Archives for April 14, 2016

'Should the Bills be interested? Probably, but according to ESPN’s Todd McShay, not if they’re considering using the 19th overall pick on him, particularly when you consider the needs the Bills have on defense.'

'If the Bills aren't 100-percent sold on Taylor as a franchise quarterback, as their unwillingness to extend him suggests, what would hold them back from taking a potential franchise quarterback with their first-round pick? A quarterback won't make the immediate impact a defensive player might, and the Bills are under a lot of pressure to win in 2016, but there's nothing wrong with making a long-term investment.'

'These projections and rounds represent where the Bills would most likely have to draft that player, with explanations of why and general thoughts on each QB to follow. The projections are based on a consensus of big boards, mock drafts, and my own educated guess about where each player will be drafted – even if I don't agree he SHOULD be drafted there…'

'The NFL has announced it will release the 2016 regular season schedule Thursday night at 8 pm.'

'The Bills did make one request of the league. Noting Buffalo faced three West Coast trips — Seahawks, Raiders and Rams — coach Rex Ryan requested none of them to be back-to-back. Many teams prefer to play consecutive games in the Pacific time zone, but Ryan didn’t want his team to go into “vacation mode” and he clearly didn’t want to make four cross-country trips in a span of nine days.'