Bills to coach Senior Bowl

[methos4ever]

http://twitter.com/#!/seniorbowl/status/23847397142560768


Buffalo to coach the South and Cincy will lead the North! Looking forward to having both down here later this month! #Bills #Bengals #NFL

[wmoz11]

Love it! Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey getting even more familiar with their southern boys.

[TacklingDummy]

4-12 you would think they be concentrating on their own team.

[scartown]

Great news

[Bangarang]

4-12 you would think they be concentrating on their own team.

Yeah it's not like they can't scout while they're down there coaching or anything. It's not like they're going on a golf trip to get some rest and relaxation..

[methos4ever]

By going to the Senior Bowl, you get to "smell the breath" of the prospect and formulate an opinion while those players are running your system. So they are in fact focusing on the team during a week in January when you're getting ready for the draft as well!

[tampabay25690]

Good to hear, gives them extra time with the South Seniors....

[methos4ever]

“The thing that you get out of this is you get personal exposure to them,” said Gailey. “You can only get so much out of film and you can only get so much out of interviews at the NFL Combine. Dealing with them in a football atmosphere on a day to day basis shows you how much they can learn, if they pay attention to detail, who is a born leader and who is not, who is a good practice player. Those are all things you get by working with them on a daily basis.”

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Bills-staff-to-coach-South-team-at-Senior-Bowl/49dc1f4e-ccfd-462b-a8fa-ce6407f1efdc

[The Spaz]

Very nice!

[Saratoga Slim]

Who's going to be on the South squad? Are invites out yet?

[TacklingDummy]

Must be scouting Christian Ponder.

[Nighthawk]

This is an excellent chance for this organization to see the upcoming talent in the draft up close. Love it!

[X-Era]

Keep in mind Mallett, Newton, and Gabbert won't be there... they aren't seniors.

Guys like Love, Pouncey, Zeimba, Hudson, Gilbert, and Carpenter will all get a close look. A few guys who could be RT's.

Also Ponder, Hankerson, Stocker, and DJ Williams

Zeimba and Love are the two I hope Gailey and Co. look at the most. We need that new RT.

I really don't want Ponder.

http://www.seniorbowl.com/rosters.asp

[Buddo]

Good to see. Any extra edge we can get out of it, will be welcome. Might not make so much difference with the #3 pick, but could have much more significance further down the draft, when harder decisions have to be made. Additional exposure to some guys who might be able to play, is no bad thing.

[X-Era]

Good to see. Any extra edge we can get out of it, will be welcome. Might not make so much difference with the #3 pick, but could have much more significance further down the draft, when harder decisions have to be made. Additional exposure to some guys who might be able to play, is no bad thing.Absolutely. I haven't researched the drafts of the previous coaches. I'd be interested to see how well they did in the next draft, how many players they took from that roster, and how they turned out.

Someone interested in doing that homework for us?

[methos4ever]

Absolutely. I haven't researched the drafts of the previous coaches. I'd be interested to see how well they did in the next draft, how many players they took from that roster, and how they turned out.

Someone interested in doing that homework for us?
I know the Bucs and the Bengals have thrived in the past on the Senior Bowl kids.

[X-Era]

I know the Bucs and the Bengals have thrived in the past on the Senior Bowl kids.Data?

[djjimkelly]

i love this you get to see the true mental makeup of the prospects im sure come rounds 3-7 this will make a big difference for the bills

[djjimkelly]

I know the Bucs and the Bengals have thrived in the past on the Senior Bowl kids.


yeah the bucs really played like **** this year and have won a super in the last decade

they for sure didnt make use of it

[methos4ever]

Data?
Wasn't volunteering to do the research, just going off of memory.

Here's why I said it:

http://www.seniorbowl.com/pdf/2009nfldraft.pdf

The two coaching staffs of the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl selected a combined six Senior Bowl players with the Cincinnati Bengals (North squad) choosing four and the Jacksonville Jaguars (South squad) choosing two.


http://www.pewterreport.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=775:&tmpl=component&print=1


Williams' ability to pick up a plethora of things Gruden was throwing at him on the practice field all week was one of the things that convinced the Bucs to take him with the fifth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

[methos4ever]

2010:

http://www.seniorbowl.com/pdf/2010%20NFL%20Draft-Recap.pdf


30 of the NFL’s 32 franchises selected at least one Senior Bowl player over the last three days, providing further proof of the strong relationship that exists between the league and the event. The Philadelphia Eagles chose the most Senior Bowlers with eight selections, followed by the New England Patriots with six and the Denver Broncos with five. A total of 10 teams selected four or more Senior Bowl players.

The Miami Dolphins, who coached the South squad in the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl, chose a total of four players from this year’s rosters. In fact, the Dolphins’ first four draft choices were players they evaluated in Mobile: Jared Odrick (1st round-Penn State), Koa Misi (2nd round-Utah), John Jerry (3rd round-Ole Miss) and A.J. Edds (4th round-Iowa).

2007:
http://www.seniorbowl.com/2007nfldraftrelease.asp


The 49ers served as one of the coaching staffs in the Senior Bowl for the second straight year in 2007, and ended up selecting six Senior Bowl players (more than any other NFL team) including the team's two first-round draft picks – Ole Miss linebacker Patrick Willis and Central Michigan offensive lineman Joe Staley.

[X-Era]

Heres the invite list at this point:

http://www.nfldraftbible.com/NFL-Insider-Insider-info/2011-senior-bowl-roster-watch.html

[methos4ever]

And here's their yearly draft recaps, which has that data from the last few years:

http://www.seniorbowl.com/oldrosters.asp

[DraftBoy]

And Ill be there at all the practices to watch the kids and the Bills coaches up close.

[X-Era]

And Ill be there at all the practices to watch the kids and the Bills coaches up close.Just don't tell me they take a liking to Ponder, I really don't want that guy. Probably anything else I could deal with.

[SquishDaFish]

Awesome news!! :clap:

[elltrain22]

4-12 you would think they be concentrating on their own team.

Totally disagree. What better way to scout college players than to coach them up against great competition. I love the fact that they are doing this.

[Night Train]

Glad to read this. Gailey & the staff get a close up look and our scouts will be right there to give him their notes.

[better days]

Good to hear, gives them extra time with the South Seniors....

The SEC the best conference in the Country.

[tampabay25690]

Must be scouting Christian Ponder.

For the 5th round maybe..

[tampabay25690]

Just don't tell me they take a liking to Ponder, I really don't want that guy. Probably anything else I could deal with.

X-Era Im with you man.
I don't like Ponder i n the next level at all...
I have only seen him play a few good games his whole career.
1 happen to be this year vs my beloved Gators.

[tampabay25690]

The SEC the best conference in the Country.

They are indeed but there are great prospects coming out of the South and not just in the SEC.

[mikemac2001]

4-12 you would think they be concentrating on their own team.

stop hating


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[TacklingDummy]

stop hating


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sarcasm

[better days]

They are indeed but there are great prospects coming out of the South and not just in the SEC.

Agreed, there are just more of them in the SEC than the other conferences.

[Bangarang]

This is the game where Jake Locker turns heads again. He'll be ours in the 2nd round. Book it.

[better days]

This is the game where Jake Locker turns heads again. He'll be ours in the 2nd round. Book it.

If Locker turns heads in this game & has a good combine expect the Seahawks to draft him in the 1st. Book it.

[justasportsfan]

4-12 you would think they be concentrating on their own team.

does coaching this game take away time from their team that just cleaned out their locker and left to be with their families?

[Pinkerton Security]

4-12 you would think they be concentrating on their own team.

posts like this one are why no one on here will ever give a s*** about what you say

[TacklingDummy]

For the 5th round maybe..
The Bills will reach for him in the 2nd round.

[TacklingDummy]

posts like this one are why no one on here will ever give a s*** about what you say
Sarcasm got another fish.

[TacklingDummy]

does coaching this game take away time from their team that just cleaned out their locker and left to be with their families?
Guess I have to find the sarcasm button.

[tampabay25690]

The Bills will reach for him in the 2nd round.

I guess they will draft a full time clipboard holder.
Thats about as far as this guy is going in the NFL....

I will throw up all over myself if we draft Ponder....

[Bert102176]

when is the senior bowl

[Michael82]

Anyone else worried that Nix will fall in love with Ponder when coaching him? :ill:

[better days]

Anyone else worried that Nix will fall in love with Ponder when coaching him? :ill:

Not me, after he see Ponder in the actual game.