‘Seattle coach Pete Carroll recognized Farwell as coaching material while he was playing. Farwell spent his final Seahawks season on the sidelines after suffering a serious groin injury in preseason. Rather than reaching an injury settlement with him, Carroll opted to keep Farwell on the injured reserve list and use him in a mentoring/coaching role for the special teams. Seattle reached the Super Bowl that year, losing to New England in the final game.’
Archives for January 19, 2019
Kyler Murray among early-entry QBs Bills can hope become draft darlings
‘Since the Bills are out of the quarterback market, the more QBs taken ahead of them in the 2019 draft, the better.’
Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly gets clean bill of health at latest checkup
‘Jill Kelly said the results “took a bit longer than usual because of all the reconstruction Jim has had inside his mouth. They wanted to be certain that all was good.”’
Former Bills lineman Joe O’Donnell dies at age 77
‘O’Donnell moved back to Milan after his playing career and served as an assistant coach on the high school football team for several decades. He’s a past winner of the assistant coach of the year award from the Michigan high school coaches association. The football field at Milan High was named in his honor in 2009.’
Bills quarterback Josh Allen inspired by Patrick Mahomes’ early success with Chiefs
‘“Absolutely I do think it can happen,” said Allen, who played in 11 more games as a rookie than did Mahomes. “Kudos to him for having such a great season. He’s having a season that quarterbacks dream of. He’s a really good dude, an outstanding player and I’m really happy for him. I definitely think that it can be attained by a young quarterback and why not me? That’s what we all strive to do, to win games and have a fun time doing it. That’s something we’ll be chasing here, not the stats or the MVP or whatever, but winning football games and hosting the AFC Championship.”’
Josh Allen’s growth and o-line’s struggles: Q&A with Bills OT Jeremiah Sirles
‘”When I walked in there I didn’t know any of those receivers besides Kelvin (Benjamin). I hadn’t heard of any of them before. So to watch Zay become close to our number one receiver towards the end of the year – if there was a go-to moment it was going to Zay Jones. Seeing that role that he stepped into with Kelvin leaving and Terrelle Pryor leaving, with opportunity really staring at him in the face and he grabbed it. It was awesome to see.”‘
Jim Kelly’s MRI comes back clean of cancer
‘Doctors again declared him cancer-free in July 2018, one week after he received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2018 ESPYs. Still, Kelly had to undergo another procedure in November 2018, one doctors hoped would be his last. With the MRI results coming back clean, that appears to be the case, although there is always a small chance for the cancer to return later on in life.’
Bills Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly is Cancer Free
‘Kelly, 58, has been battling cancer for years. He was initially diagnosed with oral cancer five years ago and had been cancer free since September 2014. In March of last year, his oral cancer returned for the third time.’
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly reveals he is cancer free once again
‘The legendary Bills quarterback received the Jimmy V Award at the 2018 ESPY Awards in July as “a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination.”‘
Bills hire new special teams coordinator
‘Farwell replaces former special teams coordinator Danny Crossman . Crossman was fired this past offseason.’
2018 Buffalo Bills All-22 in Review: Interior Offensive Line
‘It’s somewhat fitting that the top graded player from the 2018 season was the one to be benched in favor of the youth movement. Though, when you consider that Ducasse is five-plus years older than John Miller and only performed marginally better, it’s hard to argue against the Bills seeing what they had in Miller throughout the 16-game season.’
Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly gets a clean bill of health
‘”Hope this reminds you that THIS (whatever your “this” is) is NOT the end of the story. Immeasurably more is always in store for those who hope in the Lord!” said Jill Kelly in the post.’
Bills hire Heath Farwell as special teams coordinator
‘Last season, the Bills special teams unit struggled allowing opponents an average of 21.2 yards on kick returns — 9th worst in the NFL. They also ranked 30th in the league in punting while rotating between Colton Schdmit, Corey Bojorques and Matt Darr. They ranked 31st in net punting yards, averaging 39.2 per punt.’
Wife: MRI comes back clean for Jim Kelly
‘In an Instagram post, Jill Kelly says: “We finally got back the results from Jim’s recent MRI…CLEAN! Thank GOD! It took a bit longer than usual because of all the reconstruction Jim has had inside his mouth. They wanted to be certain that all was good…”‘
Bills name Heath Farwell as special teams coordinator
‘Farwell, who excelled on special teams as an NFL player for 10 years, has spent the last three years coaching special teams. He was the Carolina Panthers assistant special teams coach last season and he spent 2016-17 as an assistant special teams coach for the Seattle Seahawks.’