Archives for June 2, 2017

'Watkins can't escape the fact that fellow '14 classmate Odell Beckham Jr., has produced overwhelmingly better numbers despite being selected eight spots later.'

'Mabin joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent from Iowa. The Bucs released him on May 9.'

'"I'll make other head coaches pay for not drafting me or picking me up," Brown said. "I feel (people) still don't respect me, so for me I have to prove myself again. I always play with a chip on my shoulder. If you don't respect my game, I will make you respect my game.'

'"OK, laugh, but I'll say Tyrod Taylor," said Graziano. "He has the eighth-best Total QBR in the league since the start of the 2015 season — better than guys such as Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford, Carson Palmer, Philip Rivers and Andrew Luck. And that has been with Sammy Watkins and LeSean McCoy missing 16 combined games over the past two seasons. Taylor knows new Bills offensive coordinator Rick Dennison from their time together in Baltimore, which bodes well for his ability to take another step forward in 2017."'

'Pridgen certainly has a valid point and one that should lead to an improvement on the tour. While the tour can be improved, the team attempts to coordinate a day-long event with multiple stops for more than 20 players. It would be unrealistic to see all Buffalo has to offer in that short time, but Pridgen's suggestions would be a step in the right direction.'

'Peterman, a fifth-round pick (171st overall) in the recent 2017 NFL Draft, has a long road ahead of him if he plans to stick around in the NFL, or even become a starting quarterback.'

'In 2017, he'll get another chance to show us what he can do. And he should be healthy. As long as he stays on the field, he won't have to worry about these silly labels.'

'To make room for Mabin the Bills have released defensive back Jonathan Dowling. Dowling was signed to the Bills practice squad at the end of the 2015 season. He tore his ACL in the third pre-season game in 2016, and missed the entire season.'

'“Well, Derek Boyko does a great job reminding me year-in and year-out,” he said with a laugh while gesturing to the Bills new PR Director who worked for the Eagles while McCoy was in Philadelphia. “I remember when I first got into the NFL as a rookie, he didn’t talk to me that much. Then my next year, when I was playing, he always would tell me that I have a shot. I have a shot, as a talent, to be a Hall of Famer. So that was kind of his motivation for me. Now we’re here and he feeds me the numbers and stats. The only thing we’re missing is a couple more years, a couple more thousand yards, and some winning games. You know, that’s what every player strives to do is have a great career. The only thing I’m missing is a ring and some more yards.”'

'A two-year starter in college at Iowa, Mabin (6-2, 200) is a long cornerback who posted 144 tackles, three interceptions, 19 pass breakups, a pair of forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He saw a lot of passes thrown his way playing opposite Desmond King, a fifth-round pick of the L.A. Chargers.'

'"Of course, I would love to be the [number" target="_blank"> one guy," Barnidge said. "I've showed the last two years, with multiple different quarterbacks, I was still able to produce without one single guy, whether it be injuries or just things not working out. I've shown I've been able to produce with multiple guys throwing the ball. But I don't think that's an issue, but if they want me to come in and help mentor, I've got no problem doing that, either."'