Archives for April 29, 2014

‘But Whaley quickly added, “This does not preclude us from taking a wide receiver and it doesn’t preclude us from doing anything else. It’s just another weapon that we gave EJ (Manuel, second-year quarterback), another piece of the puzzle that will help get us to where we need to go.”‘

‘But, much as the last-resort, $400-million punitive-damages penalty in the non-relocation agreement had been grossly misunderstood and misreported until QMI Agency set the record straight last month, so the prohibition of selling the team to a carpet-bagger of sorts has been disregarded until now.’

‘Exactly what “close” means is uncertain. If he meant close to escaping the AFC East basement, well, that was true, if you believe finishing at 6-10, two games behind the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets, who tied for second at 8-8, qualifies. Like most GMs, Whaley seems to have an inflated sense of the viability of his roster.’

‘There are rumors the Bills might try to move up to perhaps the top pick in the draft so they can select South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. When asked for his thoughts, Whaley discussed a potential front line on defense of Clowney, Mario Williams, Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus which might make many Bills fans ecstatic.’

‘”We can go with any position [with our first round pick],” Whaley said. “So that makes our job a lot easier. We can stack the board without having a pressing need. When you have a pressing need, guys tend to get pushed up the board. When you push guys up the board that is when you have a greater chance of making mistakes. When you have it set the way we do this year, we have a less chance of making a mistake and we’re excited about that.”‘