‘The Kansas City Chiefs and Bills are the co-favorites to win next season’s NFL championship at DraftKings (+750). The Super Bowl champion Rams are next at +1000 and Dallas at +1400.’
Archives for February 2022
Report: Bills losing assistant defensive line coach to Texans
‘Cesaire, 41, played 10 seasons as a defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers. He worked as defensive line coach for the Chargers’ organization from 2015 to 2019 before coming to Buffalo.’
NFL insider predicts Buffalo Bills to open season vs. Super Bowl champs
‘The Dallas Cowboys are always a big draw in terms of television ratings, but it would not make much sense for them to be in back-to-back NFL Kickoff matchups.’
Sullivan: Close-fought Super Bowl only deepens Bills fans’ wounds
‘You can’t blame Bills fans for sitting through Sunday’s game and thinking their team would have beaten either the Rams or Bengals. It is a bit provincial, and conveniently ignores the fact that Cincinnati’s coaches figured out what Sean McDermott and his guys could not — how to slow down Patrick Mahomes.’
Texans to hire ex-Bills assistant Jacques Cesaire as defensive line coach
‘The staff is starting to form under new coach Lovie Smith, who was promoted from defensive coordinator last week. The Texans hired George Warhop as offensive line coach, Hal Hunter as assistant offensive line coach, Tim Berbenich as tight ends coach and promoted assistant Ben McDaniels to become the team’s wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.’
Brady’s Bunch: Bills QB room has new voice in former Panthers OC
‘“The quarterbacks that Joe has been around, whether it’s how they approach game planning, practice habits, fundamentals and techniques and meeting room preparation — he’s been around such great guys and I think getting to be around Josh Allen, he will be a great resource to help bring some ideas to a guy who is doing it at high level.”’
Sanford to honor Buffalo Bills player with key to the city
‘City officials said that throughout his career, Davis has continued to show loyalty and dedication to the city of Sanford.’
6 pressing questions as the Bills head into the 2022 NFL offseason
‘This will be the seventh season in a row that Buffalo plays against the defending Super Bowl champs. They have the Rams on their schedule in 2022. So that begs the question, could the Bills have the opening night stage?’
Did Bills Mafia get shoutout from Avocados from Mexico in Super Bowl LVI commercial?
‘In their Super Bowl LVI commercial, Avocados from Mexico had a tailgate scene that featured Romans and Barbarians. Early in the commercial, the Barbarians are shown diving through tables and being a bit rowdy before the start of the game. “Barbarians,” one of the Romans comment. “Hate it when they come to town.”’
Wegmans, Bills fans agree: ‘Should’ve been Buffalo’ in Super Bowl LVI
‘Wegmans apparently feels the same. The supermarket chain is selling cookie cakes and desserts for the big game and many of their choices have a Bills theme.’
Q&A: Bills’ Josh Allen opens up on the ‘pain’ he’s feeling – and why he’s optimistic about the future
‘”When we start winning football games again. It’s going to be a long, long offseason, but once we get back to OTAs and gelling as a team and hanging out, laughing with the boys, that usually takes away some of the pain – not all of it. When we step on the field in September, everything will go away.”’
Bills Mailbag: What to make of the alleged rift between Sean McDermott and Brian Daboll
‘My hunch is there are more of those disagreements than we ever hear about on coaching staffs throughout the league.’
Steelers owner Art Rooney II on Bills stadium deal: ‘Urgency is the right word’
‘Absolutely, absolutely … There’s not much time on the lease, so you’ve got that, and then you’ve got the condition of the stadium. So we’re definitely talking about a short-term situation here, and I definitely think urgency is the right word to describe where they are right now.’
Why the Bills can dominate the Buffalo market, but not the NFL
‘“The best thing that Buffalo has going for them about having an NFL team in the future is that they have one today,” sports consultant Marc Ganis, who has worked with the majority of NFL teams, told me in the fall. “I can’t emphasize strongly enough: Don’t lose what you’ve got, because Buffalo would not be thought of as a relocation market down the road.”’
2022 Mock Draft Watch 1.0
‘The Buffalo Bills have made it clear that they prioritize investing in the defensive line and as things currently stand, Buffalo has two defensive tackles under contract for the 2022 season. Considering how much Sean McDermott likes to rotate his players up front, more talent is needed.’