Archives for May 23, 2005

‘”Now the league is riding a crest of popularity, and I am afraid — and I said that to the owners down in Atlanta (at a meeting on April 19) — that some of the new owners who have come in the last 10 or 15 years don’t know what some of the clubs went through 25, 30, 45 years ago,” Wilson said during an interview in his sparse office adjacent to Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘Wilson wants to keep the team in Buffalo, but lawyers have told him that there is no way he can legally ensure that. Knowing that, it is time for a group of Buffalo-minded investors to approach the Wilson family about securing the rights of first refusal to purchase the franchise. If such an arrangement already exists in a shroud of secrecy, fine. But assuming that it doesn’t, it’s time for a well-intentioned, well-financed group to get to work.’

‘The Bills like what they’ve seen so far from rookie C Duke Preston, their fourth-round draft pick. Preston has good size (6-5, 311), strength and toughness to compete with defensive tackles at the point of attack. He has the intelligence to make the line calls and is technically sound as a blocker who plays with leverage and works hard to finish blocks.’