Two Bills Drive

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“It was back and forth,” Buffalo Bills general manager Tom Donahoe said. “Early, you thought it was going to go. Then you didn’t. And then you did.”

In the end, Donahoe, who was in favor of changing overtime, wound up disappointed because the proposed adjustment received 17 votes, seven shy of the 24 needed for it to pass.

Buffalo Bills: They have come out of free agency with perhaps the best player on the open market in LB Takeo Spikes, another starting LB in Jeff Posey and one of the NFL’s best run-stuffers in Sam Adams. They dramatically upgraded the 29th-ranked defense in the NFL. They traded Peerless Price, which will certainly hurt. But they cannot pay two receivers Eric Moulds-type money and avoided a nasty situation, yet they picked up a No. 1 in the process

‘"I would say Buffalo looks like the big winner now," DePaul said.’

‘"The way Drew (Bledsoe) distributes the ball it looks good here," Ismail said. "They do some things here that fit my game well."’

‘I’ve grouped the Bills in limbo — with 22 other teams that are neither the best nor worst — because although they boosted their defense with the acquisitions of Takeo Spikes, Jeff Posey, Sam Adams and Izell Reese, there are now new questions about their offense, as Josh Reed and Bobby Shaw must make up for what Peerless Price, Jay Riemersma and Larry Centers contributed to the passing game.’

‘The Buffalo Bills have signed defensive tackle Sam Adams. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.’

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Well, here we are in the middle of the off-season, and already it rivals the excitement of last off-season, when Drew Bledsoe came aboard. Maybe the Takeo Spikes and Sam Adams acquisitions exceed the Bledsoe acquisition because they mean Buffalo is closer to repairing the defense and going deep into the playoffs.

”’I believe Eric is the No. 1 guy, period. Outside of that, I guess everything would be open to fair game,” Ismail said. ”It’s a good fit for myself and for the Bills. But this is just a visit. Hopefully, we’ll progress.”’

The Bills today announced that the team has officially signed DT Sam Adams.

“It was back and forth,” Buffalo Bills GM Tom Donahoe said. “Early, you thought it was going to go. Then you didn’t. And then you did.”

NFL talent evaluators long have felt Johnson has the tools to be a top passer. A 1995 fourth-round pick by Jacksonville, Johnson consistently has impressed with his arm strength and athleticism, plus his prototypical height (6-foot-4, 212 pounds). But he has struggled to find a comfortable situation, whether with Jacksonville, Buffalo or Tampa Bay.

‘"Being that I played down the road, my college ball in Syracuse and really haven’t been back up this way, I am very impressed. I’m impressed with some of the things I see; the organization and the way they are moving definitely seems like they are heading in the right direction."’

‘"Things are going great so far. For a team that I didn’t think that I would be visiting it’s been going good. I just saw Travis Henry and we spoke for a while. I think this is a great opportunity for me."’