Archives for March 30, 2010

‘As you recall, Buffalo has the ninth overall pick, but don’t look for a QB with that choice. This draft is loaded with first-round quality offensive tackles and that, inarguably, is the Bills’ biggest need.’

‘”I like the way he carried himself in the meetings,” said Trent Edwards. “Just getting the chance to sit down with him I feel like he’s a confident coach. He’s an offensive tough-minded coach who wants to run the football and throw the football and run a balanced attack.”‘

‘Wood said Tuesday he has been off crutches for a few weeks, and has been cleared for light workouts as the Bills opened their voluntary spring workout program this week.’

‘Addressing reporters for the first time since losing the job to Ryan Fitzpatrick in mid-November, Edwards had plenty to get say after spending the past few months assessing what went wrong. Edwards acknowledged his critics and accepted a share of the blame for the offense’s struggles, which contributed to the Bills’ 6-10 finish.’

‘"The statistics don’t make a rip to me," Gailey said Tuesday during an AFC coaches breakfast at the league winter meetings. "Did we win, did we lose? There’s a lot of ways to win. The statistics are used by people out there to evaluate you. The statistics are only important if you lose. Now you’ve got to decide why you lost. If you win, the statistics don’t matter."’

‘Tebow’s draft stock could be on the rise in the wake of a workout he held on March 17 at the University of Florida. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner has been working the past three months on changing his throwing motion, holding the ball higher and not looping it down to his waist on his windup. Tebow displayed that improved, tighter motion at the Gators’ pro day workout. He’s projected to be picked late in the first round or in the second round.’

‘”It’s definitely going to be a change for us,” Posluszny said during a break from the autograph session. “It’s very, very different from a 4-3, but we feel like we have the ability to do it, to make that change, and we feel like we have the right coaches in place to obviously help the players make the adjustments that we need to make. We’re excited about it because a lot of teams in the NFL are going to the 3-4. It’s a very tough defense for offenses to scheme against.”‘

‘Ellison posted 68 tackles through eight games in 2009 before a quadriceps injury eventually landed him on IR. This past season was his fourth in the league, all of which he’s spent with the Bills.’

‘Wilson, who started 12 games and had a career-best four interceptions last season, and Ellison were both restricted free agents and tendered contract offers by the team earlier this month. Ellison started eight games before sustaining a season-ending quadriceps injury.’

‘Referring to her husband as “JK,” Jill Kelly noted the dinner and wrote: “Here’s one thing JK said about Tebow. ‘He’s a class act and a great guy.””