Archives for April 18, 2004

‘There only are two other quarterbacks available who will be taken on the first day – meaning in the first three rounds. They are Virginia’s Matt Schaub and Tulane’s J.P. Losman. The conservative scouts around the NFL like Schaub. The risk-takers like Losman.’

‘Look for the Big Three quarterbacks – Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Rivers – to be selected before Buffalo picks or moves up in the draft.’

‘Kicking off with our annual early-bird look at the Buffalo Bills schedule and projected record for the 2004 season.’

‘The Bills don’t need a No. 1 pass target – nine-year pro Eric Moulds is still among the league’s elite and is recovered from a nagging groin injury. But they do desperately need to jazz up a receiving corps that was a big part of the team’s slump to 30th-place rankings in both yards and points during last season’s 6-10 finish.’

‘”We have said publicly we want to take a young quarterback,” Donahoe admitted. ” And I don’t think our stance has changed. But when do you take him? How does the guy develop? What does he turn into? Who knows?”‘