Archives for April 25, 2004

‘The last three seasons he has been one of the key ingredients to Montana’s offensive success and has helped the Griz to be ranked among the national leaders in several offensive categories.’

‘Versatile big-play performer who was Tech’s main offensive weapon in his senior year…In addition to regular duties as a wide receiver and punt returner, Jonathan also lined up at halfback and quarterback during his career.’

‘He’s a good athlete. In his freshman year at Oregon State he was on the basketball team. He’s a tall athletic tight end. He’s a good receiver. Big, strong hands. He has good speed for his size. He’s a tenacious blocker. He’s a tough scrapper and a hard nose player.’

‘It was good news for me. I figured that with all the other tight ends that had been taken, my number would come up pretty quick, and it was a little quicker than I thought. Quick news is good news.’

‘Can slide and elude the pass rush and has the ability to throw on the move…Does a very good job with his timing on the mid-range throws, as the receiver rarely has to work back to the ball…Has the field vision and awareness to look off his primary target to find his second and third options…Competitive player who can handle hard coaching.’

‘"When we first did our board we had four quarterbacks that we thought had first round talents," Bills President and GM Tom Donahoe said. "As soon as we made our (first) pick we began to explore the possibility of trying to get back into the first round to pick J. P. We called just about every team from our pick on and proposed a trade to them. Finally, we were able to get it done with Dallas."’

‘”This guy’s a leader,” Donahoe said. “We think he’s got a heck of an arm and he’s a good athlete. He’s a quarterback who can move around and throw the ball on the move.”‘

‘”He’s highly competitive, which probably rubs some people the wrong way,” said Bills President and General Manager Tom Donahoe. “But that’s the business we’re in. We’re in a competitive business, and we want people that want to lay it on the line every time they go out on the field, and when they’re not successful we want them to be upset.”‘

‘”From when I was little he would always tell me about how hard it is getting up and working in a factory every day,” Evans said Saturday on a conference call. “It’s hard (work), to say the least. But my dad is a very hard worker, and he does what he has to do. He gets up every morning and goes to work to provide for his family. He instilled that work ethic in me. He’s always inspired me to do some of the things he didn’t do.”‘

‘Tom Clements – Has the new offensive coordinator cooked up the right Travis Henry-McGahee casserole? The Bills are a running team now, or so they tell us. Nevertheless, Eric Moulds is still their best player. Will Clements make him more than an occasional weapon?’

‘After awhile, you start to wonder if the Bills’ primary objective on draft day is to show the football world just how smart they are, to prove that, if nothing else, they’re more daring and inventive than any other organization in the league.’

‘No sooner had NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced the Losman (pronounced LAHS-man) pick than speculation about the future of Bledsoe begin.’

‘Losman is nothing if not cocky – in a Jim Kelly, grab-your-face mask kind of way. No, we’re not saying he’s the next Kelly. That would be unfair. But he appears to have take-charge leadership qualities that Kelly’s err apparents Todd Collins and Rob Johnson sorely lacked.’

‘A bold move? Try one that sets the course for Buffalo’s future more than any made on draft day in the last 20 years. Forget Willis McGahee, the injured running back taken last year. This move will make or break Donahoe’s career.’

‘”The guy’s a leader, he has a heckuva an arm, he’s a good athletic quarterback who can move and throw the ball on the run,” Donahoe maintained.’