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Archives for April 30, 2022

Suddenly, Bills have too many draft choices

‘Buffalo has no fourth-rounder, having moved up two spots in the first round by sending it to Baltimore to draft Elam. However, the Bills have their own fifth-round pick, four — count ‘em — FOUR sixth rounders and one seventh rounder.’

Bills trade down twice in second round, draft Georgia running back James Cook No. 63 overall

‘”We see his best skill set as a sub back, but I think he can handle carries too, if we want to give him some more carries,” Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said. “We really liked his skill set. Again, similar to the one we saw with McKissic. A guy that’s got really good hands. Very instinctive in the pass game. You can run all sorts of guys out in routes. Some, they can’t do it, but some guys just have the feel like a slot receiver. It’s the feel of what you’re getting, whether to sit down in zone or run by your man. He’s got speed. If he gets a crease, you saw it, I watched a lot of Georgia football because they were so good, saw them play live twice, you can feel his speed with the ball in his hand.”‘

Five things to know about Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard, the Bills’ third-round pick

‘He’s known for his leadership. Bernard was a team captain in 2021 and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors. The first line on his scouting report on nfl.com reads “scouts rave about his leadership and character.” It also notes that he has a “never-quit attitude despite adversity.” It concludes with an anonymous quote from an NFC scout: “If you don’t like Bernard, then you don’t like smart team leaders who can run. It’s that simple.”‘

Kaiir Elam strikes balance of confidence, humility in Bills introduction

I think it’s no argument that the SEC is the best conference in college football,” Elam said, referring to the Southeastern Conference. “Being able to compete at a high level, win key matchups and things like that will help a lot transitioning to the NFL. But everything is about what’s earned here. It’s all about results at the end of the day, no matter what the situation is. I’m just striving to get better each and every day, and striving to learn as much as I can to help implement my game and help amplify the players around me.”’

Brandon Beane not sure how Breece Hall became popular first-round mock draft pick for Bills

‘“I don’t know where the reports come from,” Beane said Thursday night after using the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Florida cornerback Kaiir Elam. “I know they don’t come from our building. We don’t put out smoke screens. Like, it’s not something we do. I definitely heard about it, we tracked it. Locally, it seemed to be more receiver or corner. Nationally, it was definitely Breece Hall and I’m assuming a lot of people are kind of studying what other people are saying, too.”‘

Buffalo Bills trade down and select running back James Cook for more offensive firepower

‘“We feel like he’s kind of a wide receiver in his own way,” Beane said. “Obviously we didn’t get (J.D.) McKissick through that scenario in free agency and this was a guy that really stood out to us with the ball in his hands. You can split him out, he can run routes similar to a receiver, obviously he’s a good guy to hand the ball to in the backfield.”‘

Buffalo Bills make 2 trades, move down 6 spots to No. 63 to take RB James Cook

‘The Bills now have nine (9) total selections in the draft making a pair of trades with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Cincinnati Bengals. The first move down was with the Bucs, who moved up three spots to take offensive lineman Luke Goedeke in exchange for pick 60 and a sixth-round pick. The Bills then sent 60 to the Bengals for 63 and another sixth-round pick. The Bengals took cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt.’