Archives for April 2011

‘"Once all the evaluations are done, then you weigh risk-reward, strengths, weaknesses, and you make a decision that’s best for the Bills this year and the future," Gailey said recently. "You can’t have just tunnel vision for this year; we have to look at the broad spectrum of where we’re headed as a franchise."’

‘"It obviously is extremely important, and certainly where we’re picking, we’ve got to hit it on the nose," said Tom Modrak, Bills vice president of college scouting. "There’s no way around it."’

‘The belief is the top two on the Bills’ board are Newton and Marcell Dareus.’

‘Finding a franchise quarterback is seldom easy in the NFL. One way or another, the Bills seem ready to give it a shot. You can’t blame them if they roll the dice. One of these days, they’re bound to get it right.’

‘Assuming Buffalo doesn’t land Cam Newton or Blaine Gabbert in the first round, I’d much prefer that the Bills select a probable immediate defensive starter with the No. 34 pick than take a shot on one of the several less-than-elite QB prospects.’

‘”After reading the memo the league apparently sent out last night telling teams not to open up the weight room and have coaches not talk to players and not engage in contract negotiations, I don’t understand why we have to wait so long after a court ruling is handed down,” Wilson said. “But I guess this is just the way politics and the court system works. It muddies the waters. It makes you question how bad they really want football.”‘

‘One or both of Newton or Gabbert may indeed turn out to be a franchise quarterback, but at this point it’s a coin flip for Newton and a less than 50% chance with Gabbert that either of them do.’

‘After arriving at team headquarters around 8:30 a.m., McKelvin was stopped at a security desk inside the building and then was approached by Bills CEO Russ Brandon, the player told The Associated Press.’

‘”I think they have to pick an O-lineman before they have to pick a quarterback. That’s where they need help right away, on the offensive and defensive lines.”‘

‘The helmets will be white with the blue charging buffalo and gray facemasks. Jerseys will have broad stripes on the shoulders instead of the sleeve bottom. Pants will be blue or white, the opposite of the jersey. Blue pants will have red-between-white piping. White pants will have red-between-blue piping.’

‘”We’ve got three guys and we figure one of them will be there,” Nix said. “Actually, I could tell you exactly who we’re going to take if you would guarantee me who the first two picks are.”‘

‘That’s how it usually goes in the annual quarterback derbies. There are 32 teams in the NFL but it says here that there are just seven franchise types currently at work in the league.’

‘"Certainly we’ve had our misses up at the top," said Buffalo’s vice president of college scouting, Tom Modrak.’

‘2002 – Rock bottom.’

‘A Buffalo firefighter who briefly played fullback for the Buffalo Bills was criminally charged on Friday with illegally handling asbestos.’