Archives for April 23, 2008

‘"We have a lot in common in our game and our competitive nature. We’re both quiet guys and hard workers. So I think there’s a lot that we share in common."’

‘The next step is the draft and Brandon sees his role as similar to Levy’s: a consensus-builder, relying on the input of Wilson, chief scout Tom Modrak and coach Dick Jauron. “We’ll do what’s in the best interest of the organization and, ultimately, it will be my responsibility,” Brandon said.’

‘You’ve got to feel for the Bills, whose top two draft picks ever are a guy who stood trial for his wife’s murder and the only quarterback to lose four Super Bowls in a row. And that’s without even mentioning their draft busts, a draft dodger and a chronic underachiever.’

‘6:40pm: The guy you believe the Bills should have drafted goes to the Denver Broncos at #12. Kiper and the other analysts rave about the value Denver got and how the guy was really a top 5 pick so he was a steal at #12. The praise given Denver coupled with the lack of any information on the Bills’ pick makes you want to vomit.’

‘1st round – Malcolm Kelly with the 22nd pick in a trade with Dallas.’

‘As an end of either the tight or defensive variety, Scott might be a long shot to last through final cuts, but if he’s willing to once again line up where the staff wants him, employ his impressive speed, and perhaps also take the field for kicking plays, he has a chance to land with the pro team in the same area code as his university. If management is first wise to drafting him and were he to then eventually make the lineup, Scott would go from possible nice story for the Bills to promising useful component.’

‘”It’s the best job in the world,” said Roth, a 31-year-old Charlotte, N. C., resident too absorbed with his professional passion to be anything but single. Whereas most Bills scouts spend 10 or 11 straight days on the road, then two at home, Roth went five straight weeks without seeing Charlotte. So much for cultivating a relationship.’