Archives for April 14, 2002

‘Donahoe has jockeyed around in draft-day deals in seven of the nine drafts he has overseen.’

‘The Bills have three home dates in December and if the team is losing, there won’t be a steady pilgrimage from the Tonawandas to see Alex Van Pelt lead the way.’

‘Will Donahoe come away with nothing? Will he have to opt for journeyman Jeff Blake? Take a chance on a young kid such as Joey Harrington? Now there’s word through Fred Edelstein’s newsletter that his sources indicate the Oakland Raiders may enter the Bledsoe sweepstakes.’

‘This reportedly is the tack the Patriots are taking with Drew Bledsoe. Buffalo and Cincinnati are very interested, but the Patriots have put a gag order on their veteran quarterback. ”How do we know if he wants to play for us if we don’t get a chance to talk to him?” said a key member of one of those organizations.’

‘This is a hunch: In the second round of the draft, Buffalo is going to make a call to the Patriots with an offer to take Drew Bledsoe off their hands for the Bills second-round pick this year and a conditional No. 1 next year.’