‘”Just getting a chance to play in front of the best fans in the NFL, Bills Mafia,” Oliver said of what he’s looking forward to. “It’s a chance to compete, play against good players and be apart of something that’s way bigger than myself.”‘
Archives for April 2019
Bills select DT Ed Oliver with ninth pick of NFL Draft
‘”He wants it. That hunger is a critical piece that we look for.”‘
Bills nail first round pick
‘The Bills didn’t force it. They let the draft come to them and it worked.’
5 things to know about Ed Oliver
‘Oliver wasted little time in making an impact after joining the Cougars’ roster, totaling 65 tackles and five sacks as a true freshman. He finished atop the American Conference in tackles for loss with 23.0, with only Indiana linebacker Tegray Scales recording more tackles for loss in the 2016 season.’
What they’re saying: Bills earn high marks after night one of the 2019 NFL Draft
‘It took an unreasonable agent, a reach on a quarterback and a mediocre top-eight pick used on a tight end, but the Bills won the draft. Congrats, Buffalo! Oliver could end up being the best player from this entire class. He’s drawn Aaron Donald comparisons for a reason, and he’ll be a great replacement for Kyle Williams. Buffalo wanted to trade up for Oliver, yet didn’t have to at all. This is an easy A+ grade.’
5 things we learned from night one of the Bills 2019 Draft
‘“Yeah, it definitely did [fall on our lap],” Beane said. “You stack your board, and you’re also doing odds and ends as far as trying to figure out how the board’s going to fall. We liked where we were at nine. You don’t truly know how it’s going to fall, there’s a lot of smoke about how many quarterbacks are going to go or not going to go.”‘
Bills and NFL community rally in support of superfan Pancho Billa
‘Giving him a special memory to hold onto, Beane called Castro to share with him a very important piece of information – who the team would be selecting with the No. 9 pick. However, that’s not all that happened. Live from the draft room, Beane, alongside McDermott and Bills Owners Terry and Kim Pegula, informed Castro that he would be given the opportunity to call the pick in to Buffalo’s representative in Nashville.’
Bills Today: Players express their excitement about the arrival of Ed Oliver
‘Shaq Lawson must have had some inside information as he predicted the Bills pick before it was even announced.’
Will NFL Draft first round answer Bills’ key need?
‘In short, general manager Brandon Beane already has a 72-player roster and, over the next three days will add 10 more via the draft unless he makes a trade.’
Pollock: For Bills’ Beane, choices include trade up, down
‘“Let’s say it’s the third round,” Beane said. “We’re pick No. 74. If we’re getting close to our pick … five or six away, and we’ve got a guy rated high in the second round and he’s sticking out like a sore thumb and we’ve done our due diligence, our board is telling us, ‘Let’s try and go get this guy.’ We think he’s significantly better than the player, if he’s gone, than the one we’d be choosing from the rest of our (third-round-rated) guys.’
Draft Meter: Measuring the likelihood of which player the Bills will select
‘Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama. Carucci: Arguably the best player in the draft, so he can’t be expected to fall to No. 9.’
Alabama’s Jonah Williams would ‘love to play O-line’ for Bills
‘“I think there’s some familiarity there, for sure,” Williams said. “I don’t know if he keeps the same verbiage and stuff. He kind of adjusted some things at Alabama, but I definitely have some familiarity with him, with that program. I think it’d be great.”’
Kentucky’s Josh Allen: Would be ‘a little weird’ having Bills’ Josh Allen as teammate
‘”I never met him, but I (got to know) him from social media,” the Kentucky Allen said. “We talked a couple times. He hit me up not too long ago. But we talked a lot. We wished each other nothing but the best. Hopefully, I get to play with him or at least play against him. And then now we’ve got a story.”‘
Bills notebook: University of Houston DT Ed Oliver: ‘Buffalo’s a great place’
‘“Buffalo’s a great place,” Oliver said during Wednesday’s pre-draft media availability at Nissan Stadium. “Oh, my God. I can’t even stress about how good their facilities are, brand new everything. I mean, just great people to be around. The D-line coach (Bill Teerlinck) is amazing. Just a great place to be around.”’
Jay Skurski’s Bills Mailbag: What should Brandon Beane do with the No. 9 pick?
‘After months of thinking about this, I’ve settled on three players as being prime targets for the Bills at No. 9 – Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver, Alabama offensive tackle Jonah Williams and Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson.’