Archives for January 10, 2016

'A lame-duck general manager benefits no one. As reported, the Buffalo Bills plan on giving Doug Whaley a multi-year extension. This is the right decision, too.'

'That two-game stretch was all of the proof necessary that the Bills have the wrong man in the No. 2 quarterback spot. If you needed more proof, the Bills provided it by deactivating Manuel for their Nov. 12 game against the Jets and making Johnson the backup and saying it had something to do with Johnson’s “familiarity” with the Jets’ defensive scheme. Either you believe in your backup or you don’t.'

'He was missed somewhere, though. In the locker room. Leadership can be an abstract quality, one that's hard to quantify. Here, all you had to see was safety Aaron Williams wearing Jackson's practice jersey shortly after the release. All you had to hear was players admitting leadership was sorely lacking in the locker room. As fellow back Boobie Dixon said, the Bills held zero players-only meetings. None. Stunning to him.'

'"The strong relationship they formed in that short time was obvious in my conversations with Coach Ryan," Bielema said in the statement. "His ability to relate to the players and connect with them will help him have a tremendous impact on our program, not only as a position coach, but a recruiter. I'm very happy to have him joining our staff and helping us pursue our goals at the University of Arkansas."'

'The Arkansas Razorbacks have named Kurt Anderson, who had served as the Buffalo Bills' offensive line coach, as their new offensive line coach.'