The Buffalo News reports that the Bills are officially on the hunt to fill their open front office position and the offensive coordinator role.
Now I am using the “term front office” position instead of GM because there might be some restructuring in the cards and the GM title might not be used ala the Pats, Jags, and Steelers. Along with a title shift there could be some changes in the responsibilities of front office personnel.
A few names have been thrown around as of late including the Bears’ director of college scouting Greg Gabriel who is from Buffalo and scouted for the Bills in the 80s. Rick Mueller, the Saints’ vice president of player personnel, has worked with head coach Dick Jauron before in Jacksonville.
If the Bills stay within the organization John Guy, the Bills’ director of pro personnel could be a candidate to move up, although he has been criticized heavily in the local press as of late especially on WGR for a poor reputation amongst agents and other football people. One story that about Guy that has circulated was when he was contacted by a veteran free agent to see if Buffalo had any interest in him he told the player’s agent that he was only interested in signing veterans. The player in question had been in the league for over 5 years and was considered an established performer.
As for the offensive coordinator position, quarterbacks coach Turk Schonert will be interviewing for the position with Jauron this week. The head coach has promised significant change in the offense.
Another candidate on Jauron’s short list is the former offensive coordinator of the Rams… nope not Mike Martz but Greg Olson, the freshly demoted from the offensive coordinator of the 24th ranked offense. Olson worked with Jauron in Chicago as his quarterbacks coach and has also recently worked in Detroit. How about searching for someone that has worked in an offense that isn’t in the bottom 25% of the league?
-J.P. wants out and Mark Gaughan thinks that an unhappy J.P. is the last things the Bills need right now.
-Apparently we can officially start talking about the draft now, Yahoo Sports and Rivals have their first mock draft up.
The Sabres Six game losing streak continues with a loss to Atlanta.
After their loss to Ottawa on Friday night, the Buffalo News’ Sabres Edge had this tidbit about an emotional Brian Campbell. Yet another reason to like Campbell and yet another reason why an extension needs to get done.
Even though I think every Sabres fan has already read it, Bucky Gleason believes the problems with the team start from the top. I’ve been reading some of the reaction this morning on various Sabres blogs, I think Heather B. at Top Shelf sums up my thoughts on the situation.
Derek Roy is day to day with a shoulder injury.
The Winter Classic was truly classic with a huge turnout and great fan support. While the Sabres dropped the game 2-1 via shootout it was still a day to remember. There has been a barrage of posts in the last day here are some of our favorites:
Pens Freeze Sabres at the Ralph
Classic Buffalo
Game within a Game
The Icebowl (From the willful caboose)
Sabres Lose in a True Classic
The Icebowl (From Top Shelf)
The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Ottawa Senators 5-3 Wednesday night at HSBC Arena. The loss halts the Sabres win streak at 6 games. The Senators were led by three second period goals, and had to hold off a Buffalo comeback in the third. After being down 4-1 Buffalo stormed back with consecutive goals, but couldn’t close the gap as Ottawa finished with an empty net goal.
The Sabres face the Devils on Friday night and the Penguins on Saturday night, and will then prepare for the Amp Energy NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day.
The Buffalo Bills dropped their 8th game of the season on Sunday, losing to the New York Giants by a score of 38-21. The Bills jumped out to a 14-0 lead and were in control of the game early on, but could not stop the Giants rushing attack. Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw racked up a combined 296 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground.
The Bills close out their season next Sunday when they travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in an afternoon matchup.
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Friday Night, and 6-5 Saturday Night to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games. Both games were played in a playoff-like atmosphere and were an early treat for fans going into the Holiday Weekend.
The Sabres return to action tonight at HSBC Arena as they take on the Ottawa Senators at 7 PM.
Ryan Miller stopped 42 of the 43 shots he faced Wednesday, leading the Sabres to a 2-1 lead against the New York Islanders.
Maxim Afinogenov scored with just 2:17 left to play in the third period putting the Sabres on top for good. Derek Roy also scored for the Sabres, netting the game’s first goal in the opening period.
The Sabres did lose two players throughout the course of the game, Derek Roy and Tim Connolly. Roy injured his shoulder later in the first period and was forced to leave, while Connolly was overcome by the flu.
Buffalo has now one four straight games and will look to make it five Friday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, a game highlighted on many calenders due to the return of Martin Biron and Daniel Briere.
Congratulations to Jason Peters of the Buffalo Bills, who has been named a starter at tackle for the AFC squad in this year’s Pro Bowl. Peters has only played 23 games in his career at Left Tackle. Many experts expect Peters to continue to develop and improve his skills, and Bills fans look forward to him anchoring the line for years to come.
Dimitri Kalinin is set to return against the New York Islanders this Wednesday, reports Tony Ramos. To make room for Kalinin the Buffalo Sabres have assigned Andrej Sekera to the Rochester Americans. Sekera has played in 21 games this year for the Sabres, netting one goal and two assists.
The Sabres welcome back Kalinin to their blue-line, as the defenseman had only played eight games prior to his knee-injury which took place on October 24th. The Sabres face the Islanders tomorrow at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
