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Friday May 9, 2008
Bills Victims Of Spygate: While the tapes held by Patriots former video assistant Matt Walsh don't appear to give the NFL anything new in the spygate scandal, it does prove that one of the teams the Patriots taped was the Bills. The tapes show the Patriots taping the Bills coaches signal in a game in November of 2001. The Patriots one that game and the second game later in the season. The Patriots also taped the Jets, Dolphins, and the Steelers.
Thursday May 8, 2008
Toronto Prices Set: The prices for the Bills eight game series in Toronto have been set. The average price will be $183 a ticket. The average price at Ralph Wilson Stadium is $51 a ticket. Ticket prices will range from $55 to $295. That does not include more expensive VIP seating in between the 20 yard lines in the lower bowl. Those prices have yet to be announced. This makes these games the highest priced in the league. Only 700 seats will be priced at $55 with about 4,000 seats priced under $100. The $295 seats will be in the lower bowl between the end zone and the 20 yard lines. Tickets will be awarded to randomly selected registered fans beginning on May 21st. Approximately 30,000 tickets will be distrubted this way with the rest going to the VIP seating. Bills and Argonaut season ticket holders will have a limited number of these tickets set aside for them. Fans will have the option of buying all eight games or just the first three games which includes two this year and one next year.
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Season Ticket Sales Good: The Bills are poised to have their highest season ticket count since the final Super Bowl year of 1993. The count has surpassed last years 48,236 tickets and is currently around 49,000. They are hoping to break their goal of 50,000 season tickets this year when the season kicks off in September. These numbers are very solid despite the team experiencing the longest playoff drought of their history and the move of eight games to Toronto over the next five years. Fans may be sending a message to the league about keeping their team with many feeling a move is inevitable after Ralph Wilson passes on. The preseason and regular season game in Toronto helped drop the average season ticket 11.8 percent. The team thinks season tickets have risen because of the discounts given on them as well as the ability to buy single game tickets before eeryone else.
Bills Release Brockington: The Bills have released undrafted free agent LB Joe Brockington less than a week after signing him. He did participate in the rookie minicamp this past weekend. He is a middle linebacker and was seen as having little chance of making the team. There are now just eight undrafted free agents on the roster. The club also has yet to sign any of the four players brought in for a tryout during the minicamp. Front Office.
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Bills Looking At RB: A report says that the Bills will bring in free agent running back Tony Temple. The undrafted free agent from Missouri has a tryout with the Browns last weekend but was not signed. He will tryout for the Bills later this month as they fine tune the roster for the organized team activities that take place starting May 19th.
Sunday May 4, 2008
Minicamp Ends: The rookie minicamp came to an end with a single workout this morning in the fieldhouse. The players are now off until the organized team activities begin on May 19th. Rookies are not allowed to be part of the team until after May 16th or graduation whichever comes last besides the one minicamp. The Bills don't think they have any rookies that are graduating late this year. Dick Jauron was very happy about the special attention the players received since there were only 28 in attendance. Jauron said none of the players disappointed the coaches and will use the next couple of weeks to go over their notes when they aren't preparing for graduation. Felton Huggins was not in attendance once again.
Saturday May 3, 2008
Day Two Over: The rookies went through two practices today in the fieldhouse at Ralph Wilson Stadium. According to the team's website the only players not working out was WR Felton Huggins and tryout safety Matt Hewitt. Again techniques were being emphasized as well as special teams. Both workouts started with special teams work as these players know how they play on these units will determine if they have a chance to stick around in Septmenber. The offense worked on a lot of running plays and short passing plays as well as holding on to the football. The defense worked on many techniques as well as trying to force and recover turnovers. Derek Fine and Steve Johnson both have made their share of plays over the first two days. The minicamp ends with one workout tomorrow.
Jauron Learns To Like Rookie Camps: Dick Jauron was never a big fan of rookie only mini camps but after doing one last year in Buffalo he has grown to like the idea. With 28 players in camp (10 draft picks, 9 undrafted free agents, 4 practice squad players from last year, 4 tryout players, and just signed QB Matt Bakers) many players get as close to one on one attention from coaches as they will ever have again. In fact since TE Derek Fine is the lone tight end, he gets all the reps and one on one attention the whole camp. Three offensive linemen also each get one coach assigned to them. This is invaluable in the young players getting the technique the Bills covet down before the veterans show up for organized team activities on May 19th.
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