‘Boettger, an interior offensive lineman, was able to make his way back on the field with the Bills in Week 16 of the 2022 season after tearing his Achilles late in the 2021 season. Boettger previously started 17 combined games for the Bills from 2020-21.’
Archives for March 2023
What they’re saying about the Buffalo Bills at NFL Combine
‘”I probably follow the Bills a little more than other GMs because I’m from there and because my family are all still big Bills fans. Quite frankly I’m a Bills fan as long as it doesn’t affect us. But they’re looked upon very favorably. They have a stacked roster. It’s run really well. They can play in all different elements. They’re a fun team to watch and a very difficult team to play. I’m glad we have the Bills at our place this year and don’t have to go to Buffalo in December or something. We get those guys on our turf. But it’s a really well-run organization with a lot of good players with a big-time head coach and general manager.”‘
Terrel Bernard could be answer at middle linebacker if Tremaine Edmunds leaves via free agency
‘In other words, the Bills should at least have a plan if Edmunds does indeed depart. Part of that plan could involve Terrel Bernard. The team’s third-round draft pick in 2022, Bernard had a miniscule role defensively as a rookie, playing just 110 defensive snaps, 10.5% of the team total. Bernard started just one game – a Week 9 loss to the Jets that Edmunds missed because of injury – and finished with 16 tackles for the season. He did not take a single defensive snap over the final six games in the regular season or either of Buffalo’s two postseason games. Because the Bills needed more depth up front along the defensive line, Bernard was a healthy inactive for the team’s final game of the season, the loss to Cincinnati in the divisional round of the playoffs.’
Calijah Kancey, Pitt teammate of Bills’ Damar Hamlin and Dane Jackson, shines in combine 40-yard dash
‘“Damar’s a great guy,” said Kancey, who enrolled at Pitt in 2019 and was Hamlin’s teammate for two years. “When I first got to Pitt, he was one of the first guys who took me under their wing. He showed me around Pittsburgh. He’s a great mentor and a great brother.”’
Bills news, notes from NFL draft combine: Potential options to fill safety need
‘Logically, it tracks that Tre’Davious White and Elam – who came on at the end of his rookie season, partially because he wasn’t sharing snaps with Benford – will be the starters at cornerback. And the Bills will probably try to re-sign Dane Jackson as a restricted free agent, though it’s possible they could lose him. If Jackson returns, that makes for a crowded situation at boundary cornerback, so moving Benford might make sense.’
Frazier’s exit doesn’t pass the sniff test
‘Still, it seems odd that it took over a month for him to make that decision. And while we haven’t heard a word from Frazier, McDermott and Beane said all the right things at the Combine, but neither seemed particularly shocked or bothered by his exit.’
How to watch the 2023 NFL Combine: What time, TV channel and where to stream live
‘Cable subscribers with access to NFL Network can login on NFL.com with their cable credentials to enjoy a free live stream of the channel.’
Bills LB Von Miller Reveals He Wants to Be a GM After Retiring
‘“It’s what I want to do,” Miller said, via 9News. “I don’t have any experience. I know what a great football team looks like. I know what a winning football team looks like. A great staff, great equipment guys, great athletic trainers. I know what that looks like, I know what it takes to build those teams but that’s it.’
Opinion: 2023 State of the Bills: Offensive line
‘When it comes to Morse, his future may be tied into his health and the multiple concussions he’s suffered throughout his eight-year NFL career already. But there’s been no indication that Morse isn’t coming back in 2023, so he should be the starting center once again.’
Carucci Take 2: Bills ‘need young players to play,’ especially on the D-line
‘The Bills’ massive investment to sign Miller as a free agent — a six-year contract worth $120 million — paid initial dividends. He had eight sacks, giving him a share of the team lead with Rousseau, in the 11 games he played and also helped Rousseau and fellow members of the D-line by drawing extra blocking attention. However, with Miller out of the lineup, there was a noticeable decline in the performance of the rest of the pass rushers. Despite his eight sacks, Rousseau, the Bills’ first-round draft pick from Miami in 2021, was the most conspicuous by his absence.’
Has the Bills’ Super Bowl window closed? NFL analysts weigh in
‘”I don’t know that it’s changed totally,” said CBS NFL analyst Charles Davis. “But I do think that people are going to want to see how they handle their offseason.”‘
How Isaiah Hodgins got away from the Bills to blossom for the Giants
‘“If you look back with us, in the preseason, Isaiah, the last two preseasons, made a lot of great plays for us. It’s a numbers game and so unfortunately, you got to figure out who you can get up, who can get active,” Beane said. “Isaiah not making our roster was more of a special teams thing, that fifth wide receiver. But love who he is, enjoyed watching his success up there with with Brian and Joe and wish him nothing but the best, and I’m sure he’ll continue to do well.”’
Ryan O’Halloran: From Ontario to Oxford, Tavius Robinson brings unique journey to combine
‘Welcome to the NFL scouting combine journey of Ole Miss defensive end/outside linebacker Tavius Robinson, who grew up in Guelph, about a two-hour drive from the Buffalo Bills’ stadium in Orchard Park. That makes him a local angle.’
Combine Notebook: Buffalo Bills’ plan for Christian Benford is for him to work at cornerback first
‘The idea of moving Benford to safety has some logic to it because it remains unclear whether Jordan Poyer, who will become an unrestricted free agent later this month, will be back with the team. Additionally, it remains to be seen whether Damar Hamlin can resume his NFL career after he went into cardiac arrest in January during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. If both of them are not with the Bills in 2023, safety is a need position.’
NFL draft dilemma: Plus-size defensive ends abound, but do they have enough juice?
‘“People have been trying to find body types like Willie McGinest going all the way back,” said NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah, referring to the 270-pound retired New England great. “It’s hard to find guys that are that big and that strong and can still move.”’