Archives for May 3, 2013

‘”I feel I can do a lot for (the Bills),” he said. “There were abilities and talents I had that were not tapped into at Clemson. I was only scratching the surface at Clemson. The things I can do from a safety standpoint, I think I will fit in well using my aggression, size and speed.”‘

‘But regardless of the outcome — good or bad or something in between — this was a poorly conceived decision because Buffalo burned a first round pick on a player they could have gotten much later. You mean to tell me Buffalo couldn’t have drafted Manuel in the second round with the 41st or 46th overall picks, or in the third round with the 68th overall pick, and filled another need (one of their many) with their first pick instead? Please!’

‘”I stand before you because of that,” Gailey told the audience at the Northeast Alabama Fellowship of Christian Athletes Home Team Celebration and Fundraising Banquet on Thursday night at First Baptist Church. “I stand before you today not as a coach who professed Christianity, but as a Christian who happened to coach for a living. And there’s a big difference in those two.”‘

‘The trend of the new NFL is unmistakable, and teams all over the league are attempting to adapt as the years pass by. Gone are the years where teams depend on the downhill, road-grading run games that dictate the tempo.’