Archives for March 11, 2007

‘Were they right? I’ve talked to a couple of NFL general managers over the past year who are in total agreement with the Bills and think McGahee is good but far from great. I also know a couple of personnel men who think McGahee is worth what the Ravens paid. Baltimore’s Ozzie Newsome obviously thinks Willis is special. Newsome’s track record as a general manager is far better than the Bills’ front-office track record this decade.’

‘The rebuilt offensive line should make Buffalo a winning team again, but Dillon may be right. The Bills seem to have too many repair projects to be taken seriously as a contender before 2008.’

‘”I’ve seen their itinerary,” Deveglio said. “They’ve only got a few hours to themselves each day. Knowing the dangers involved, it’s awesome that they volunteered to come over here, just to show us a good time.”‘

‘Smaller centres like Buffalo need good relations with their fans, especially when they’re working on a string of losing seasons. McGahee, a product of the University of Miami football factory, has always seemed out of step with the ways of Western New York. It appears now the Bills had decided late in the past season that they’d be better off dealing McGahee this off-season, rather than lose him for nothing a year later. His performance the past two seasons was good, but not great, and he’d gained a reputation for putting his own interests ahead of the team’s.’

‘The third-round, ideally, should produce two starters. And if two starters are the reward for an underachieving, disruptive running back of marginal skills with drastically reduced value … great.’