Archives for March 2008

‘Buffalo will pick 34th (selection #132 overall) in round four and pick 44th in round seven (selection #251 overall).’

‘But Jackson is not resting on his laurels. In fact he wanted to make sure his skill set was ready for the demands of the pro game as he enlisted the services of the most productive wideout the game has ever known.’

‘The best players ought to always take the field, and if that happens to be Wilson, the Bills should be happy. No matter what, they’ll have a pair of promising free safeties.’

‘Two years after Brown and Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson were ridiculed for being behind the times and casting the only two votes against the league’s labor deal with the players’ union, these members of the NFL’s old guard now appear to have been ahead of the curve.’

‘Yet the draft involves more than one round, and the Bills’ needs go beyond a tall wide receiver and a tight end who is able to open up the middle of the field for their passing game. They also will return a fullback to their offense and once they trade ex-starting quarterback J.P. Losman, as expected, they still need a reliable backup. He’ll probably come through what’s left of free agency. They could also use an upgrade at backup center.’

‘”I think with the new guys we brought in, this being the third year our coaches have been in this system, everyone is more comfortable, everything will be more fluid. When we’re on the field we’ll know a lot more and I think with the new talent that we have our defense is going to be a lot better,” he said.’

‘”I think it’s amazing all the research they’ve been doing,” Everett said. “You can see that it works. I do feel like one (a miracle). They practically saved my life. This is where I wanted to be again, up and walking around.”‘

‘As he stood in The Miami Project building, Everett symbolized more than just the miraculous recovery he did to the greater sports world. To the doctors and scientists working here, he symbolized that what they’re doing has meaning. The former Miami Hurricanes star scored one for the good guys.’

”’I think it’s amazing, all of the research they have been doing,” said Everett, who spoke to the media Friday with Buoniconti, project co-founder Barth Green and research pioneer W. Dalton Dietrich. “You can see that it works. . . . They practically saved my life.”’

‘Former Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett is visiting the Miami research facility that is credited with helping him recover from a life-threatening spinal cord injury. Everett walked through The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis on Friday. The program is based at the medical school at the University of Miami, Everett’s alma mater.’

‘There are more pressing needs on the roster, and the team’s current starting duo is vastly underrated as it is.’

‘When a team finishes ranked 31st in total defense, allowing 55 passes of 20 yards or better, it’s a safe assumption that this unit will continue to get plenty of attention in spite of offseason upgrades.’

‘Wide receiver and cornerback are the team’s top priorities moving forward.’

‘Edwards said being rid of the rookie "wow factor" will help him in his sophomore year. "I think once you kind of get past that, definitely you can grow a little bit and not have that be a distraction and you can kind of focus more on your job," he said. "And that’s hopefully what I’ll be able to do, kind of get past that rookie hump and move in the right direction my second year."’

‘"I’ve been doing this since I was in college," said Wilson of his offseason speaking engagements. "It’s something I’ve continued to do just on more of a larger scale lately. When I was in college I would come and speak to a classroom or small group of students. That has now grown to speaking to my entire high school or speaking on campus at the University of Kentucky this offseason."’