@ The more I think about what the Bills might do with their first pick, the more confused I get. I think. It probably helped the Bills that they signed Trey Teague. But it sure as hell didn’t help those of us trying to figure out what Tom Donahoe and Gregg Williams might do when it comes time to pick.
Archives for March 31, 2002
TASKER’S TAKES: Teague gives Bills options
@ I LIKE THE Trey Teague signing a lot. He’s a guy who has already started in the NFL as a 16-game starter and he has been in the league four years. He’s a solid left tackle for a team that, up until recently, had designs on going to the Super Bowl and winning it. Teague’s a very good player. He can come in to Buffalo and be the starter, instead of another guy who will compete for a starting job.
North Carolina’s Sims seems to have right stuff for Bills
‘Defensive tackle is the obvious new direction the Bills should head in the draft now that they have signed offensive left tackle Trey Teague from Denver. Teague’s arrival eliminates the need to draft one of the top two offensive tackles, Mike Williams of Texas and Bryant McKinnie of Miami, in the No. 4 spot.’
Read Wilson’s lips: No moving vans
‘Wilson thought he was reassuring the customers when he said, "I don’t want the fans to worry. I want to get them to get a good night’s sleep." Nice thought, but they’ll still toss and turn, counting moving vans in their heads. This is Buffalo, remember.’
The Grapevine
‘As for Drew Bledsoe scuttlebutt, it’s looking more and more as if the Bills are earnestly after Bledsoe.’
Steve Christie to revisit Buffalo in 2002 as San Diego Charger
The Chargers retained UFA kicker Christie, signing the 12-year veteran to a one-year contract Friday night. Christie was initially signed to a one-year deal late last year after he was released by Buffalo on the eve of the regular-season opener. He spent much of the season rehabilitating a groin injury and then joined the Chargers when incumbent Wade Richey struggled. The one-year contract includes a base salary of $750,000.
First Bills West, now Bills South
The Atlanta Falcons have reached a contract agreement in principle with unrestricted free agent linebacker John Holecek, a six-year veteran who should aid the team’s transition to a 3-4 defensive front. Holecek, 29, played for Wade Phillips when the Falcons’ new defensive coordinator was the head coach in Buffalo and becomes the second former Bills starter to move to Atlanta in free agency. The team earlier signed safety Keion Carpenter, a three-year veteran.