Archives for January 2002

Despite an attack that statistically ranked 13th in the league, the Buffalo Bills on Friday dismissed offensive coordinator Mike Sheppard after only one season, feeling his philosophies did not jibe well with what head coach Gregg Williams had in mind.

‘"I just thought we needed to see if there was someone else out there who could improve the offense," Williams said.’

‘Donahoe on Friday downplayed the significance of the quarterback’s availability in expansion. "It doesn’t really signify anything other than the fact that he’s on the list. I can’t violate the confidences of what I said with the players. Some players weren’t happy, but I can’t expect them to be thrilled. A large percentage won’t get picked and will come back to the teams that put them on the list."’

Rob Johnson, John Fina, Ken Irvin, Raion Hill, Avion Black were placed on the expansion list.

‘Sheppard was hired by head coach Gregg Williams last February. He spent the previous two years as quarterbacks coach in Seattle.’

‘”When I looked over Jim’s stats,” he said, “head-to-head against the three most heralded quarterbacks of his era, he had a .667 winning percentage against each of them … and cumulatively. Against Dan Marino he was 14-7, against John Elway 4-2 and against Joe Montana (already in the Hall) 2-1. In playoff games he was 5-0, 3-0 against Marino and 1-0 against each of the other two.”

All rumors to this effect are true. TD will hold a PC at 12:30 ET

Stadium Wall regular Mike in Syracuse says that WNSA has reported that offensive coordinator Mike Sheppard has been fired after one year. Details to follow.

‘"I’m going to look at my options and see what happens," Moulds said. "By no means am I just going to bolt the NFL and go to the NBA, but if it’s something that I get the opportunity to do and it’s a way to stay in shape and get ready for the football season (I’ll do it)."’

David Carr answered chat questions including one on Buffalo.

Q: Some mockdrafts done for a sports website has you going to Buffalo. What are your thoughts on that?

A: David Carr: I mostly followed QBs when I was younger so I didn’t really have a favorite team. I just liked watching good players. I wouldn’t mind playing for Buffalo. They have a good team and good players. The weather wouldn’t bother me. But I will play anywhere.

Ruben discusses his Probowl preparation; he is also bringing his son with him without his wife for she is due in February.

‘Whether the Texans pick him or not, his career with the Bills – which has spanned four rocky seasons – is likely over.’

The fans have spoken and you chose Marissa, Jill of the Week from the Bills pre-season matchup against the Rams, as the 2001 buffalobills.com Jill of the Year! Marissa dominated the polls with 38% of the total vote! The runner up received less than half that number with 17% of the online vote.

‘The Bills won’t confirm several published reports that their five players are Johnson, left tackle John Fina, cornerback Ken Irvin, strong safety Raion Hill and wide receiver Avion Black. The agents for Fina, Hill and Black have confirmed their clients are on the list, however.’

Official list will not be released until Friday but here are the figures of the 5 players reported to be on Bills Expansion list:

S Raion Hill ($389,000)

WR Avion Black ($443,333)

CB Ken Irvin ($3,320,000)

OT John Fina ($4,423,380)

QB Rob Johnson ($11,225,250)