Archives for April 28, 2018

‘“Age is not a concern,” Ferrell Edmunds said Friday on the turf at New Era Field. “He’s not trying to gain status because he’s the youngest or this and that, he’s trying to gain status because he’s the best player that Buffalo can put out there. That’s the thing that I teach him.”’

‘Both are very good players. We just, talking about Allen, big, this is Buffalo. Big guy. An athlete. Really for his size, you look at all of the testing numbers and you look at the film. Very good athlete that makes plays in the pocket and on the run. He’s a really good kid. We did a lot of background on him and obviously the stuff came up today. We researched that and followed up with him, and we feel really good about it. He is Buffalo, you guys will see that when you meet him.’

‘You know, it’s something that I’ve considered. It’s something that, when I get to meet the guys, I get a sense of what they, how they feel, what they say to me, and I definitely would consider doing that. It’s something that I wouldn’t be ashamed or afraid of doing. At the same time, I wouldn’t know until I got to know everybody and, like I said, get a feel for how they feel about it. If I seem or I feel like it’s necessary to do, it’s something that I’m definitely going to do and something that I want to do.’

‘The Jimmy Johnson trade value chart said the Bills gave up the equivalent value of a sixth-round pick in the deal, which isn’t much. The performance-based Harvard model agreed that the Bills gave up the value of a sixth-round pick, while the Football Perspective model said it was more like a fourth-rounder, which would make the trade more lopsided.’

‘According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Buffalo had a trade agreement in place with the Denver Broncos that would have bumped them up to the No. 5 pick in exchange for No. 12, No. 22 in the first round and No. 53. The Bills also would also have received Denver’s third-round pick, according to Schefter.’

‘I give them a lot of credit for being patient, not going all the way up to No. 2. They got their guy. Think about the culture in that locker room. This is their kind of player. He’s got crazy arm talent. This issue with him: Sometimes he throws the ball late. I think he’s a project.’

‘Offensive line: The Bills could use more competition in the quest to replace Richie Incognito and Eric Wood. Washington State’s Cole Madison would be a good value at 121. He played tackle but projects to guard in the NFL and most had him rated about 100. Ohio State tackle Jamarco Jones is a fourth-round prospect with a lot of starting experience. Jones is a two-year starter at left tackle but projects to right tackle in the NFL. He has 35 1-2 inch arms. Tackle Tyrell Crosby, a top-50 prospect according to many draftniks, still is available.’

‘Castro, the president of the Dallas Fort-Worth Bills Backers chapter and a lifelong Bills fan, has been battling cancer since last fall. With the draft in his hometown, a group of supporters started a Twitter campaign in hopes that he might be able to announce one of the Bills’ picks. That campaign dovetailed with the #PanchoPower hashtag used by Bills fans to show their support for Castro and encourage others to fight through challenges.’

‘Allen received mixed results from the pundits, with the harshest criticism coming from Fox’s No. 1 analyst Troy Aikman, the former Dallas star. Aikman questioned Allen’s ability to see secondary receivers and added inaccuracy is a quarterback issue that is rarely overcome with time. But he added “he has a big upside as we all know.”‘