Archives for January 2020

‘While the players picked on the first two days of the draft back in April became immediate contributors, the jury is still out on what the Bills will get from their day three picks, which is to be expected.’

‘The depth of the receiver class, however, just as easily could mean he feels like he can wait on the position and still get a good player. That opens trade-down possibilities.’

‘”If I had to say just one word, I would say, ‘progress,’ ” Reed said of what he saw from the Bills in 2019. “Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott, from the time that I met both of those guys, said that they were going to change a lot about the whole situation in Buffalo from what it was before they were there.”‘

‘“I am a Bills fan first,” he says simply, “and an AFL fan second.”’

‘Phillips has tweeted that he views himself as a top three defensive tackle, which likely would put his annual salary expectations at more than the Bills would be willing to pay. The top three defensive tackles all made more than $17 million last season.’

‘“Stay ready, so I won’t have to get ready,” Williams said of how he approached not playing for so long. “Don’t get discouraged. Continue to work and when the opportunity presents itself, be ready. The coaches always preach to me, ‘stay ready – you don’t know when your number is going to get called.’ My number got called and I just performed, showed them that I was available.”’

‘Edmunds led the Bills with 115 tackles in 2019. He also had nine passes defensed, 1.5 sacks and one interception. Edmunds, 21, had 121 tackles as a rookie in 2018. He’s the first player in NFL history with two seasons of 100-plus tackles by the age of 21.’

‘Because the job would be a lateral move, the Bills are able to deny permission. Daboll previously interviewed for the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching job but the Browns hired Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski.’