‘”Let’s start with Lee and the veteran leadership and what he brings to us in terms of the toughness,” McDermott said. “And then the year that Dawson had and then Tyler, he worked through a lot of adversity last season, even going into last season to begin with and what he was able to do late in the year for us, in particular the game he had against Pittsburgh, which help us clinched a playoff berth. And then Tommy Sweeney, a young player and a couple other guys in there.”‘
Archives for February 27, 2020
Bills’ options at running back are all over the board
‘“I do think there’s some guys, similar to what we’ve said about the number of receivers in the draft,” Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said this week at the NFL scouting combine. “I think there’s some guys who are big physical, run-first guys. I think there’s guys who have shown they have skills in the passing game. I think there will be a variety of guys who will find their way on different teams.”’
Houston tackle marvels at Ed Oliver’s rookie season for Bills
‘“It was a battle,” Jones said. “Anybody going against him in practice had to bring their ‘A’ game. I didn’t really work with him a lot, as much as I wanted to. But he came out to the edge during pass rush. … He came out on the edge because I was the best offensive lineman and he was the best D-lineman. He just wanted to get some good work in. We went at it a few times.”’
Colorado’s Laviska Shenault has risen above tragedy, now may become a first-round pick
‘Nearly 11 years later, Laviska Jr. is the very picture of perseverance, a young man who understood at a very young age that life isn’t fair, and all you can do is what his father would want him to do.’
Laviska Shenault thinks he’d fit with Buffalo Bills, Josh Allen is ‘great,’ & compares himself to Jarvis Landry
‘The 6-foot, 227-pound “Swiss army knife” of a wide out did a little bit of everything as a playmaker at the college level. Some of his favorite moments was when he tormented defenses out of the Wildcat formation. He can line up outside, in the slot or in the backfield and he’s usually a problem at every level with the ball in his hands.’
NFL Combine 2020: Potential Bills draft target Tee Higgins thinks he’ll run this blazing-fast 40 time
‘“My goal is to hit a 4.4.,” Higgins said Monday inside the Indiana Convention Center standing atop a podium just a few feet away from Colorado receiver Laviska Shenault, who could also be in play for the Bills at No. 22. “A lot of guys think I’m gonna run a 4.5 or 4.6 but I’m excited to change people’s minds.”’
2020 draft offers wide receiver solutions
‘“Let’s start with a guy who can catch the football. When these young man run the 40 that’s great but at the end of the day you have to be able to play the position and one of the key elements for playing the wide receiver position is being able to catch the football on a consistent basis,” the Bills head coach said.’
Cody Ford’s Former Teammate Reflects on Bills OL’s Skills
‘“When we first came in the U of H, I’m just thinking aw, this is just another guy,” said 2020 NFL prospect Josh Jones. “He’s got to put on his pants the same way we do, but then it was like the second day of pads, and he’s lined up at nose with the second team, running with the 2’s, dude sits there, lifts up our center, tosses him out of the way, hits the running back in the backfield, his helmet pops off and the ball flies in the air. I’m like alright he can go, he’s a good player. Then after that he saw me rising as one of the best offensive lineman so after that we just went at every single day, Oklahoma drills, one on one’s, just to get as many reps as we could against each other.”’
Why wide receiver draft prospects like what they see from the Buffalo Bills
‘”It’s a playoff team,” Higgins said. “It’s real cold up there, but I’m from Tennessee and it gets cold up in Tennessee. It’s just a team that’s hungry and you can tell they’re pushing for a Super Bowl really soon.”‘