Archives for May 2016

'Buffalo hasn't hesitated to draft players with lingering medical issues in this draft. While the Williams pick is a bit of a luxury, and his health is uncertain, the Bills couldn't pass on the value. Williams may have been a third round pick if not for the injury.'

'A former high school quarterback, Listenbee is still polishing his game as a wide receiver. He has the speed to burn the defense deep. Listenbee was a standout track athlete for TCU as well. He ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash and has personal best of 10.09 in the 100 meter dash. Listenbee ran that 40 time with a double sports hernia, which he had surgery to repair in early March.'

'Listenbee could be an added boost to Buffalo's passing game, which is in need of a No. 3 wide receiver. And while he's sure about his speed, don't mistake him for a track star in football pads.'

'It's tough to argue with the Bills getting a wide receiver with this much upside so late in the draft. He ran a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash despite a double sports hernia. His personal best in the 100-meter dash is 10.09 seconds. The kid can flat out fly and isn't shy about it. He said he's the fastest player in the NFL and could be in the Olympics if he wanted to.'

'Doug Whaley firmly believes in drafting cornerbacks often, and he stuck to that philosophy with this pick. Seymour had just three interceptions in his college career, but he ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.'

'Seymour may be a long shot to make the roster, but he has experience as a return man and as a gunner. The Bills needed to find contributors for special teams, and Seymour has a chance to be just that.'

'Gronkowski faces an uphill battle to make the Bills' roster, but the Williamsville native gets to stay close to home. He had just 15 career catches for the Wildcats and needs to improve as a blocker to stick on the roster.'

'“Prove them wrong,” is the slogan on Jones’ popular Twitter account.'

'I might be in the minority in my thinking that Jones can be a good NFL quarterback. He's a project, sure, but give me a project that's 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds every day of the week.'

'On Saturday, Williams went first, taken by the Buffalo Bills with the 18th pick of the fifth round, No. 156 overall. The Allen, Texas, native, who rushed for 1,190 yards in 2014 before missing all of last year with a torn ligament in his left foot, was the 12th running back taken.'

'Listenbee joins a Bills' offense that already features stud receiver Sammy Watkins. But Listenbee should have the chance to compete for playing time as Buffalo has a need for difference makers at the skill positions on offense behind Watkins and running back LeSean McCoy.'

'Seymour joins former teammates Robert Woods and Nickell Robey in Buffalo.'

'"I'm going to have a tough time believing somebody had a better draft," Ryan said. "But it will be proved out as the years go on … it just so happened that these landed really great."'

'Glenn would be the fourth Gronkowski brother with NFL experience. Besides Rob, Chris and Dan also played professionally.'

'"This guy has stuff to work on, but he doesn't have any muscle memory already ingrained in him that's bad," said general manager Doug Whaley. "We've got a piece of clay and we can mold him and we have some qualified guys to mold him. This guy's a proven winner, he's driven, he's undefeated. We got a nice guy to work with, with a high upside. We like his skill set, and he has the potential to be a franchise guy. Is he there yet? Absolutely not."'