Archives for July 2014

”Unga and Dareus join left tackle Cordy Glenn and defensive tackle Alan Branch on the NFI list. None of the ailments were revealed.’

‘Bon Jovi was only rumored to be interested in the Bills prior to the report, and now both Tanenbaum and the Rogers family (most notably Edward), have been tied to the rock star as well. According to Wawrow, there is no indication at this point if the Toronto-based group would bid on the franchise with the intention to move it north of the border.’

‘McKelvin had offseason hip surgery and didn’t participate much during the offseason OTA and mandatory minicamp workouts, leading the Bills to try and bring him along slowly. Following the conditioning testing, McKelvin was deemed ready to participate in practices.’

‘With the move on Saturday, the team’s roster is back up to it’s full capacity of 90 players.’

‘Saturday brought encouraging news for starting CB Leodis McKelvin, but it looks as though DL Marcell Dareusand OL J.J. ‘Unga will be spectators at the team’s first training camp practice.’

‘Buffalo signed WR Tori Gurley and CB Kamaal McIlwain Saturday. Both players participated in Buffalo’s three-day June minicamp on a tryout basis.’

‘”It’s kind of hard because I’ve got a lot of guys asking for advice and at the same time I’m trying to learn the offense and learn the plays and trying to learn from them because they were here before me,” said Williams. “I’m trying to learn what they see and then they ask me my advice and I look at them as if to say that I’m trying to learn too. I just have to master the playbook so I’m on a level where I can help teach it.”‘

‘”It’s a tremendous loss, but no one’s crying for us,” Whaley said. “So it’s the next man up, and we think we’ve built a roster that can sustain a loss like this. Our expectations aren’t going to drop.”‘

‘Sources with knowledge of how teams are sold said it is likely a host of investment banks acting on behalf of clients who wish to remain anonymous, for now, signed non-disclosure agreements to examine the initial round of documents the team sent out about its finances.’

‘”That gives guys an opportunity to step up, make plays, and come here to contribute to the team,” Williams said. “As sad as losing Kiko is, the great thing about this team is that we have depth. I’m really sure that whoever is behind Kiko will step in and make plays.”‘

‘Ultimately, it always comes to this point, doesn’t it? A general manager assembles what he considers to be a respectable collection of young talent and anxiously awaits the results on the field. Those results determine the fate of the team and the general manager.’

‘In Glenn’s place will be rookie seventh-round pick Seantrel Henderson, Whaley told John Murphy on his radio show Friday night. Rookie second-round pick Cyrus Kouandjio will start at right tackle.’

‘”I think the offense as a whole really revolves around EJ and his development,” Woods said. “I think he progressed a lot from his first year, with all the offseason training and this whole camp should be an example of how hard he’s worked. He’s handled a lot of adversity and is starting to play well.”‘

‘Sources say the Rogers family, and not Edward alone, is listed as an investor on the intention-to-bid document sent this week to the trust overseeing the sale of the Bills.’

‘Well, vacation’s over for Whaley and the Bills, who will hold their first practice on Sunday. They will be spending much of the next seven weeks attempting to fill a big hole at outside linebacker after Alonso tore a ligament in his left knee while working out in Oregon on July 1.’