Archives for February 24, 2007

‘After appearing in four Super Bowls with the Bills, the elder Williams has shared with his younger sibling what life in the NFL is like.’

‘Buffalo’s game plan is a mirror reflection of owner Ralph Wilson’s yearlong cry that the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement with players will doom the ability of small-market teams to compete. Without more revenue sharing, Wilson said, his team won’t have the cash flow to pay rising salaries and bonuses. And with uncertainty in the air, there is now unwillingness by Wilson to spread accounting procedures into the future in order to win now.’

‘That means they must decide to hand the job to second-year man Ashton Youboty, who has zero NFL starts, use the 12th overall pick in the draft on someone like Michigan’s Leon Hall or pursue a more affordable free agent.’

‘"I like Kelly and what he can give," GM Marv Levy said. "I know the intention (though) is to give Craig Nall the real good look we wanted a year ago until he had that hamstring injury in camp. Right now, we’ve got three quarterbacks. We might bring another one in, a lower-round draft pick (maybe). But it’s not a certainty that no, Kelly won’t be here."’

‘Insiders say Clements is long gone, mainly because he will price himself out of the Bills’ willingness to commit up-front bonus cash. Count on Cleveland owner Randy Lerner to spend what’s needed to secure key players.’