Archives for April 2005

‘The Bills say the trade possibilities aren’t dead, but right now they appear to be in critical condition.’

”’I’m certainly extremely happy to be with Buffalo. I know they liked me a lot. I think I’m a player that can fit into their system. It’s a blue collar type of city and I like that.”’

‘Preston was the second player selected from the Illinois team this year, joining cornerback Kelvin Hayden who was selected by Indianapolis in the second round yesterday.’

‘Badgers not drafted that signed free agent deals are Safety Jim Leonhard(Buffalo Bills), and Long Snapper Matt Katula(Baltimore Ravens) among others.’

‘Receiver Tony Brown has signed a free agent deal with the Buffalo Bills.’

‘Preston visited Buffalo on April 6 and met with the coaching staff. He said he discussed playing center for the Bills and expects to fill a role on the field early on. "I should have a really good opportunity to go out there and do my thing," Preston said. "You don’t see a lot of guys go to play guard, that inside swingman, so I figured that would be me."’

‘"I play with a chip on my shoulder," King said. "For so long — all my life, actually — I’ve been told what I can’t do. I just try to prove the naysayers wrong."’

‘Goldsberry played fullback for Purdue and was a team co-captain his senior year. While he had only 10 carries for 50 yards, he was a key blocker when the wide-open Boilermaker offense was in short-yardage situations.’

‘In football parlance, That means the Bills chose six players – five on offense, one on defense – who will be expected to provide depth for a roster that they feel is already in pretty good shape.’

‘No longer should we be thinking of things like how to build the best concrete and steel wall around an immobile quarterback, who had the art of the sack/fumble/touchdown return down cold. What we should be thinking about is how best to take advantage of a highly mobile quarterback whose legs are his best protection against the pass rush, not lumbering sides of beef with feet.’

‘My opinion: Thumbs up to Donahoe.’

‘”We like his production. That was one of the big things that put him on the board. We liked that he came up big in the big games for them and played well against their best opponents.”‘

‘Coach Dennis Green told ESPN on Sunday that the Bills told the Cardinals last week that they had no interest in trading for offensive left tackle L.J. Shelton.’

‘”I sat here for 11 hours (Saturday) and that (stunk),” Preston said. “But it worked out, and I’m excited about where I went. Fourth round is pretty darn good, so I was pretty pleased with that.”‘

‘Jon Goldsberry has a new home in Buffalo.’