Archives for April 21, 2004

‘WR Lee Evans – Washington

WR Rashaun Woods – Oklahoma State

QB Phillip Rivers – N.C. State’

‘It’s well known the Bills are looking to get a quarterback at some point in the draft. They probably would select one with the 13th pick if one of the Big Three – Eli Manning of Mississippi, Philip Rivers of North Carolina State and Ben Roethlisberger – falls to them. Assuming the San Diego Chargers don’t trade out of the No. 1 slot, they are expected to take Manning. After that, it’s anyone’s guess where Rivers and Roethlisberger will end up.’

‘”For me, personally, this is a lot more difficult than playing,” he said. “When I was playing, I could rely a lot on my natural athletic skills. This is all mental. You aren’t just measuring a guy’s strength and speed and intelligence, you’re also trying to measure his heart and project whether he will be able to contribute to your team down the road.”‘

”’What you think is a franchise (quarterback), we may not think is a franchise,” Donahoe said to reporters.’