‘“You always hear about trying to build your team with speed, especially defensively,” Williams said. “You want to set land speed records, and that’s helped in the kind of guys we’ve brought in here. We like the fact we can pose some matchup problems for the offense.”’
Archives for April 13, 2003
Bills could be in a rush to land D-linemen in draft
‘The Bills could use another option in their pass rush. At one end they have Aaron Schobel, who is developing into a nice player. He had 6 1/2 sacks as a rookie and 8 1/2 last season. At the other end is Marcus Jones, whom President and General Manager Tom Donahoe shrewdly signed in November. Jones tore cartilage in his knee last August and was cut by the Bucs at midseason.’
Butler stuck to the basics – family and football – to the end
‘The Bills were a team of stars in the glory years, but Butler and his scouts had a rare gift for identifying late-round picks – Jeff Wright, Marvcus Patton, Carlton Bailey, Mike Lodish – the list goes on and on. He and A.J. Smith, the pro personnel guy he took with him to San Diego, had a knack for plucking the right free agents, too.’