly hired coach Mike Mularkey now has a staff of eight assistants. He still needs to hire coaches for the defensive backs and receivers.’

‘The 2004 season will mark Krumrie’s 10th as an NFL assistant and second with the Bills. Prior to coming to Buffalo last season, he spent eight seasons as an assistant with Cincinnati and 12 before that (1983-94) as a defensive tackle with the Bengals.’

‘Gibbs, on how much the coaching experience of Gregg Williams will aid him as he transitions back into the NFL:

“Gregg is a very meticulous note-taker. He understands every single aspect of the rules in the offseason and what you can do. Basically it’s neat having his calendar back there because you can see what [the Bills] did in the offseason. I’d say all of that is invaluable for me. It really helps having someone well-organized like that. It’s just been terrific.”‘

‘The Bills have a history of picking Senior Bowl participants. In each of the last two drafts, the team has selected four players that have been involved in the nation’s most unique football game.’

‘Daimon Shelton, a free agent fullback who last played with Chicago, reached an agreement to join the Buffalo Bills.’

‘The Bills have to be thinking about grooming a young QB, and finding one in this year’s draft should be a top priority.’

Bills DL coach Tim Krumrie will be staying with the team. Krumrie has agreed to remain on the Bills coaching staff for his second year with the team. The former Bengals player is credited with getting Sam Adams, Aaron Schobel and the rest of his group to contribute a lot to the NFL’s second-ranked defense.

Meanwhile, WRs coach Fred Graves is leaving after three seasons in Buffalo. He’s accepted a position with the Cleveland Browns to become their receivers coach.

Less than a month after finishing his coaching staff at UCF, George O’Leary must fill it again — but not as much as he first thought. OL coach DeGuglielmo resigned on Friday after accepting an offer to coach the same position for the New York Giants. But TEs coach Eric Green, after an interview with the Buffalo Bills on Friday, called O’Leary to say he was staying at UCF. Green played for first-year Bills Coach Mike Mularkey for part of their careers with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

‘Another new face to the coaching staff is Bobby April. April will head up the special teams and comes from St. Louis. The Rams punt return unit was ranked seventh in the league under April. He has also coached special teams in New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Atlanta.’

‘Davis completed the staff by hiring Kennedy Pola as running backs coach and Fred Graves as wide receivers coach Friday…Graves enters his 30th season of coaching football on the college or professional level. He was the wide receivers coach for the last three seasons with the Buffalo Bills…’.

‘Dolphins assistant strength coach Brad Roll has interviewed to become the strength coach in Buffalo. Roll and new Bills coach Mike Mularkey worked together previously in Tampa Bay.’