‘Brandon joined the Bills organization in 1997, he was also the team’s general manager in 2009. Brandon was named CEO of the Bills in 2010 and became president of the Sabres in 2015.’
Archives for May 2018
Buffalo fans react to Russ Brandon’s resignation
‘Tuesday, fans took to Twitter to react to the resignation. Some fans said they were sad to see Brandon go, while others said it was the right move.’
Statement from Terry and Kim Pegula
‘A statement from Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula.’
Bills Today: Chris Simms praises McDermott and Beane
‘I love what Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane are building, though. Adding guys like Vontae Davis, Star Lotulelei and Trent Murphy was smart. These are proven players that fit McDermott’s defensive scheme. Buffalo also added one of the draft’s best defenders in linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.’
Phil Simms on Josh Allen: ‘I had him at the top’
‘”I had him at the top,” Simms said by phone Monday. “It wasn’t like a wide gap between him and whoever else, but it was big enough for me to be convinced that he would have been my No. 1 choice at quarterback.”‘
Brandon Beane: Josh Allen will start at Bills’ No. 3 quarterback
‘”I’m like, ‘no, I’m not giving you both ‘ones’ this year — a ‘one’ in this year’s draft, you know the 22nd pick — is more valuable than a next year’s ‘one’ so I’m giving you more right there.’ It was off the table. When I laid this plan out with (team owners) Terry and Kim (Pegula) the whole idea is not to touch next year’s pick.”‘
Cowboys pick made Bills trade-up to No. 16 look even better
‘The Bills were not filling their gaping need at middle linebacker with an elite talent at No. 22. The Bills liked Boise State’s Leighton Vander Esch, who they brought to town for a pre-draft visit. Like Edmunds, he can play inside or outside. But Dallas picked him at No. 19.’
Lorenzo Alexander lobbies to keep kickoffs in the NFL
‘”It’s an essential part of the game, and it’s really been woven into the fabric and the culture of football,” said Alexander, a 13-year NFL veteran and a former Pro Bowler as a special-teamer. “I understand that there’s been a lot of talk about taking it away. But that would be a huge mistake for the game for the fans because it’s definitely a play that is exciting that the fans love, it deals with field position and it’s also a scoring play.”‘
Terry Pegula excited for draft moves, has eyes on ‘big prize’
‘”The two guys sitting with you and myself both feel, though, that winning press conferences and drafts and whatnot is not the final solution,” Pegula said. “It’s winning games and getting in the playoffs and trying to get the big prize.”‘
The What-if Game: A look at Bills’ draft if they kept all their picks
‘Here’s how the Bills’ draft might have looked if they kept all their picks, presuming they would not have waited as long as the Steelers to draft Rudolph…’.
Projected Bills depth chart following the draft
‘While General Manager Brandon Beane has shown he’ll be active in both free agency and the trade market leading up to September, we have a pretty good idea of who will be in the running to make the final 53-man roster.’
Checking on the process: Here’s how the Bills’ draft picks might fit in for 2018
‘That said, be prepared for a step back in 2018. I’m not saying the Bills won’t surprise us again and make the playoffs because anything is possible, as Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd taught us last year. But I am saying that this Bills’ roster is undergoing a major overhaul under Beane and McDermott, and in order to become one of those regular playoff-contending teams, this could be a year where the Bills go backward to ultimately move forward.’
2018 NFL Draft: Brandon Beane says Josh Allen wasn’t the Buffalo Bills’ only choice
‘”We really like Josh,” Beane said.”He wasn’t the only guy we would have been happy to take. We were really into Josh. We knew he was a fit here as a person and a player. We talked about playing in the weather conditions. I know the weather conditions most of the time are going to be good, but December football, January football is very important and that’s what we want to play here. We were very into all of the guys. I don’t want to just say Josh was our only guy. Josh had a lot of things that we liked and we felt like at the end of the process, if we can get Josh Allen, we’re going to have a really good fit here.”‘
What Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane said about Dez Bryant, Kelvin Benjamin
‘If the Bills can’t add Bryant or a comparable player within the next few months, they will enter training camp with Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones and Jeremy Kerley as their top three receivers.’
Tremaine Edmunds named Buffalo Bills’ best value pick by Todd McShay
‘After moving up to get its potential franchise QB in Josh Allen at No. 7, Buffalo leveraged its third-round pick from dealing Tyrod Taylor to move up again from 22 to 16 and land Edmunds, whom I had 12th on my board. Head coach Sean McDermott has a rich history from Carolina of having athletic linebackers that can cover, and Edmunds fits that mold. Only 19 years old, Edmunds ran a 4.54 40-yard dash at 6-4, 259, at the combine and has one of the best toolboxes of any prospect in this class. He’s an immediate upgrade for Buffalo’s linebacking corps.’