Archives for April 2017

'“This is absolutely a team effort,” he said. “One hundred percent a team effort. Doug and I have had great meetings. He's keeping me abreast as to the situation, as far as evaluating the players. He and his staff line things up for us in a nice way so we can have productive, healthy meetings, so we can come up with the right players for this organization moving forward.”'

'When you Google Patulski, you won't see that, despite a contentious relationship with Bills coach Lou Saban and his arrival on a sorry defense, Patulski led the team with five sacks as a rookie in 1972 and recorded a career-high seven sacks.'

'He moves well for a big man. Despite being 6-1, 233, Foreman's athleticism is described as "outstanding" by scouts. His size allows him to convert in short yardage, but he's got the speed to pull away from defenses. His stamina is excellent too – he rarely wore down despite a massive workload.'

'“Obviously, as an individual that is involved with a couple sports franchises, it will have a massive impact with Sabres games and Bills games. I’m a frequent user on the road, and it’s been a really rewarding experience.”'

'So here we are again, another draft where the Bills have a bevy of needs that must be filled, and they can’t afford to whiff on any of the seven picks they currently have, especially in the first round whether they stay at No. 10 or move down.'

'I can divide this history of marketing hope and stoking Super Bowl dreams one weekend each year into two eras: Before Polian/Butler and After Polian/Butler.'

'Round 1, pick 10: Corey Davis, wide receiver, Western Michigan.'

'Leading up to the draft, Buffalo worked out Mitchell Trubisky, DeShone Kizer and Patrick Mahomes with owner Terry Pegula present. Bills GM Doug Whaley was also reportedly 'in love' with Clemson's Deshaun Watson during the draft process.'

'Why would the Bills wait until now when some teams fired their general managers and other scouts after the season? After the draft, there's no more work to be done on the NFL Draft. Those scouts have spent the entire season studying prospects while traveling with the Bills' money. If they were fired in January, they could take that information to another team.'

'Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina.'

'According to the report, PFT contacted the Bills and were given the following statement in return: “Right now, our focus is on the preparation for this week’s draft. Like every year, evaluations of our player personnel staff take place following the draft. And this year will be no different.”'

'It continues to appear, almost with every passing day, that head coach Sean McDermott has close to complete control over at One Bills Drive. Whaley didn't want Tyrod Taylor, McDermott did, and Taylor is back. Heck, the Bills haven't even decided on giving Sammy Watkins his fifth-year option yet, which if it were up to Whaley, probably would have been done before now because of how much he invested in Watkins in the first place.'

'LB/EDGE Haason Reddick, Temple.'

'“In all honesty guys, I do think this is a very mediocre quarterback class,” he said.'

'They lost their best cornerback, two starting safeties, their second and third wideouts, a starting defensive tackle, the league's most productive backup running back and their No. 2 quarterback (if you care about EJ Manuel).'