Mailbag: who to worry about on Bills D?
This week's post featuring reader emails focuses on shaky fits for Mike Pettine's defense, Jairus Byrd's contract saga and what's next in our film review series.
This week's post featuring reader emails focuses on shaky fits for Mike Pettine's defense, Jairus Byrd's contract saga and what's next in our film review series.
Initial worry that Bills TE Scott Chandler wouldn't be ready for training camp appears to be dwindling, as he's already running routes less than five months removed from surgery.
If Brian Moorman beats out incumbent Drew Butler, as some in the media predict, it would mark the seventh straight year the punter from the previous season didn't retain the job for 16 games.
One normally pessimistic local writer says the Buffalo Bills look like they have turned a corner, but he's quick to note that OTAs have looked like that before.
Less than half a year after tearing his ACL, Bills tight end Scott Chandler is running routes and catching passes.
But the team has protected themselves by making much of it roster bonuses.
Buffalo's youth movement extended beyond its front office this spring: just seven of the team's 90 players will be 30 when training camp begins, and not all are locks to make the final roster.
We've got two questions for you this morning, and they both deal with E.J. Manuel being as productive as a rookie as Ryan Tannehill was a year ago.
The versatility Mike Pettine wants in his players keeps fans and the media interested in what it will look like and keep them guessing. It's exactly what Pettine wants opposing offenses to do, too.
If you're trying to nail down Mike Pettine's defense, your takeaway should be this: if a Bills defender can physically do something, he'll probably be asked to.
Stevie Johnson returned to practice for the Bills on Tuesday, albeit on a limited basis.
Former Pitt Panther Ruben Brown talked about his college teammate Doug Whaley on the Buffalo Bills radio network last week.
| August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Indianapolis Colts | Sunday, August 11 2013 | 1:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| Minnesota Vikings | Friday, August 16 2013 | 7:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Washington Redskins | Saturday, August 24 2013 | 4:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| Detroit Lions | Thursday, August 29 2013 | 7:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | Sunday, September 08 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| Carolina Panthers | Sunday, September 15 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ New York Jets | Sunday, September 22 2013 | 4:25 PM EDT | coverage |
| Baltimore Ravens | Sunday, September 29 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| October | |||
| @ Cleveland Browns | Thursday, October 03 2013 | 8:25 PM EDT | coverage |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Sunday, October 13 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Miami Dolphins | Sunday, October 20 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ New Orleans Saints | Sunday, October 27 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| November | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | Sunday, November 03 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
| @ Pittsburgh Steelers | Sunday, November 10 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
| New York Jets | Sunday, November 17 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
| December | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | Sunday, December 01 2013 | 4:05 PM EST | coverage |
| @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sunday, December 08 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
| @ Jacksonville Jaguars | Sunday, December 15 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
| Miami Dolphins | Sunday, December 22 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
| @ New England Patriots | Sunday, December 29 2013 | 1:00 PM EST | coverage |
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Stats will be available when the regular season begins!