Archives for February 2007

‘The Buffalo Bills and The Barnes Firm teamed up this season to give away over $21,000 in scholarships in the Classroom Scholarship Program. Each week during the regular season, including the bye week, five Western New York classrooms were awarded a $250 scholarship to help purchase supplies and project materials.’

‘"I had been negotiating the deal all through the year," Bolar said. "(McGee) knew that. He would call me from the locker room and ask me what the numbers were." "Terrence, you’ve got to realize what your dealing with," said Bolar. "Young man better realize the real world out here. And honesty takes you a lot further than lying."’

‘"Chris Houston corner, Arkansas," said Mayock. "A lot of people have him in the second round right now. I gave him a first round grade. I think he’s going to go in there and run a sub-4.4 40-time, bench press 24 to 28 times, which is unheard of (for a cornerback). I think people are going to be going, ‘Wow!’"’

‘The lawsuit alleges that through forged documents and unauthorized secret wire transfers, Curry, a financial adviser with Houston-based Opulent Management, invested a significant amount of McGee’s money in property in the Dominican Republic and diverted an additional $600,000 – without McGee’s authorization – to purchase shares of stock in a non-existent company called Corporate Community Inc. in Austin, Texas.’

‘Gray was named co-defendant for several reasons, primarily because he tried to talk McGee out of firing Bolar in 2005, according to the report. Gray and Bolar also invested in real estate together, according to McGee’s lawyer, J. David Sampson, a Buffalo-based partner with Underberg & Kessler LLP.’

‘"I really didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life," he says. "I worked different jobs, I taught school, I drove a truck for a catering service, I was a security guard." And by his own admission, Green says he was hanging around with the wrong people.’

‘The player’s Buffalo-based lawyer, David Sampson, accused Craig Curry of misappropriating the funds between November 2005 and last September, shortly after McGee signed a four-year contract extension that included a $5 million bonus.’

‘Other than possibly adding another rookie receiver, Losman will be working with the same aerial weapons next year. The jury’s still out, obviously, but perhaps that will be a positive for the young QB.’

‘"The combine is a week long event and for only about three to four hours of the whole thing you’re testing," Butler said. "The rest of the time you’re doing interviews and that’s a huge part of it."’

‘The honeymoon is over for Levy and the football department. Levy created a more genial working environment and put an emphasis on character and intelligence. But it wasn’t inspiring to see the GM show up for last Friday’s press conference unprepared and pleading ignorance on salary cap issues.’

‘Kuntuu and the others filming the week-long event must make sure that all details of the workouts and players testing are captured properly, while providing copies of every tape for every team in the league.’

‘No matter what route ends up being taken, the Bills’ linebacking corps will be an area of great interest throughout the offseason. While it’s never wise to bet on where any specific player will land, don’t be surprised to see Buffalo grab either June or Willis to fill the void Fletcher-Baker will leave when he hits the free-agent market on March 2.’

‘be surprised if the Bills release backup QB Kelly Holcomb. The team wants to give Craig Nall a long look this offseason and give him every opportunity to be the No. 2 signal caller behind J.P. Losman.’

‘"We usually have about 25 shooters and we need 25 because there’s a job for every one of them," Kuntuu said. "I shoot the 40-yard dash. You have another guy that’s an editor for what I shoot for the 40-yard dash. There are guys that are on the three cone drill, guys that are on the shuttle, guys that shoot the skill drills, guys that shoot the quarterbacks. There are guys for everything. They have high angle video from above and from down on the field."’

‘It would be tempting to use the No. 12 pick on Quinn, who almost certainly would be a long-term plus at the box office, but the Bills have invested too much time in J.P. Losman to give up on him now, particularly with the improvement he showed in the second half of last season. Buffalo has deeper holes to fill at other positions.’