‘”We talk about valuing smarts and intelligent football players and having that quarterback background is an important piece of that. It doesn’t necessarily always mean that a player is football smart, but that quarterback piece in one’s background is somewhat unique,” McDermott said. “He’s got a little bit of a feel in the passing game, partly because of his quarterback background.”‘
Archives for May 2019
Pancho Billa’s partner shares health update
‘His lifelong companion, Veronica, shared a message with News 4, stating “It has become difficult for Ezra to breathe, so he has been on a constant medicine drip to keep him confortable. Pancho has been asleep, not moving, and non-responsive since this past Thursday.”‘
Buffalo signs free agent tight end Lee Smith for second stint with Bills
‘Smith, 31, will be starting his second stint with the Bills. He previously played for Buffalo from 2011-2014 appearing in 56 games, making 18 starts. He had 20 receptions for 144 yards and three touchdowns over that span.’
Bills sign four tryout players from rookie minicamp
‘Buffalo signed tryout players DT Quindarius Thagard, OL Garrett McGhin, TE Moral Stephens and S Abraham Wallace.’
5 quotes that recap Bills rookie minicamp weekend
‘“Yeah, I thought it’d be smart just to come down and come just come up and throw with Tyree. You know, just getting that extra timing down because one thing I think a lot of my success in college was just having a great relationship with the quarterback. So just building that relationship with Tyree and he’s awesome a hard worker you know, so he’s perfect for this organization. I think just coming up and getting those extra reps was beneficial.”’
Bills Today: Predicting Buffalo’s 2019 breakout player
‘”In Weeks 1-8, Edmunds had an overall grade of just 47.1, but that jumped to 70.5 over the last eight games of the season,” wrote PFF’s Ben Linsey. “He especially improved in coverage; Edmunds improved his passer rating when targeted mark from 111.5 in the first half of the season to 68.7 over the second half of the season. That late improvement gives a reason for optimism heading into next year.”‘
Bills’ rookie Darryl Johnson uses work ethic to beat long odds
‘“He is one of those guys who is willing to put in the extra time and give the extra effort and do the little things to be special,” N.C. A&T coach Sam Washington was quoted as saying on ncatagges.com after the Bills drafted Johnson. “That is what separates him from the rest. It doesn’t hurt that he is also very athletic and can run, run. He has the attributes every coach dreams of.”‘
Agent announces Bills have added tight end from minicamp try-out
‘Eloy Vazquez Jr., tweeted his congratulations to Stephens for making the “absolute most” of an opportunity the agent said he created for his client. Vazquez also included two photos of Stephens apparently signing a contract with the Bills, who had yet to announce the transaction as of Sunday night.’
Buffalo Bills sign TE Moral Stephens following rookie minicamp tryout
‘In three seasons with the Gators, Stephens caught a total of 15 passes for 261 yards (17.4 YPR) and three touchdowns.’
Buffalo Bills to sign UAB DL Quindarius Thagard following rookie minicamp tryout
‘Thagard majored in criminal justice at UAB and started working as a correctional officer following his senior season. That career will have to be put on hold as Thagard pursues his dream of playing in the NFL. Although the Bills have a deep and talented defensive line, Thagard could do enough this summer to earn a spot on the Bills’ practice squad or land elsewhere in the league following roster cuts.’
Singletary had “a lot of fun” his first day on the job
‘When Beane talked about Singletary the night he was drafted, he said “the guy’s got some amazing vision, rare vision, lateral quickness, and his instincts,” when expanding on why he was so fun to watch. “If this is ten (signals up), they’re up here (signals higher), and they’re very rare. Rare instincts, rare vision for the position. He’s a smaller guy, wouldn’t call him a home run hitter, but he can make guys miss in a phone booth.’
Fan starts petition for Bills to sign Pancho Billa to one-day contract
‘The petition has more than 7,000 signatures.’
Bills Today: CBS analyst Boomer Esiason: Josh Allen will be the best of year two QBs
‘“Josh Allen was almost tremendous last year in Buffalo, but nobody knew and nobody cared because they weren’t a good team,’’ said Simms, a first-round pick of the Giants in 1979, taken seventh overall. “When he came out for the draft, it was, ‘Well, he’s not accurate enough,’ all that stuff that created a negative connotation to him. But as I said on The NFL Today one day, ‘Hell, he’s must-watch TV. Between the running and the 50-yard incompletions, every play is exciting.”’
Why undrafted Bills receiver David Sills might be ‘steal’ of draft weekend
‘“He’s never backed down from any challenge,” he said of Sills. “What I told him when we did talk was how we’re going to sit back 10, 15 years from now laughing about this and saying how crazy everybody was for not drafting you and how smart Buffalo was for signing you.”’
Jay Skurski’s Bills Mailbag: Where does Josh Allen rank among NFL starting QBs?
‘I’ll put him in a tie for 26th with the Jets’ Sam Darnold and the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson.’