‘Dorsey’s hiring will be an important one for second-year quarterback Josh Allen — the key to the franchise’s on-field future.’
Archives for February 3, 2019
10 pending free agents to watch in Super Bowl LIII through a Bills lens
‘The New England Patriots are going to look quite a bit different in 2019. A whopping 18 members of the team are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents in March. New England is projected by spotrac.com to have just the 23rd-most salary-cap space next season, $16.63 million. That puts the Buffalo Bills in a situation in which they can potentially poach a player or two from their divisional rival, similar to what the Patriots have done in the past with players such as Chris Hogan, Mike Gillislee and Stephon Gilmore.’
Jeff Miers: Michael Jackson changed halftime shows forever, when Bills played in SB XXVII
‘Yet, if Jan. 31, 1993 is one of a seemingly bottomless bucket of days Bills fans would love to forget, it would ultimately prove to be a watershed moment, for both the King of Pop and the NFL’s conception of what might constitute a proper Super Bowl halftime show. From this point on, subtlety would not be on the table. Nor would marching bands, for the most part.’
Bills hire Ken Dorsey as new QBs coach, and he now has a huge job with Josh Allen
‘Newton won the 2015 NFL MVP award on Dorsey’s watch, and the Panthers won an NFC title.’
Pollock: Win by Rams would enhance Wade’s résumé
‘It can be argued that no NFL head coach since the 1970 merger has been more underappreciated for his performance in that role than Marv Levy’s successor in Buffalo.’
Buffalo Bills hire Ken Dorsey as new quarterbacks coach
‘Dorsey played five years in the NFL after starring at Miami (Fl) in college where he was part of a National Championship team in 2001. He started 13 games in five seasons between stints in Cleveland and San Francisco.’
7 things to know about new Buffalo Bills QBs coach Ken Dorsey
‘Buffalo’s starting quarterback, Josh Allen, has drawn comparisons to Newton for his size, strength, and athletic ability. Bringing in a QBs coach who has experience coaching a similar quarterback to Allen was probably appealing to the Bills.’
App Trail: Another newly hired App State assistant leaves for another job
‘Ken Dorsey, who was the first outside hire by new Mountaineers coach Eliah Drinkwitz, is leaving App State to become quarterbacks coach with the Buffalo Bills.’
Bills name Hall receivers coach; Hire Dorsey to coach QBs
‘Dorsey is a former NFL quarterback and played a role in grooming Cam Newton in Carolina. In Buffalo, he will be responsible for helping continue developing Josh Allen, who had a 5-6 record as a rookie starter.’
Bills hire Ken Dorsey, promote Chad Hall
‘Chad Hall has been promoted to receivers coach. Hall has been on the Bills’ staff for the last two seasons as an offensive assistant, mainly working with receivers. Hall worked closely with Robert Foster and Cam Phillips last season and will replace Terry Robiske, who is now the running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Similar to Dorsey, Hall spent some time in the NFL, playing for Philadelphia, San Francisco and Kansas City over four seasons.’
Bills hire a quarterbacks and wide receivers coach Saturday
‘Dorsey has a familiarity with head coach Sean McDermott, he served as the quarterbacks coach in Carolina from 2013-17 during McDermott’s time there.’
Bills hire Ken Dorsey as quarterbacks coach
‘Under Dorsey, Newton enjoyed his most successful season in 2015 throwing for 3,837 yards, 35 touchdowns en route to earning league MVP honors. He also ran for 10 touchdowns that year.’
Bills hire Ken Dorsey as quarterbacks coach, name Chad Hall wide receivers coach
‘Dorsey, 37, was most recently an offensive assistant at Appalachian State. His familiarity with McDermott comes in the four seasons they coached together on the Carolina Panthers staff under Ron Rivera.’
Fan Mailbag: How will Brian Daboll diversify Josh Allen’s game in year two?
‘Allen demonstrated an ability to use shorter passes to keep the offense on schedule and also move the sticks. This is a critical developmental element to his game and for the consistency of the offense.’