Archives for April 2010

‘At 6-foot-5 and 217 pounds, Nelson’s size fits the prototypical receiver desired by Bills first-year head coach Chan Gailey. He had 46 catches for 630 yards and seven touchdowns in 44 career games, including 14 starts at Florida.’

‘The Bills added two more college free agents to their roster, signing Florida wide receiver David Nelson and Utah inside linebacker Mike Wright on Friday.’

‘Roosevelt holds University at Buffalo records in receptions (268), receiving yards (3,551), touchdown catches (28) and all-purpose yards (5,341). In 2008, he set the school’s single-season receiving records with 104 catches for 1,402 yards and 13 touchdowns. The 6-foot-0, 189-pound Buffalo native earned All-Mid-American Conference first-team honors in 2008 and 2009.’

‘”I feel like it will be, I’m not going to say easy, because you’ve still got to work wherever you go, but at the same time you’re still comfortable with your setting,” Howard said. “I have my same offensive line coach, my head coach, my offensive coordinator and my strength coach there. So it’s basically being reunited with my beginning.”‘

‘As a senior, Bell had 2,084 yards rushing and 29 touchdowns. He finished his four-year career with 96 touchdowns, including eight receiving, for 576 points to rank fifth on the NCAA list.’

‘”It was definitely a dream since I was playing in little league,” Roosevelt told Buffalobills.com. “I wanted to get to the NFL and be a part of an NFL team. It’s crazy growing up watching the Buffalo Bills and having my family love the Bills and now just to be a part of them is unbelievable. It probably won’t hit me until I step onto the practice field.”‘

‘”Here’s the way we looked at it,” said Nix. “We’ve got guys physically that can do anything as well as anybody in the draft physically. Throw the ball well, make all the throws, mobile, can move around and are smart. We’ve got guys like that. Now obviously they’ve been kind of inconsistent and up and down, but there are a lot of reasons for that.”‘

‘”When I got drafted he started crying because he said he didn’t want me to play in the NFL,” Carrington said. “He wanted me to play for Arkansas State. So I had to explain to him what it meant to play in the NFL. He just had a blast at our games. He had a close relationship with some of my teammates because we would have cookouts at my house and he bonded with them as well.”‘

‘The Buffalo Bills have signed two rookie undrafted college free agents, Auburn linebacker Antonio Coleman and Temple defensive back Dominique Harris.’

‘”He is a pass rush specialist,” said Bills scout Shawn Heinlen. “He has very good edge rush explosion and a great feel for the pass rush in general. He was a very productive kid that played at a high level.”‘

‘Wyche said that the Buffalo fans are generally supportive. “Oh, they’ll get on to you if you mess up, but if you make a good run three plays later, they’ll be back on your side,” Wyche said. “They don’t expect you to be perfect.”‘

‘”The time you spend with the scouts and the opportunity alone that you have to showcase yourself and shine is invaluable,” said the Bills sixth-round pick. “It was a great experience for me and I’m sure I wouldn’t be where I am right now without it.”‘

‘When the time does come, Stokes agrees Wang being with the Bills would make Buffalo more likely to be one of the first two NFL teams to play in China. “The two teams that participate in the games is a decision that’s made above my pay grade,” he laughed.’

‘In a survey of more than a dozen writers and draft analysts from national publications and websites, more than half gave the Bills a "C." The early grades are based solely on the value placed on each pick and whether needs were addressed.’

‘Many fans were upset that the Bills went with a luxury pick with the ninth overall pick in the draft by taking running back C.J. Spiller. I think it just proved the point that the team is in full rebuilding mode.’