Archives for May 1, 2013

‘”We spent a lot of time with these quarterbacks. All of them. You grow attached to them but, obviously, the attachment to Ryan is far deeper than anyone else,” Marrone said. “We didn’t put anything out there saying we were talking to Ryan or saying we were going to take him or anything else. But the media really pumped it up, and I’m thinking to myself when we made the decision on who we want to go with, you’re talking not just on draft day but days leading up to it of being “Ugh, this is awful.” And everyone asking you, “Hey, you gonna take Ryan?”‘

‘Manuel won over his future team with an impressive workout on a day punctuated by wind and thunderstorms.’

‘Media members and NFL Draft pundits grade the Bills 2013 Draft…’

‘He wrote with uncommon insight for the common man. With the finesse of a running back, the perspective of a lineman or the wallop of a linebacker. “Why use a fly swatter if you’ve been given a hammer?” he would say.’

‘Well, he wasn’t going to give the Bills an “A” or “B,” basically stating that he’s a moron and has no idea what he’s doing, right? If Manuel ends up being the top QB in this draft, Kiper takes a pretty big hit in terms of credibility, so of course he’s telling us that Manuel is a project, with “slow eyes,” that was a mistake pick at No. 16.’

‘A lot was made about the Bills drafting and signing more “edgy” players this year. Intentional or not, there were clearly a few more players with legal incidences brought in this April than we’ve seen in recent years. My sense is the organization feels much better about the ability of Doug Marrone to handle these players and surround them with the right type of environment than they did with Chan Gailey.’

‘”He won the starting job initially and then he tweaked a knee early in the season,” said Bills scout Brad Forsyth. “They had a young guy come in and he played pretty well so Tuel kind of lost his spot. He played in spots the rest of the year, but I think he’s a kid that really does have a legitimate shot. He needs some time, development and experience, but he has all the physical tools you’re looking for and he’s a smart kid as well.”‘