Archives for February 2010

‘"There was strong consideration. I think it’s an excellent organization, very well run. I enjoyed my conversation with them. But at the end of the day, it was not something that , uh, I want to put it in the right words–If I went to Buffalo to live there, from a family perspective, I think I would be the only one that would go. My wife and kids weren’t going with me. That’s strictly the weather, strictly to do with the weather, that’s it. But now in Washington, we had 40-inches in a few days, so…."’

‘On evaluating the team’s quarterback situation: You know, every team in the league that doesn’t have an all-pro quarterback or somebody that got votes for all-pro is looking to improve their position. So I think that if you look at every position on the field, you are always trying to upgrade your football team. So now we’ll evaluate these guys, we’ll continue to evaluate them. We’ll evaluate what’s available and if we can improve our situation, we’ll try to improve it. Everybody is trying to do that at every position, not just quarterback, but every position.’

‘Offensive tackles Anthony Davis (Rutgers) and Bryan Bulaga (Iowa) have emerged as the favorites to be picked No. 9 overall by the Buffalo Bills in the April 22 NFL draft, according to my survey of 25 updated mock drafts, including most of the most-respected ones.’

‘Chris Kelsay: Chris my friend, I know you had one of your best years to date, but you just don’t fit in the Bills 3-4 defense.’

‘Gailey, who served as a graduate assistant at UF in 1974, said he was stunned when he was canned by Chiefs head coach Todd Haley in August. “It was a total surprise,” he said. “I was just trying to do my job. I feel like I have something to prove.”‘

‘”I think George Edwards has the knowledge of different types of 3-4s to be able to adjust people to put people in different spots to do their job,” Gailey said. “So I think that while we’re all looking for that prototypical nose guy, there’s a lot of good football players out there that don’t fit that prototype but at the same time are very good football players and can be productive players for you on the field. So if you can’t get it, you adjust.”‘

‘”With the retirement of Brad Butler that puts us in a position of need maybe even more so than we were,” said Buffalo’s head coach. “That’s something we’ll have to address either in free agency, the draft or both. That’s where we are right now.”‘

‘”I think you’re going to see some movement with the offensive tackles early in the first round similarly to two years ago where we had eight offensive tackles taken in the first round,” said Mayock. “I believe six of them may go in that first round this year.”‘

‘”They basically sew the muscles together and then it naturally heals and grabs onto the other muscle and keeps going from there,” said Mitchell.’

‘Now it’s time to look at my Buffalo Bills roster and figure out what free agents should be resigned or let go. To be honest, before I decided to embark on this quest to turn the Bills around, I had the mentality of getting rid of everyone. After going through the Bills free agents though, I was kind of shocked to see that I wasn’t jettisoning as many players as I thought. I’m also going to do my best in giving players their proper contract demands. Be aware that the majority of the players are RFA so I’ll be just offering them tenders of one year. Pretty much those RFA don’t have a choice because I own their rights. So they are going to have to sign their one year tenders.’

‘”I basically remember how busy it was from the moment you set foot in the hotel until you left,” said Bills guard Andy Levitre, who attended the Combine in 2009. “The first day you do all of the medical with the medical tests. Then you have the individual team interviews throughout the evening. During any down time you’re checking in with your agent or another team is trying to set up another time to meet with you. It’s just crazy.”‘

‘”Rehab is going well,” Bell told Buffalobills.com. “I’m in Louisiana for a week and a half. I went to the doctor and came home before I was (medically) cleared. But he said he was real pleased with everything in terms of my progress.”‘

‘The problem is that only two potential nose tackles merit selection in the top half of the first round – Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy – and they could be the 1-2 overall picks. Buffalo might risk trading drown to pick Dan Williams, Jared Odrick or Brian Price later in the first round, but many fans probably wouldn’t approve.’

‘So, it’s the draft for a nose tackle, then either an offensive tackle or a qb, but if an offensive tackle like Russell Okung of Oklahoma St. falls to nine, then fine. Get him. Of the qb’s in the draft I happen to like a lot in the 2nd or 3rd round, Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan. For most of these guys, I’ve only seen them on tv, but I’ve seen LeFevour personally against UB, and I just think the guy can play in the NFL. He’s got the size at 6-3 and 230, is smart, has a strong arm, is mobile and best of all, is a fiery competitor.’

‘Even with the changes at general manager, pro personnel director, head coach and most of the coaching staff, Bills’ fans, weary of 10 straight seasons without a playoff berth and, indeed, only one campaign over .500 in that span, realize that ultimately any improvement will likely come from the roster.’