Archives for April 25, 2015

'A study of the 63 second-round picks in franchise history reveals there are more terrible twos than terrific twos. For every Thomas, Shaw, Talley and Smerlas, there have been many more players like Terrell Troup and Glenn Glass, second-rounders who were busts.'

'“You’ve got a great rapport from just guys throughout the NFL community – old players, players still in the league – just speaking of how great of a coach he is, how player friendly he is,” Hughes said. “So you know when you have a guy like that who’s going to be teaching you the game of football, it’s going to be fun.”'

'With the signing of Richie Incognito, the return of veterans Chris Williams, Kraig Urbik, and Cyril Richardson, plus the possibility of a post-draft veteran free agent signing, the Bills can survive for now at guard. But with talk that the Bills might experiment moving Glenn inside, there will be a dearth on the outside and it should surprise no one if they use their second-round pick on a tackle.'

'Chris Bonner, quarterback, Colorado State-Pueblo.'

'The Bills might have to put a cap on season ticket sales to keep single-game tickets available for those interested in buying them. The increased ticket sales combined with an increase in ticket prices will surely give the Bills an uptick in revenues. Buffalo hasn't been on this type of ticket-sale pace since 2009.'

'“It was created by mixing a four-to-one ratio of meat to bacon,” Beedham said Wednesday, sitting in front of a display case containing Thomas’s Hall of Fame jacket and Pro Bowl jersey. “We went with a Buffalo-style theme with the hot sauce and the blue cheese, then we spiced it up with the bacon. It was just an idea we had to commemorate the Buffalo area with the Buffalo Bills.”'

'What they need is the answer at the game's most important position, as well as help on the interior of their offensive line and talent at linebacker. Barring a trade back up Buffalo will start at No. 50 where inside linebackers like TCU's Paul Dawson and Mississippi State's Benardrick McKinney could be in play.'