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Finishing the 2009 season with a 5-11 record, the Buffalo Bills were not able to appoint one of the heralded Head Coach names they had been linked with earlier in the season.
Appointing Eric deCosta of the Ravens as the new General Manager, Mike Zimmer, Leslie Frazer and Russ Grimm are interviewed after Perry Fewell removed himself from consideration, the Bills appointing Grimm as the new Head Coach. Grimm, after advice from DeCosta appoints Hue Jackson of the Ravens as the new Offensive Co-ordinator and decides to stick with the 4-3 alignment appointing Bill Shuey of the Eagles to be defensive co-ordinator and install a ‘Jim Johnson’ style defence
Declaring he wants to rebuild the franchise through the draft, DeCosta forgoes most of free agency much to the initial chagrin of fans though he is able to resign Owens and George Wilson
On Day1 of the draft, the Bills lucks out as lingering concerns about Sam Bradford’s shoulder injury results in him falling to 8th. In a stunning development for the Bills, DeCosta then re-enters Round1 by trading Aaron Maybin and the R2 pick to the 49ers for their No10 selection which is spent on Bruce Campbell LT
On Day2, the Bills again benefits from an injury concern to Arthur Jones who falls to the Bills in the 3rd
On Day3 of the draft, the Bills are able to pick up Penn St’s Sean Lee who is immediately pencilled in at starting MLB and uniquely drafts 2 Bulls players, Naaman Roosevelt who will replace Josh Reed, and with the pick acquired from Detroit for Ko Simpson, RB James Starks. Rounding out the draft, the Bills seeks to add DL depth in the 6th with Corey Peters DT, and Greg Middleton DE before finishing the draft with a FB in Cory Jackson
Lingering suspicions about the future of Lynch having drafted Starks are confirmed when he was traded to Seattle for a R2 pick in 2011, but an even greater shock is the trading of Donte Whitner to the Browns for a R3 pick following the retirement due to concussion of Brodley Pool
The Bills finishes the 2010 season 11-5, winning the division with a 4-2 record and finally beating the Patriots at Gillette stadium, but falling at the first hurdle in the Play Offs.
Campbell gives up 0.5sacks while Bradford throws for 3,200yds with 27TDs and 17Ints. Fred Jackson gains 1,081yds on the ground
Continuing the rebuilding process, DeCosta maintains the primary focus on the draft and starts Day1 by drafting junior Ryan Broyles from Oklahoma to be an all round versatile threat, quickly followed with Seattle’s R2 pick (Lynch) on local lad Rob Gronkowski of Arizona to form a dynamic two TE threat alongside Nelson.
The reason for the cutting of Mitchell and Kelsay earlier in off season is revealed by the drafting of Maryland run stuffer Alex Wujciak with Buffalo’s own pick in R2 moving Lee to WLB and then with the selection of Ryan Kerrigan with Cleveland’s pick in R3 (Whitner) though the surprise of the 2010 draft Greg Middleton has a lock on the LE position. Finally in R3, the Bills pick up Davonte Shannon to provide an athletic Safety pairing with Jairus Byrd
The Bills enter the preseason as one of the favourites to make it all the way to the Lucas Oil Stadium at the end of the season
Appointing Eric deCosta of the Ravens as the new General Manager, Mike Zimmer, Leslie Frazer and Russ Grimm are interviewed after Perry Fewell removed himself from consideration, the Bills appointing Grimm as the new Head Coach. Grimm, after advice from DeCosta appoints Hue Jackson of the Ravens as the new Offensive Co-ordinator and decides to stick with the 4-3 alignment appointing Bill Shuey of the Eagles to be defensive co-ordinator and install a ‘Jim Johnson’ style defence
Declaring he wants to rebuild the franchise through the draft, DeCosta forgoes most of free agency much to the initial chagrin of fans though he is able to resign Owens and George Wilson
On Day1 of the draft, the Bills lucks out as lingering concerns about Sam Bradford’s shoulder injury results in him falling to 8th. In a stunning development for the Bills, DeCosta then re-enters Round1 by trading Aaron Maybin and the R2 pick to the 49ers for their No10 selection which is spent on Bruce Campbell LT
On Day2, the Bills again benefits from an injury concern to Arthur Jones who falls to the Bills in the 3rd
On Day3 of the draft, the Bills are able to pick up Penn St’s Sean Lee who is immediately pencilled in at starting MLB and uniquely drafts 2 Bulls players, Naaman Roosevelt who will replace Josh Reed, and with the pick acquired from Detroit for Ko Simpson, RB James Starks. Rounding out the draft, the Bills seeks to add DL depth in the 6th with Corey Peters DT, and Greg Middleton DE before finishing the draft with a FB in Cory Jackson
Lingering suspicions about the future of Lynch having drafted Starks are confirmed when he was traded to Seattle for a R2 pick in 2011, but an even greater shock is the trading of Donte Whitner to the Browns for a R3 pick following the retirement due to concussion of Brodley Pool
The Bills finishes the 2010 season 11-5, winning the division with a 4-2 record and finally beating the Patriots at Gillette stadium, but falling at the first hurdle in the Play Offs.
Campbell gives up 0.5sacks while Bradford throws for 3,200yds with 27TDs and 17Ints. Fred Jackson gains 1,081yds on the ground
Continuing the rebuilding process, DeCosta maintains the primary focus on the draft and starts Day1 by drafting junior Ryan Broyles from Oklahoma to be an all round versatile threat, quickly followed with Seattle’s R2 pick (Lynch) on local lad Rob Gronkowski of Arizona to form a dynamic two TE threat alongside Nelson.
The reason for the cutting of Mitchell and Kelsay earlier in off season is revealed by the drafting of Maryland run stuffer Alex Wujciak with Buffalo’s own pick in R2 moving Lee to WLB and then with the selection of Ryan Kerrigan with Cleveland’s pick in R3 (Whitner) though the surprise of the 2010 draft Greg Middleton has a lock on the LE position. Finally in R3, the Bills pick up Davonte Shannon to provide an athletic Safety pairing with Jairus Byrd
The Bills enter the preseason as one of the favourites to make it all the way to the Lucas Oil Stadium at the end of the season
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