Archives for April 27, 2018

‘After months of speculation and debate, the Buffalo Bills finally have their quarterback. And they didn’t wait for him to fall to them at the 12th overall pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.’

‘He’s the ultimate underdog story.’

‘Brandon Beane waited it out for six picks before making his move.’

‘There are certainly reasons to be skeptical about Allen, a raw physical talent who had accuracy issues in college. His biggest critics say he was rarely consistent for an entire game in his career. His career completion percentage was 56.1, and Wyoming wasn’t exactly playing an elite college schedule.’

‘Like Newton, Allen is not – at least as he begins his pro career – ideally suited to run a precision, possession passing game. He’s obviously not ready to be a surgeon from the pocket like Tom Brady.’

‘”Obviously, going back six years ago, very dumb, young, immature,” Allen said. “What happened was my fault and I didn’t mean any malintentions towards anybody. At the same time, I’ve got to take responsibility for what happened. I’ve learned lessons along the way and this just kind of reiterates the lesson that whatever you say can come back to haunt you and you’ve got to be more careful, but the lesson has been learned and it’s been learned extremely well.”‘

‘After the Bills traded up the No. 7 and selected quarterback Allen from Wyoming, Twitter, naturally, exploded.’

‘Never before in the NFL’s modern era has a playoff team selected a quarterback in the first round of the draft and started him in Week 1 of the following season.’

‘To get in position for Edmunds, the Bills traded the No. 22 selection in the first round and the first pick of the third round, No. 65 overall, to Baltimore for the 16th overall pick and a fifth-rounder, No. 154.’

‘Scouts raved over Edmunds’ athleticism, and at just 19 years old, he has plenty of room to get even better. He’s a rangy, 6-foot-5, 250-pounder who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds at the Combine. All that promise comes with some risk, of course – it’s not a guarantee he’ll blossom – but the Bills got a top player at the position who could become the centerpiece of coach Sean McDermott’s defense.’

‘Fans were hopeful that the 19-year-old Edmunds would bring some youthful energy to the upcoming Bills season.’

‘”Taking Josh Allen over Josh Rosen is going to haunt the Bills for years,” Nick Bromberg added.’

‘The 53rd and 56th picks that the Bills gave away were the sweet spot for receivers. There’s expected to be a run on wideouts in the second round.’