‘If Rosen were to fall out of the top five picks, the Bills would probably jump into the back of the top 10 to select the former UCLA signal-caller, but the cost wouldn’t be nearly as much as it would take to get into the top five picks of the draft. Rosen is viewed by many as the best pure passer of the draft class.’
Archives for April 18, 2018
This year’s Buffalo Bills draft does not lack for drama
‘Let’s be honest here, when it comes to quarterback lineage, Buffalo isn’t exactly the Green Bay Packers (Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers), Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts (Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck) or the San Francisco 49ers (Joe Montana, Steve Young). In fact, Jim Kelly is the only great QB in Bills history, with Jack Kemp and Joe Ferguson a distant second and third, and an enormous drop-off from there.’
Buffalo Bills general manager looking for franchise quarterback
‘”There’s a lot of good players in this draft, and that was the big thing from moving from 21 to 12,” Beane said. “The natural assumption — I get it — is they’re moving up to get a quarterback, yada-yada. No, we improved our draft position. That was a second-round value jump to go from 21 to 12. We’re excited about where that moves us on our draft board, the players that we see would be available there.”‘
McCarron unfazed by talk of Bills drafting a quarterback
‘”As quarterback, you’ve got to have that confidence and you’ve got to take that approach to it, because if you don’t, you’re already a step behind,” McCarron said after completing the second day of Buffalo’s voluntary offseason conditioning program.’
Bills release DE Capi
‘Capi was signed to Buffalo’s practice squad in November and was elevated to the active roster for the team’s final four regular-season games.’
Micah Hyde suggests NFL fine QBs when receivers sustain helmet-to-helmet hits
‘”When a guy catches a ball across the middle and it’s bang-bang, and he’s just catching the ball and doesn’t have his feet down yet, as a defensive player, I’m not going to wait for him to bring the ball in and secure it,” he said. “That’s not realistic. In my eyes, if I’m able to hit him in his feet all the way up to his shoulders, I’m going to try to. Obviously, the head, the head contact, you can get away from that.’
Kyle Williams: “I’ve been blessed to be here so long”
‘“It’s kind of been what I guess my career has kind of looked like loosely, the only constant has been change,” Williams said. “Whether it’s new guys, new coaches, or new players. But whether it’s the same coaching staff, same defense, you’re always going to have new faces, new people coming in, people that you’re going to want to bring up to speed. We talk a lot, especially defensively, about speaking the same language. Are we communicating the same way? Are we seeing things the same way? So, that never changes. When you bring new guys in, you have to get them up to speed on what you’re doing, that way you’re all speaking with one voice.”’
Bills have their say on quarterback chase
‘”This is a quarterback driven league,” he said, “Whether that quarterback is on our roster or somebody that we decide we want to move up and get, that’s something that you always, as an organization, want to be able to build around.”‘
Kyle Williams reflects on Fred Jackson, Bills career
‘”Fred was one of the originals, I looked at Fred and I identified him as a guy that I really didn’t want to let down,” Williams said.’
New teammates already raving about Star Lotulelei
‘”He’s a guy I would consider a star maker,” grinned Lorenzo Alexander. “Luke Kuechly benefited a lot from his presence on that line.”‘
Beane takes competitive, but measured approach to first draft as GM
‘“Brandon really grew up and he’s ready,” said Giants GM Dave Gettleman, under whom Beane worked in Carolina’s front office. “Brandon is bright, tough, and thoughtful. He went through the process with us of talking and collaborating and communication and he’s got that piece down well.”’
What they’re saying: Bills players discuss the offseason changes at 1 Bills Drive
‘“The past couple of days we’ve been able to get in the meeting room and learn from him, he’s extremely smart and very knowledgeable,” Peterman said. “He’s been in a lot of places and has a lot of experience and just to be around him you get a feel for that. You can tell how much knowledge how much he has to bring.”’
Bills Today: Kerley a receiver McDermott respects
‘“Yeah, with Jeremy we were able to add Jeremy over the weekend,” said McDermott… “He’s a guy that I’ve gone up against in terms of coaching against him; I know what he brought to the table from a wide receiver position. He’s a veteran player, also adds some return ability. [I] thought it was a good signing for us, and again, my hat goes off to Brandon and his staff identifying Jeremy out there.”’