‘So, instead, the team addressed strong safety and the defensive line. And I had no problem with that, considering the Bills ranked 29th in defense while going 5-11 a year ago. But I wonder if the Bills went at it backward and reached too far in the process.’
Archives for April 30, 2006
Bills get their man in Whitner
‘Still, there was a message in his selection. The “football temperament” Levy so often talked about in his 12 seasons coaching the Bills oozes from the 5-10, 204-pound Cleveland native.’
Surprise, surprise
‘Half of Ohio State’s secondary will be in a Buffalo uniform. In the third round, the Bills took Ashton Youboty, a cornerback with the Buckeyes.’
Safety in number — 8
‘”You’re thinking about everything you’ve been through in your life,” Whitner said later, “all the hard work you put in, going from muni-league to high school to college. Being able to have my family and friends around me to celebrate this moment — when the room erupted, there’s no way to describe it. You just feel like a weight is lifted off you.”‘
Bills Draft Weekend Running Recap – Day 1
‘"We will plug him in and see where he fits best in the scheme," Jauron said. "Again the safeties are kind of interchangeable. It doesn’t matter what kind of tag you put on him. If we like a certain guy down in the box more, that guy will be down. If we like a certain guy back when we play single safety high that guy will be back whichever safety it is. And we’ll learn that as we go through camp."’