November 20
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Perry Fewell was named the interim head coach, and his first decision came down yesterday when he announced that the club would start Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sunday over former starter Trent Edwards-a move we all could see coming given Edwards' struggles this season. Mike Shanahan's name has been bounced around the rumor mill, and owner Ralph Wilson has stated that no job would be safe. We knew change would occur, but what I am curious about is the signing of quarterback Brian Brohm from the Green Bay practice squad, which was confirmed last night-because this should all but signal the end of Edwards as the Buffalo QB. We don't know much about Brohm as a pro except that he was beaten out by ..."
November 19
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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The Buffalo Bills' ever-changing quarterback picture took another interesting turn this morning as the team announced it has signed Brian Brohm to its active roster. To make room for Brohm, the Bills released third-string quarterback Gibran Hamdan. Wednesday, new coach Perry Fewell announced that Ryan Fitzpatrick would be taking over as the starter in place of Trent Edwards. Now, he has added a former college star to the future mix. Brohm was a highly regarded player coming out of Louisville who set several career passing records at the school and was a second-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2008. However, he struggled in preseason games and served as the team's third-string ..."
November 19
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Perry Fewell's second official news conference as interim head coach of the Buffalo Bills wasn't much longer than his first one, a little more than 10 minutes in length. But unlike Tuesday evening, when the team's defensive coordinator was shuffled in front of the cameras just hours after Dick Jauron was fired, Fewell was much more at ease, informed and clearly in charge. To steal a political term, he looked and sounded "presidential." Someone who could remove the "interim" from his title with the right break or two. All at a time when reports say the Bills are in the early stages of courting ex-Denver coach Mike Shanahan. Granted, when it comes to charisma, Fewell doesn't have a hard act ..."
November 19
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Quarterback Brian Brohm is no longer a member of the Green Bay Packers' organization. And this time that was his choice. On the practice squad since being cut by the Packers at the final roster trim before the regular season, Brohm was signed Wednesday night by the Buffalo Bills to their active roster, a source said. The Packers had an open roster spot after waiving wide receiver Jake Allen and attempted to retain Brohm by offering the same two-year deal as the Bills did. But in the end, the Packers' second-round pick in 2008 thought it best to go to a team searching for a quarterback, not stay on one that has its long-term answer at the position in Aaron Rodgers. Brohm also gets a chance ..."
November 18
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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The Perry Fewell Era — probably only seven games worth — is under way today at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Bills took the field about 11:20 this morning and are going through their first workout with Fewell as the new head coach after he replaced the fired Dick Jauron Tuesday. Not a whole lot looked different, though the one noticeable change is that Ryan Fitzpatrick is taking the primary reps at quarterback instead of Trent Edwards. There was a report Tuesday, before Jauron was fired, that Fitzpatrick was going to supplant Edwards as the starter for Sunday's game in Jacksonville. Fewell later confirmed that would be the case."
November 18
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Players contacted by the Democrat and Chronicle and WGRZ-TV in Buffalo were shocked by the firing but at the same time said that with the team struggling, something was bound to happen. The news came as a surprise to Marv Levy, the Hall of Fame coach who hired Jauron shortly after being named general manager of the Bills in 2006. "Well, I'm saddened and a little bit stunned honestly," Levy said. "I saw the furor that was stirring around the team but I'm still a little bit surprised it took place at this juncture.'' Former Bills receiver Steve Tasker, who is now a broadcaster for CBS, said Jauron's firing was almost inevitable. "It seems like it was," Tasker said. "They won't be better than ..."
November 18
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Better late than never. Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson finally saw the light yesterday and fired coach Dick Jauron, the move he should have made after last season — at the latest. But unless Wilson thinks he'll live to be 100, he can't stop now if he hopes to see his team play in another Super Bowl. Jauron was a poor coach, but he wasn't this organization's biggest problem. Poor scouting — reflected in the college draft and free-agent signings — is the main reason the Bills will miss the playoffs for a 10th straight season. That's difficult to do in the modern NFL. Wilson needs to hire a proven NFL winner as director of football operations and let him hire a dynamite coach. Bill Cowher ..."
November 18
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Marv Levy's mark on the Buffalo Bills as a head coach is indelible. More than 110 victories in 12 seasons. Four Super Bowl appearances. A bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Levy's mark on the team as general manager? Not so indelible. He oversaw front-office operations for just two years and did so as a favor to owner Ralph Wilson, who needed someone he trusted to "put the train back on the tracks," as he called it, after five years of turmoil under Tom Donahoe. That train has intermittently jumped on and off the tracks over the past four seasons under Dick Jauron, the coach Levy hired in what was his most important decision as Bills GM. On Tuesday, the Disoriented Express officially ..."
November 18
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Ralph Wilson made a decision Tuesday that many Buffalo Bills fans believe was at least 11 months overdue. "I am announcing today that I am relieving Dick Jauron from his duties as our head coach, effective immediately," Wilson said in a statement released by the team. Many Bills fans, including the more than 10,000 from the Rochester area who travel to Orchard Park for home games, thought Jauron should have been let go after the 2008 season when he led the team to its third straight 7-9 record. The Bills, who hold their annual training camp at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, have not made the NFL playoffs since the 1999 season. "It's about time," said 28-year-old Rochester resident ..."
November 17
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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he Buffalo Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron this afternoon, the team announced in a statement. "I am announcing today that I am relieving Dick Jauron from his duties as our head coach, effective immediately," Bills owner Ralph Wilson said in a statement. " I have tremendous respect for Dick and thank him for all of his efforts during these past four years. While this was a very difficult decision, I felt that it is one that needed to be made at this time for the best interest of our team. We will now focus on moving forward and preparing for our game this week in Jacksonville (on Sunday)." "I really don't have anything to say," was all Jauron would say when reached on his cell phone by ..."
November 16
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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I don't know why Dick Jauron benched Trent Edwards with three minutes to go after he threw that brutal interception for a touchdown. At that point, what was the difference? There have been plenty of other times over the last few years when Edwards deserved to be benched more than he did Sunday. # Ryan Fitzpatrick is worse than Edwards. And that's saying something. # I can't beat up Jauron for his decision to decline a Tennessee holding penalty with 3 ½ minutes to go in the game and the Bills trailing 24-17. Had he accepted the penalty, it would have been third-and-16 at the Bills 39 and chances are, the Titans would have gained at least the penalty yardage back, and in so doing, run some ..."
November 16
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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All in all, Jim Kelly was having a pretty good weekend down here in the Music City. That is, until he had the misfortune of having to watch his old team, the bumbling Buffalo Bills, play the Tennessee Titans Sunday afternoon. "It's hard to watch," Kelly said while standing outside the Bills' training room moments after Buffalo had been blown out 41-17 by the Titans in front of 69,143 fans at LP Field. Can't argue with the Pro Football Hall of Famer on that one. Kelly was a guest of country music's power couple, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. He made a speech at McGraw's old high school Friday, went hunting with McGraw and some of his pals most of Saturday, and then joined McGraw and Hill and ..."
November 15
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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The second half of the NFL season begins today for the Buffalo Bills, and has generally been the case for the past decade, the margin of error in their push for a playoff berth is microscopically thin. "We obviously didn't make it as easy as we'd like to," wide receiver Josh Reed said of Buffalo's chances of earning a playoff berth despite a sub-.500 record at the halfway point of the schedule. "But teams have done that in this league." Just not the Bills. Ever. Buffalo has made it to the postseason 16 times in its history and every time it was above .500 at the midway point. During the current nine-year playoff drought, this is the fourth time the Bills have started the second half with a ..."
November 14
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Perhaps it's wishful thinking by defensive tackle Marcus Stroud, but it's also probably the only way the Bills can hope to have success slowing down Tennessee's potent running game Sunday. "Hopefully they will take us for granted a little bit," said Stroud. "That will give us the opportunity to go out there and play ball like we know how to play." Of course, with a 2-6 record and staring at the reality that they probably have to win all eight of their remaining games to have a chance at a playoff berth, the Titans don't have the luxury of taking anyone for granted. Not even the Bills and their league-worst run defense that is yielding an unsightly 173.6 yards per ...
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