Archives for May 1, 2016

'Doug Whaley firmly believes in drafting cornerbacks often, and he stuck to that philosophy with this pick. Seymour had just three interceptions in his college career, but he ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.'

'Seymour may be a long shot to make the roster, but he has experience as a return man and as a gunner. The Bills needed to find contributors for special teams, and Seymour has a chance to be just that.'

'Gronkowski faces an uphill battle to make the Bills' roster, but the Williamsville native gets to stay close to home. He had just 15 career catches for the Wildcats and needs to improve as a blocker to stick on the roster.'

'“Prove them wrong,” is the slogan on Jones’ popular Twitter account.'

'I might be in the minority in my thinking that Jones can be a good NFL quarterback. He's a project, sure, but give me a project that's 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds every day of the week.'

'On Saturday, Williams went first, taken by the Buffalo Bills with the 18th pick of the fifth round, No. 156 overall. The Allen, Texas, native, who rushed for 1,190 yards in 2014 before missing all of last year with a torn ligament in his left foot, was the 12th running back taken.'

'Listenbee joins a Bills' offense that already features stud receiver Sammy Watkins. But Listenbee should have the chance to compete for playing time as Buffalo has a need for difference makers at the skill positions on offense behind Watkins and running back LeSean McCoy.'

'Seymour joins former teammates Robert Woods and Nickell Robey in Buffalo.'

'"I'm going to have a tough time believing somebody had a better draft," Ryan said. "But it will be proved out as the years go on … it just so happened that these landed really great."'

'Glenn would be the fourth Gronkowski brother with NFL experience. Besides Rob, Chris and Dan also played professionally.'

'"This guy has stuff to work on, but he doesn't have any muscle memory already ingrained in him that's bad," said general manager Doug Whaley. "We've got a piece of clay and we can mold him and we have some qualified guys to mold him. This guy's a proven winner, he's driven, he's undefeated. We got a nice guy to work with, with a high upside. We like his skill set, and he has the potential to be a franchise guy. Is he there yet? Absolutely not."'

'The year before, Jones' sophomore season, he was forced into the starting job following injuries to Braxton Miller and Barrett. Jones responded, carrying Ohio State to the natoinal title, firing 7 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions with 860 yards along the way. Jones stands tall under center at 6'5" and weighing in at 253 pounds.'

'“That would be awesome,” he said in Indianapolis at the time. “Obviously, growing up, we were at all the Bills games. We were cheering for the Bills, all that. Obviously they never had been that good (while he was growing up), but we were always there cheering for them and everything. But yeah, that would be awesome to be there.”'

'The 6-2, 210-pounder is a pure pocket passer, but has enough athleticism and quick enough feet to move around and evade the rush when needed.'

'Jones was the starter for Ohio State when they captured the National Championship after the 2014 season, and after his performance during that run, was thought to be one of the top prospects for the upcoming year. After starting the season for the Buckeyes, Jones was benched in the middle of the season for backup J.T. Barrett.'