Archives for April 19, 2017

'The Bills should be able to find an immediate good starter at either wide receiver, tight end, tackle, defensive line, linebacker, cornerback or safety. These are all positions where they could use help.'

'By loading money into the first year, New England could be looking to put the Bills into a predicament in the salary cap. Buffalo has around $10.8 million in cap space, which included their RFA tender for Gillislee. An entire rookie class would need about $6 million to be signed, which would leave Buffalo in a tough spot in the event they match the Gillislee offer sheet.'

'I just don’t feel the need to pay a backup running back an average of $3.2 million a year while paying my starter, LeSean McCoy $8 million next season. In addition, we’re talking about a running back. Unless we’re discussing McCoy, who is a special breed of player, the running back position can be filled easily. Even more so when you’re talking about a backup running back who will probably get about 100 carries next season.'

'The Bills now have five days to match the Gillislee offer sheet. If they do not, due to the restricted free agent tender the Bills issued to the running back, the Patriots would owe them a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Patriots currently have two fifth-round picks, possessing 163rd and 183rd overall in this year's draft.'

'So, who are some names to know if the Bills do end up passing on a right tackle in the first round? Five of my favorites in this year’s class past Utah’s Garrett Bolles, Wisconsin’s Ryan Ramczyk, and Alabama’s Cam Robinson…'.

'“These first two weeks were just lifting, running and learning,” Thomas said last week, in an appearance on The John Murphy Show. “This week is when you touch the field and that intensity will go up a couple of decibels. And the coaching staff will really get the first look at what you do. Especially in veteran minicamp with a first time coaching staff.”'

'“Cardale the biggest change we made was this year,” said Christensen. “I put up with it last year with him because I saw he would fight it. There were times when he would miss and he would miss ugly. The problems was he was gripping the ball wrong, and I showed him how to grip the ball properly and explained why. And he told me, ‘Oh I’ve been gripping the ball like that my whole life. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.’'