WGR

‘Some quick thoughts on the retirement of Bills QB Derek Anderson, in Twitter form…’.

‘Oliver was not the only rookie to sign a contract on Thursday. With the exception of third round pick Dawson Knox, the Bills inked their entire 2019 draft class, and signed eight undrafted free agents as well.’

‘It’s probably too much to expect Oliver to play more than half the snaps as a rookie, whether he starts or not, but he’ll certainly play a big role.’

‘“Josh Allen is a flamethrower. He’s Randy Johnson. That’s who I compared him to in baseball. So, you’ve got to have a guy who is able to adjust and be able to have great hand-eye coordination, and that’s what Tommy Sweeney has. He may lumber a bit, but his hands are as good as anybody’s in this draft.”’

‘Come Friday, Buffalo’s three-day rookie minicamp kicks off and will continue on through Sunday, May 12th. The 2019 Draft class, headlined by first-round draft pick Ed Oliver, second-round selection Cody Ford, as well as third-rounders Devin Singletary and Dawson Knox will be taking the field for the first time as members of the Bills. Buffalo’s undrafted free agent pick-ups and tryout players will also practice alongside the draftees come the end of the week. Those tryout players will have a chance to earn a contract and even a training camp invite to continue with the team deeper into the offseason program.’

‘Sean McDermott’s defense could see as many as eight first or second-year quarterbacks this season. The veterans they’ll play aren’t much to look at either.’

‘Lawson is entering the fourth year of his rookie deal, which means he’ll now be in the last year of his contract. But just because the option wasn’t picked up, doesn’t mean the Bills can’t retain Lawson. They would still have the option of placing the franchise or transition tag on him, or even work out an extension.’

‘Yes, if Allen is bad then the Bills probably will be bad. If Allen is good though, he’ll need one other man to elevate the Bills from good to great. That man is Sean McDermott.’

‘“We’re working closely with Tailgate Guys, which is a Bills partner, who have the expertise in fan tailgating and group tailgating. They do this across the country at many of the largest colleges in the nation and they do it very successfully…So, we’re excited to move forward with them, and we think they’re going to do a great job with this.” said Andy Major.’

‘If you’re not tailgating, nothing really changes from last year… you need to purchase your permit in advance. It’s still $100, but there’s no redeposit required.’

‘“I truly thought he would be drafted,” Beane said immediately following the three-day draft, but noting that nothing was official yet and that Jackson still had to pass a physical. “He was on our draft board to be drafted. I’m surprised. You saw his name still sitting there late in the seventh, and you start going, ‘Man, if this kid doesn’t get drafted, we’re going to have to go after him.’ And we did.”’

‘Add it all up and it comes to 10-6.’

‘”We do think we have filled a lot of holes between free agency and the draft, but I do think there are still spots that we can improve and get stronger. If there’s ways that I can at least add competition; we’ll pay attention to what happens. There will be some guys that will be released this month that teams drafted a player at their position and maybe their cap number is a little higher now than the team wants to hold on to or take a chance on an injury. There will be some guys out there still and if we think there’s a guy that fits, we’ll still look to add more competition between now and when we get to St. John Fisher.”‘

‘”Jerry Hughes used to be the only guy getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Now, you have at least two of those guys with [the addition of] Oliver.”‘

‘Joseph led the Gators with 93 tackles in his junior season, which was also good for ninth in the SEC in 2018. Joseph, 21, joins the Buffalo linebackers’ room as a depth piece after three years with Florida and forgoing his senior season. Joseph played in 37 games in his three seasons at Florida, with 22 starts. Joseph’s three year totals include 161 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 interception.’