Archives for February 13, 2010

‘Barring price increases by other teams, the hike would cost the Bills the spot they held last year as the cheapest ticket in the NFL.’

‘George Edwards had a prestigious job with one of the most prestigious programs in college football. And the weather was warm. But when the offer to rejoin friend and colleague Chan Gailey surfaced in Buffalo, Edwards couldn’t refuse.’

‘The Bills haven’t had a 300-yard passer in 54 games. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards and Brian Brohm are now Chan Gailey’s problem. Or maybe not.’

‘It appears Tom Modrak will remain the team’s vice president of college scouting, at least at this juncture. It’s common for people working in college scouting to remain with their clubs through a calendar year ending with the annual NFL draft in April. That said, Modrak, a 34-year NFL veteran whose work in Buffalo over the past eight years has been highly scrutinized (the team hasn’t made the playoffs in a decade), likely saved his job — where VP of pro personnel John Guy — couldn’t with a strong 2009 draft. Half of Buffalo’s eight picks (Jairus Byrd, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood, Shawn Nelson) became starters. Only Detroit (five) had more rookie starters. Of course, it can always be argued that jobs are easier to come by on teams that struggle to win. That foursome of Bills rookies, however, has a very good future; Byrd tied for the NFL lead with nine interceptions.’

‘The Bills had the lowest ticket prices in the NFL in 2009. Their price increase, on average, is 15.5 percent for 2010. That is expected to move them up two spots – to 30th overall – in the NFL ticket price ranking.’

‘Season ticket prices will increase between $2 and $10 per ticket per game. The Bills once again expect to have one of the lowest average ticket prices in the NFL. The 2010 Bills average season ticket price is over $15 less than the 2009 NFL average season ticket price.’

‘”They basically gave up their lives to make sure we have the things that we have today,” said wide receiver James Hardy. “I have a couple of uncles who are in the military so I’m sort of used to this. To see how they were after they came back home, I got to see how much family means to them. I definitely had to make sure I was here to put a smile on their face the best way I possibly can.”‘