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RIP Mr. Wilson.

What Mike Pettine thinks of LaRon Landry, Yeremiah Bell, Eric Smith February 12, 2013 - 7:50 AM By Tim Graham Until their contracts expire or they're released, Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine is forbidden from speaking about New York Jets safeties LaRon Landry, Yeremiah Bell or Eric Smith. As defensive coordinator of the Jets a few weeks ago, however, he could blab, blab, blab all he wanted. I reviewed Pettine's 2012 news conferences to search for comments about his former safeties a day after the Bills released captain George Wilson. Pettine on his safety trio (Sept. 13, 2012): "We love Eric Smith at 300 or 400 snaps, but not a guy that -- given his role on special teams -- is a full-time guy. That just doesn't make a lot of sense. So we wanted to find guys that were starting-caliber guys and that have the attributes that we found in both those guys with Yeremiah and LaRon. "They're both savvy players, have some man-cover skills. ... They're both very versatile. They can play in the post. They play the deep half. They can come down and cover man. They can be involved in the run game. "Then there's the toughness aspect that we always pride ourselves, and that's the style of defense we're going to play. We're not going to make it easy for a receiver to want to come over the middle, and certainly both of them -- LaRon, especially -- has provided that element." Pettine on Landry and Bell (Sept. 6, 2012): "We never thought of [Landry] as a box safety. Here's a guy who ran sub-4.4 [40-yard dash time] coming out, has great range. To me, he's a complete safety because he's an excellent blitzer, his man-coverage skills are solid -- that was one of the things that we studied when we looked at him on tape -- and he played a lot where he was in a two-shell and had to come off the landmark on the hash mark and play No. 1 down the boundary, and there's no issues with his range. "Even in the middle of the field, the ball's thrown, he's breaking on the throw, and he's standing on the boundary. His closing speed to me has been what's impressive. "We never thought of him as a box guy, and Yeremiah’s the same way. I think Yeremiah's a complete player as well. He can blitz. He can cover. I've been asked that question before: 'Why do you guys have three box safeties?' We never for a second thought of it that way." Pettine on Landry's physical play (Sept. 20, 2012): "The thing with Landry is this is a physical football player, as we know. There's nothing he does when he hits a guy that is illegal. He lowers his target. He does everything the way you want. He's not out there to injure, but he's going to hit you." "I love the fact he has a reputation as a huge hitter because he's clean. There isn't anybody saying he's not a clean player. He's a clean player. He's a hitter. Yeremiah Bell is a hitter. They're going to do it within the rules." Pettine on whom he would compare Landry to when it comes to aggressiveness (Sept. 13, 2012): "Ed Reed was very aggressive. He didn't hit as hard. Ed'll hit you, but Ed was a guy that when he diagnosed a play he would go and get it. And certainly [Troy] Polamalu I would say is very similar. They key fast, and when they see it, we use the phrase 'Shoot your gun.' They don't hesitate." Pettine on Bell (May 29, 2012): "He's no-nonsense, and he's a leader. If a guy's straying off the path that he should be on, you can tell he's not going to be afraid to point it out."

Agree we need to draft a QB!

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article819094.ece

D’Brickashaw Ferguson: I like the Jets’ odds against Mario Williams Posted by Michael David Smith on March 15, 2012, 5:10 PM EDT Plaxico Burress, Dustin Keller, D'Brickashaw Ferguson AP Jets offensive tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson isn’t worried about the presence of Mario Williams in the AFC East. Shortly after Williams’s signing with the Bills became official, Ferguson took to Twitter for the first time in months to make it known that he thinks the Jets’ offensive line will be fully capable of out-playing a Bills defensive line that suddenly looks like one of the most fearsome in the league. “Congrats to Mario, now he has to face us twice a year,” Ferguson wrote. “I like our odds. Go Jets!” Based on the 2011 season, Ferguson has a reason to be confident: The Jets beat the Bills twice last year, with Mark Sanchez throwing for five touchdown passes and only getting sacked once. It’s Williams’s job to change that.

RIP. Great guy and great show!

Thanks! You the man!

Help!!! I am stuck at work. Is the draft on the web any were??

Richie Incognito returns to Miami Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 4, 2011, 10:00 AM EST Richie Incognito Richie Incognito’s new contract with the Dolphins was lost (by us) in the flurry of labor news and last minute contract news last night. The former penalty magnet agreed to a new three-year deal with Miami, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Incognito was one of the most consistent parts of Miami’s line last year, and probably their best interior player. A third-round pick of the Rams in 2005, Incognito has been known for his short temper and inconsistent play. The Dolphins did a nice job harnessing his aggression, and then rewarded him for it Thursday night. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/richie-incognito-returns-to-miami/

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4939019

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nolan already in line for an interview with Miami Posted by Mike Florio on January 18, 2010 7:23 PM ET On the same day he parted ways with the Denver Broncos, former defensive coordinator Mike Nolan already is scheduled to interview for the vacancy with the Dolphins, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN and Jason La Canfora of NFL Network. As a league source said, "My money is on him ending up in Miami." The Dolphins fired Paul Pasqualoni last week, after two years of running the defense. He joined the Cowboys for Sunday's playoff loss to the Vikings after Todd Grantham left to become the defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia. Since then, the Dolphins have had a hard time filling the job. Al Groh opted to take a job as an assistant coach at Virginia Georgia Tech, Romeo Crennel picked the Chiefs, and Steelers linebackers coach Keith Butler opted to stay in Pittsburgh. The reasons for Nolan's departure from Denver remain unknown. As another source said of the development, "They finally figured out defense in Denver and he's one and done."

Rivera declined? Chris Brown Posted January 11th, 2010 Tags: Leslie Frazier, Perry Fewell, Ron Rivera According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera was offered the opportunity to interview with the Bills for their vacant head coaching post. Rivera reportedly took a pass. Rivera reportedly turned down opportunities to interview with both the Bills and the Seahawks for their open head coaching jobs. Minnesota defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier initially turned down the opportunity to interview for the Seahawks job believing he was nothing more than an interviewee that would satisfy the league’s Rooney Rule that at least one minority candidate be interviewed during the hiring process. Frazier ultimately changed his mind and did interview with Seattle over the weekend. It’s unclear if Rivera, who is of Hispanic descent, feels the same way about the Seattle job. It would be hard for him to take such a stance regarding the Bills job since the only two confirmed interviews for the Buffalo head coaching post have been minority candidates in Perry Fewell and Frazier.

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DiGiorgio waived; Hardy and Hawthorne on PUPChris Brown, Lead Journalist Posted 49 minutes ago a a Three players coming off of surgery this offseason were not ready to begin training camp Saturday. One was waived and two others were placed on the physically unable to perform list Saturday. John DiGiorgio, who was set to enter his fourth year with the Bills failed his physical and was waived by the club. James Hardy and C.J. Hawthorne were also not ready to practice and were placed on active PUP. Being on active PUP Hardy and Hawthorne can come off of PUP and re-join the active roster as soon as they pass a physical. The DiGiorgio move came as a bit of a surprise. A valued member of Buffalo’s special teams and linebacking corps the past three seasons, DiGiorgio’s surgically repaired knee apparently has not responded as well as had been hoped. DiGiorgio suffered a torn ACL in the Week 6 game against San Diego last season. Hardy, like DiGiorgio is also coming off ACL surgery, and is only a little over six months removed from surgery. He’s hopeful to be participating in camp in time to play in the team’s final preseason game on Sept. 3. Hawthorne had an undisclosed surgery on his leg during the team’s mandatory minicamp in June. To this point no prognosis has been given on his possible return. Both Hardy and Hawthorne watched Saturday morning’s practice from the sidelines.