Archives for April 2010

‘Buffalo coach Chan Gailey said the Bills plan to move Calloway inside to guard, the position he played in Iowa’s Orange Bowl win against Georgia Tech. Calloway said he thinks the technical skills he learned with the Hawkeyes will help him make the transition to the professional level. “I think it will translate well,” he said. “I’m very confident in my technique. It really makes it so if you’re doing your technique right, you can’t get beat really. Obviously, there are a lot of things that I have to sharpen up, especially moving on to the next level, but I am confident.”‘

‘”They gave me a call right before it came up on the (television) screen and said, ‘We’re about to pick you right now,”‘ Calloway said. “It was awesome. It was a stressful day, and when my name was called, I was very thankful and happy to be going to Buffalo.”‘

‘”It’s disappointed not getting picked up with the draft, but I did get to choose what team I wanted to be on,” Destin said. “The Bills offered and had an awesome opportunity. They didn’t draft any cornerbacks, so this may be my best fit.”‘

‘Jones, a first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection, had an impressive senior year for the Penguins, setting the school record for single-season grabs with 77. He also had a team-best 790 yards and caught six touchdown passes. He twice tied the school record with 11 receptions in a contest (Missouri State and Southern Illinois).’

‘”If someone writes that you need a left tackle then it grows and it moves around and it gets bigger. We have a different opinion about some of the players we have. We have a different opinion in how many guys can fill a certain need in the draft.”‘

‘”We’ve got a lot of needs. We’ve got three quarterbacks (Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm) that have got the talent to play. We have to see whether they can or not. We have positions where we don’t have three we can count on.”‘

‘Oh, its a splashy, flashy kinda pick. But great football teams are not built on running backs.’

‘RB C.J. Spiller Clemson 5-10 5/8, 196, 4.37 – Spiller is an explosive back but considered too small by many to be an every down back. Something he won’t need to be in Buffalo with Fred Jackson and for the time being Marshawn Lynch still in place. He may be able to add 10 pounds to his frame as long as he doesn’t lose his top end speed. He’s tough beyond his size. He’s an outside runner who can turn the corner but he can’t push the pile on the inside. Considered an excellent receiver with very good route running abilities and can line up wide outside.’

‘Grade: B’

Moreover, if Gailey likes his stable of quarterbacks or his reputation of getting the best of them, why take Carrington over someone who can protect them? Why go Troup so early? Again, it just seems cute cute cute.

‘”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.’