Buffalo Bills News - May 5, 2013

Bills will be on the lookout for missing puzzle pieces [1:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '“Players will be released. There’s still some cap work that needs to be done on a lot of teams so there will be good players popping up. You just have to be ready, and we track them,” said Tom Gibbons, the Bills’ director of pro personnel. “If there were to be a player come available, I don’t think there’d be any question that we’d sign him ... up until camp if we felt the player could help us.”'

Grading drafts in the AFC East [1:58 AM]
Boston Globe reports: 'The first scout gave the Bills’ draft a C grade, the second a B to B-minus.'

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May 4, 2013

Ken Mastrole coaches FSU QB E.J. Manuel into NFL Draft [7:18 AM]
Miami Herald reports: 'What Mastrole did was come in and put the gifted passer through every test imaginable. By last week’s NFL Draft, many had felt that his improvement and ability was worthy of a first-round pick. When the Buffalo Bills made the selection, Manuel and his instructor were center stage.'

May 3, 2013

Buffalo Bills post-draft depth chart [8:37 PM]
Boston Globe reports: 'Losing Andy Levitre is bad enough, but they also lost a valuable backup in Chad Rinehart. David Snow was an undrafted free-agent in 2012, and ended up starting two games due to injury, as well. Maybe Chris Hairston or Zebrie Sanders slides over to guard, but this is just a hairy situation overall that the Bills didn't do anything about.'

Hopkins’ selection kickstarts battle [1:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Bills – and many draft analysts – rated him the top place-kicker in college. In four full seasons as the Seminoles’ kicker he set NCAA records for scoring (466 points) and field goals (88).'

Hard work to reach NFL nothing new for Rock Hill’s Meeks [1:58 AM]
Rock Hill Herald reports: '“I feel I can do a lot for (the Bills),” he said. “There were abilities and talents I had that were not tapped into at Clemson. I was only scratching the surface at Clemson. The things I can do from a safety standpoint, I think I will fit in well using my aggression, size and speed.”'

This year's NFL Draft unusual, in Buffalo for sure [1:57 AM]
Huntington Herald Dispatch reports: 'But regardless of the outcome -- good or bad or something in between -- this was a poorly conceived decision because Buffalo burned a first round pick on a player they could have gotten much later. You mean to tell me Buffalo couldn't have drafted Manuel in the second round with the 41st or 46th overall picks, or in the third round with the 68th overall pick, and filled another need (one of their many) with their first pick instead? Please!'

Chan Gailey talks God, football at Northeast Alabama FCA banquet [1:56 AM]
Birmingham News reports: '"I stand before you because of that," Gailey told the audience at the Northeast Alabama Fellowship of Christian Athletes Home Team Celebration and Fundraising Banquet on Thursday night at First Baptist Church. "I stand before you today not as a coach who professed Christianity, but as a Christian who happened to coach for a living. And there's a big difference in those two."'

How the Bills fit in to the new NFL: Offense [1:50 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'The trend of the new NFL is unmistakable, and teams all over the league are attempting to adapt as the years pass by. Gone are the years where teams depend on the downhill, road-grading run games that dictate the tempo.'

May 2, 2013

The Bills get a quarterback, gain speed in draft [1:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Manuel seems excited to come to Buffalo and work with the Bills. He appears to be intelligent on and off the field. He received All-ACC academic honors and has even begun taking master’s level courses at FSU as a fifth-year senior. Manuel respects coaches and teachers, and is a very humble player as evidenced by his presence during interviews with the media.'

Estero's Mastrole happy to see protege plucked early during NFL draft [1:58 AM]
Fort Myers News Press reports: '“It was a big process,” Manuel said. “He’s someone who has been through the process. He knew what to expect. I could learn from some of the mistakes that he made. He’s just a good guy. We worked out hard, but we had fun doing it. He was living vicariously through me.”'

May 1, 2013

Doug Marrone thinks 'media really pumped up' Ryan Nassib connection [5:29 PM]
CBS Sports reports: '"We spent a lot of time with these quarterbacks. All of them. You grow attached to them but, obviously, the attachment to Ryan is far deeper than anyone else," Marrone said. "We didn't put anything out there saying we were talking to Ryan or saying we were going to take him or anything else. But the media really pumped it up, and I'm thinking to myself when we made the decision on who we want to go with, you're talking not just on draft day but days leading up to it of being "Ugh, this is awful." And everyone asking you, "Hey, you gonna take Ryan?"'

Manuel a bad-weather QB? It sealed the deal for Bills [5:27 PM]
CBS Sports reports: 'Manuel won over his future team with an impressive workout on a day punctuated by wind and thunderstorms.'

2013 Buffalo Bills draft grades [7:28 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Media members and NFL Draft pundits grade the Bills 2013 Draft...'

Experts give Bills’ draft class so-so reviews [1:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Kiper’s grade was the lowest he gave out to any team. His doubts about quarterback EJ Manuel – Buffalo’s first-round pick – was the main reason why.'

Fond memories of Larry Felser [1:58 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: 'He wrote with uncommon insight for the common man. With the finesse of a running back, the perspective of a lineman or the wallop of a linebacker. “Why use a fly swatter if you’ve been given a hammer?” he would say.'

Mel Kiper deserves an F [1:57 AM]
Tonawanda News reports: 'Well, he wasn't going to give the Bills an "A" or "B," basically stating that he's a moron and has no idea what he's doing, right? If Manuel ends up being the top QB in this draft, Kiper takes a pretty big hit in terms of credibility, so of course he's telling us that Manuel is a project, with "slow eyes," that was a mistake pick at No. 16.'

12 things I think about the Bills [1:56 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'A lot was made about the Bills drafting and signing more "edgy" players this year. Intentional or not, there were clearly a few more players with legal incidences brought in this April than we've seen in recent years. My sense is the organization feels much better about the ability of Doug Marrone to handle these players and surround them with the right type of environment than they did with Chan Gailey.'

A respectable Tuel-box for Bills undrafted QB [1:55 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: '“He won the starting job initially and then he tweaked a knee early in the season,” said Bills scout Brad Forsyth. “They had a young guy come in and he played pretty well so Tuel kind of lost his spot. He played in spots the rest of the year, but I think he’s a kid that really does have a legitimate shot. He needs some time, development and experience, but he has all the physical tools you’re looking for and he’s a smart kid as well.”'

April 30, 2013

Bills swap LBs with Colts for versatility [1:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '“We think this defense and the way they’re going to play him will fit what he does best,” Nix said. “He was a defensive end at TCU. Played with his hand on the ground. Did that at first with the Colts and then when they went to the 3-4, he played a little bit of both. But he played behind Robert and Dwight Freeney, so playing time wasn’t a lot. We think this will give him an opportunity to do what he does best.”'

Colts deal disappointing first-round pick Jerry Hughes to Buffalo for LB Kelvin Sheppard [1:58 AM]
Indianapolis Star reports: 'Hughes had the makings of a talented speed rusher, amassing 30 sacks and eight forced fumbles in his final two college seasons at Texas Christian. But he didn’t register an NFL sack until his second season, finishing with just six tackles in 12 games as a rookie and 15 in 12 games in 2011.'

Bills trade LB Sheppard to Colts for LB Hughes [1:57 AM]
AP reports: 'Sheppard, a 2011 second-round pick from LSU, has been inconsistent in two seasons in Buffalo. He had 138 tackles and two sacks in 31 games, including 24 starts.'

Colts, Bills swap linebackers [1:56 AM]
The Sports Network reports: 'Sheppard was selected by the Bills in the third round of the 2011 draft and has started 24 of the 32 games he has played. He has totaled 138 tackles, including 95 solo, with two sacks and a fumble recovery.'

Buffalo Bills 2013 NFL Draft Review [1:56 AM]
The Sports Network reports: 'C.'

Bills trade LB Sheppard to Colts [1:55 AM]
The Sports Xchange reports: 'Hughes started six of the 16 games he played last year for the Colts. He had 41 tackles (29 solo), including a career-high 4.0 sacks and one pass break-up. Hughes was a first round draft pick (No. 31 overall) of the Colts in 2010. He has played 40 games (seven starts) and totaled 62 tackles (41 solo) and 5.0 sacks in his career.'

Bills trade Sheppard to Colts [1:54 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'Hughes struggled out of the gates after being selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Failing to get on the field all that much, Hughes finally got some chances in 2012. He had a career high in both tackles (41) and sacks (4) last season. Hughes is 6-foot-2, 254 pounds and turns 25 years old in August.'

The Bills Make Me Wanna... [1:53 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'I don't mind telling you, I'm excited about this. Heck, I can't wait for the first practice. Seriously. I'm already looking forward to the first preseason game.'

Star Power - Bills grab some, Sabres to give it up? [1:52 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'In EJ Manuel, the Bills have given us reason to believe that it’s somewhat possible. Drafting a QB in the first round means that you can entertain the idea that you may have a star on your team.'

Bills trade LB Sheppard to Colts for LB Hughes [1:51 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Hughes (6’2” 254) played defensive end in college at TCU and started his pro career with the Colts as a defensive end in their previous 4-3 system. When the Colts switched to a 3-4 system under new head coach Chuck Pagano he moved to outside linebacker and was a subpackage rush player.'

Bills agree to terms with 16 undrafteds, cut four [1:50 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'To make room on the roster the Bills released QB Aaron Corp, T Adam Grant, K Chris Koepplin and TE Joe Sawyer.'

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