Archives for April 24, 2010

‘”One of our guards got injured and we moved our lineup around a little bit,” said Calloway.”I ended up at right guard and lined up with a pretty big defensive tackle at Georgia Tech.My first years at Iowa I also played guard so it wasn’t a big surprise for me. I think I handled it well.”‘

‘Brown only built on his breakout season in 2009 throwing for over 4,200 yards while completing more than 63 percent of his passes with 23 touchdowns and just nine interceptions. It was the greatest single season by a quarterback in Sun Belt Conference history, which led to Conference Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors.’

‘”We played a 4-3 scheme, but a 3-4 scheme I am familiar with because we had some 3-4 packages,” said Batten. “Towards the end of my career they started moving dropping me into the linebacker position and its somewhere that I feel comfortable. I think it’ll be a smooth transition for me and I’m just ready to get it started.”‘

‘Arthur Moats, a defensive end/linebacker at James Madison, who projects to a linebacker in Buffalo’s 3-4 system, was selected by the Bills in the sixth round (178th overall) out of James Madison University.’

‘”If he would’ve had more production he wouldn’t have been here at this pick,” said Bills scout Tom Roth. “He has a lot of upside, but as a player he’s big, fast and strong. He’s very good underneath on drags and vertically. He has strong hands to make the catch. He’s not a juker like Roscoe, but he has the strength to break tackles.”‘

‘”We did discuss one or two, but we just didn’t think it was best for us at this time,” rookie general manager Buddy Nix said. “Never batted an eye … just went right on.”‘

‘He’s a home-run hitter too. A big-play guy — 21 of his 51 career TDs at Clemson were on runs of 50 yards or more.’

‘The Bills have ranked in the bottom 11 in the league in run defense the past five years and finished 30th out of 32 against the run last season.’

‘"Pressure is when you’re unprepared, and I know I’ve prepared myself in the best way to give this organization everything that I have," he said Friday during his introductory news conference at the Bills’ practice facility. "I know a lot of people are expecting a lot of things and my main thing is to go out there and just work hard. Go out there and get ready for a season."’

‘"This is a fact," Wilson said. "He’s a good player, but we had no intention of taking Tebow. We weren’t moving up to take Tebow."’

‘But you have to wonder if the organization would have done things differently had it known Clausen would be available in the second round. They could have addressed a true need with their opening pick. Once Spiller was in the fold, could they really afford to spend another choice on a skill position given all their other holes to fill and positions to fortify?’

‘"It’s a great feeling," Troup said during a conference call with the Buffalo media. "I don’t get much publicity. I don’t play a glory position, so sometimes guys at my position get overlooked. But for the Bills to jump up and grab me at the beginning of the second round is a great feeling. That tells me that somebody is paying attention to all the hard work I’m putting in. I’m really excited."’

‘”It’s a great feeling, I don’t get much publicity,” Troup said by phone shortly after being selected. “I don’t play a glory position, so guys at my position do get overlooked. For the Bills to grab me at the beginning of the second round, that’s a great feeling and lets me know that someone paid attention to the hard work that I put in.”‘

‘”We all can watch the film and see how talented the guy is, but one of the reasons the guy is where he is, not just as a football player but as a person, is because of the man he is, the perseverance he shows, the character he has, the hard work he displays year round,” coach Chan Gailey said. “That’s what makes him a special football player and a special young man.”‘