‘It appears Tom Modrak will remain the team’s vice president of college scouting, at least at this juncture. It’s common for people working in college scouting to remain with their clubs through a calendar year ending with the annual NFL draft in April. That said, Modrak, a 34-year NFL veteran whose work in Buffalo over the past eight years has been highly scrutinized (the team hasn’t made the playoffs in a decade), likely saved his job — where VP of pro personnel John Guy — couldn’t with a strong 2009 draft. Half of Buffalo’s eight picks (Jairus Byrd, Andy Levitre, Eric Wood, Shawn Nelson) became starters. Only Detroit (five) had more rookie starters. Of course, it can always be argued that jobs are easier to come by on teams that struggle to win. That foursome of Bills rookies, however, has a very good future; Byrd tied for the NFL lead with nine interceptions.’