Archives for April 19, 2006

‘In addition offensive tackle Jason Peters, who originally signed as an undrafted tight end, made the practice squad that year. Peters, who is expected to be one of the team’s starting tackles in 2006, has heard the political games that coaching staffs around the league can play. “Most of the time in the league with a draft pick it’s given to them,” said Peters. “He can make a couple of mistakes and its okay because the staff just says, ‘He’ll develop.’ But if a free agent does the same thing they’ll be saying, ‘We’re going to get rid of him.’ You get a look here.”‘

‘The Erie County Legislature, in its next meeting, is expected to support Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. in pressing for a change to the National Football League’s collective bargaining agreement.’

‘Congratulations to the Buffalo Sabres on their 52 win, 110 point season! They have captured the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and will be hosting the Philadelphia Flyers in Round 1. Make sure you keep up to date on their quest for the Stanley cup at The Sabres Report and discuss the games on the message boards!’

‘Defensive Tackle Haloti Ngata spent the day in Orchard Park, meeting with Bills coaches and scouts. He’s considered one of the top defensive linemen availabie in the draft. Ngata–six-four, 337-pounds–is a junior leaving the University of Oregon early to enter the draft. The Bills have the eighth pick in the first round on April 29th.’

‘Raise Bills ticket prices, invest those dollars in the team, get the team to the playoffs and watch everyone line up to buy future season tickets. Markets work; Bills owner Ralph Wilson should let them.’

‘Back to Weld. If Wilson tries to take Weld’s suddenly beloved Bills out of Buffalo, he and they are going to have to get past Bill Weld the one-man steel curtain.’

‘With the draft just 10 days away, the Bills have plenty of decisions to make, but if Ngata is available when they pick, it should be a no-brainer.’

‘The Oregon defensive tackle did visit with the coaching staff and front office people today but, Ngata may not be a good fit with the club’s new defensive scheme.’