Archives for April 21, 2015

'“You have so many fast guys and playmakers on the field at the same time. The biggest thing is we’ve got to get the chemistry We’ve got to come together as a team. That starts off with offseason training. Starts now. We’re all cool and joke around and (in) training camp we’ll show off.”'

'“For us, as personnel people, it’s more exciting because when you’re picking in the Top 10, which we have recently, it’s pretty easy, because those types of players, anybody can see,” he said. “When you don’t have that Top 10 pick and you’re picking late, or even in the second round, it puts the onus on us as scouts to prove our wares. So our scouting staff has been really excited since the start of the fall scouting process."'

'“Definite possibility,” Whaley said. “I don’t like to corner myself into something by saying, ‘We have to do this,’ because that limits your possibilities and it kind of curtails some other options that you may shut yourself out of by saying that. But it’s definitely something, between quarterbacks and cornerbacks, because it’s a pass-heavy league, that we would lean heavily to considering every year.”'

'The real genius in Rex, however, is that he’s single-handedly removing the pressure from the rest of the organization and placing it on himself. He insists that you watch him because it means peeling your eyes away from the three-headed elephant in the room known as the quarterback position.'

'The last non-Thursday night prime time game the Bills played was the their 2009 season opener at the Patriots on Monday night.'

'"Our whole philosophy in acquiring players is getting the best players out there that can help get us to a championship level," Whaley said. "With what we did in free agency, we feel very comfortable with the pieces of the puzzle we have in place."'

'"We're going to set up our board where we'll put a demarcation line where if we see guys fall, and we think we have a chance to go up and get one, we would consider (a trade)," Whaley said Monday during the Bills' annual draft luncheon. "You never know when that phone rings what can happen. But I'll tell you right now, with the lack of ammunition, I would highly, highly doubt that we (trade)."'

'"Well, the way we looked at it is, we don't have a proven franchise quarterback, that's obvious," Whaley said. "But what we wanted to do is be perfect everywhere else, where that guy doesn't have to put the game on his shoulders and be the man."'

'Levy will be signing at My Favorite Sports Store from noon to 1:30 p.m on April 26 and will charge $25 per signature. The cost includes on inscription. Fans can also take a photo with Levy for $5.'

'"Yes," Whaley said. "No doubt about it. No doubt about it. I feel sorry for you guys. You have to come up with different pieces every day. It's just overkill. At least they moved it a week up compared to last year when we had another week. To tell you the truth, we would like the draft right after the (NFL Scouting) combine. We'd be fine with that."'

'Before we take a guess which games make it to a nationwide audience before the 2015 NFL schedule is revealed on Tuesday, let's review what we know about the Bills' schedule.'

' Gray was among those who made a surprise appearance, along with Minnesota Vikings receiver Charles Johnson.'

'That's the thing about the Buffalo Bills' head coach. He'll never truly say "all he needs to say." He always has another joke, another proclamation, another guarantee.'

'“We feel comfortable that we can come into this draft,” Whaley said, “and look at (the Bills’ players ranking) board and whoever is the name at the top, we can pick and be comfortable with.”'

'Manuel has been criticized for his accuracy since playing at Florida State. Bills Director of Player Personnel Jim Monos said there’s only so much a quarterback can do, “I think you have to factor it in. It’s another measuring tool but you still want to go back to the tape. That’s who they are and quarterbacks especially get so scrutinized on mechanics, and they work so hard on that with their quarterback gurus now, but at the end of the day, if you can shoot a basketball, you can shoot. If you can throw a football, you can throw."'