Archives for May 1, 2011

‘Even though cornerback wasn’t considered a priority need, the Bills believe Williams can help. Some scouts gave him first-round grades and with veteran Terrence McGee battling injuries in recent seasons and Drayton Florence a potential unrestricted free agent pending the league’s labor dispute, there could be a glaring need for a starter.’

‘”I do think that’s where you find the most of them,” he said. “Guys that play in big games, they don’t get shook when they have to [play].”‘

‘The problem was Searcy’s professor was studying aboard in Africa when questions were raised about a Carolina tutor who, according to Searcy, was accused of doing some of the player’s work. He was accused of receiving help on an outline in preparation for a final exam.’

Tar Heels at top of NFL draft in picks (Raleigh News and Observer)

Onward, upward (Durham Herald Sun)

School record nine Tar Heels drafted (Fayetteville Observer)

Bills select S Searcy with first 4th-round pick (AP)

Tigers finish with six selections (Columbia State)

Hairston, Taylor to get their chances in NFL (Winston Salem Journal)

Bills select Clemson OT Hairston in fourth round (AP)

Tar Heels at top of NFL draft in picks (Raleigh News and Observer)

Onward, upward (Durham Herald Sun)

School record nine Tar Heels drafted (Fayetteville Observer)

Asheville’s White taken by Buffalo in NFL draft (Asheville Citizen Times)

3 more Bulldogs get calls on final day (Jackson Clarion Ledger)

Buffalo tabs White in sixth round (Biloxi Sun Herald)

Buffalo Bills pick Vancleave’s Chris White in NFL draft (Mississippi Press)

Bills select LB White in sixth round (AP)

Tech’s Taylor tops state harvest on Day Three of draft (Richmond Times Dispatch)

Bills select CB Rogers in the seventh round (AP)

Jasper becomes Bethel’s 1st Draft pick (Jackson Sun)

Bills select DT Michael Jasper in seventh round (AP)

‘”We said all along that we wanted to try to get a franchise guy that would be around eight or 10 years. But, very quickly, we didn’t feel that good about that,” Nix said. “We helped our team in a lot of other ways, so we didn’t do it. That’s how good all this talk is, it doesn’t really get far.”‘

‘With the final day of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills yet again went decidely towards the defensive side of the ball, and that line of reasoning is met with plenty of applause from fans.’

‘The Bills have used the third and final day of the NFL draft to scoop up three more defensive prospects as well as a pair of players on the offensive side of the ball…but no QBs.’

After not having Tweeted since Day Three of the draft began, Whitner initiated a bit of a row with his football team by typing, “Congrats Buffalo. On ur. Draft picks….lol.”

That triggered a deluge of attacking Tweets directed at Whitner:

‘We went for where we thought we needed players and the best players on the board that we needed to improve our football team. We’re always just looking to improve our football team, whatever it takes. We sit and talk about every pick. I don’t think we go overboard one way or another. If a guy’s there, and he’s a good player, and we need him, we’ll select him. We needed help on defense a little bit more this year in some spots so we went there.’

‘”What we think we got were guys that can have a chance to upgrade our football team,” said Gailey. “There are no guarantees, but they have a chance. They have athletic talent, they have intangibles to upgrade our team to make us a better overall team. Each one of them have positional skills that give them a chance to be very successful.”‘