Archives for April 2015

'That all said, I'm in the camp that feels it wasn't worth giving up so much for Watkins. That even after a flurry of encouraging off-season moves, the overall state of the Bills would be better with those first- and fourth-round picks to play with this weekend had Whaley not gotten so aggressive.'

'“I'm going charge everybody in this room: If you're going to see somebody sick or somebody struggling, go there to make their day better by what you say to them, how you act, the smile on your face,” Kelly said. “They might not be feeling good, but you can make that better, give them one more day where they're smiling.”'

'Though Whaley insists it's his intention to take "the best player available," the Bills still have pressing needs at offensive line, defensive back and quarterback.'

'Over the past three years, outside of first-rounders, there have been twelve trades involving future draft picks. Of those twelve, four of them (three involving the Browns) saw a team deal their pick in the current draft straight-up for one the following season. And in every single instance, that team got back a pick one round higher as a reward for their patience…'

'Now, I'm not saying they should draft a quarterback for the sake of doing it in round two or three. But, if the Bills have a second round grade on a QB then grab him at 50. If the grade is lower than that spot on the board, trade down to acquire another pick this year or next year and then take the quarterback. Same story in round three at pick 81 in the event the next best quarterback after Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariotta on the Bills board has a third round grade.'

3-17 ( #81 overall) QB Garrett Grayson – Colorado St.

'He signed with Buffalo on Jan. 15.'

'While none of the second-tier group – which includes Grayson, Petty, UCLA's Brett Hundley, and Oregon State's Sean Mannion – is considered worthy of winning a starting job as rookies, it might behoove the Bills to take one.'

''“I’m going to come out, I’m going to work hard, I’m going to play as hard as I can and do all I can to help this team win. That’s my only focus right now.”'

'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.”'