‘DiMarco is in favor of the CBA and believes there is enough in the deal supporting the players to play an extra game a season. The fullback explained the average career of a player is around 2.75 seasons, so that player would essentially have to play an extra two or three games if there was a 17th game every year.’
Archives for March 2020
Bills land edge rusher who fits their ‘process’ in News’ second 2020 mock draft
’22. Buffalo Bills – A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa. Epenesa’s on-field testing did not go so great at the combine – which may not be such a bad thing for the Bills. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.04 seconds and had a 10-yard split of 1.78 seconds, numbers that compare more to defensive tackles than elite edge rushers. So why would that be good for the Bills? Had Epenesa run blazing-fast times, he might have improved his draft stock to the point that he would not be on the board at No. 22. The reality is, the 6-foot-5, 275-pounder has great production, with 26.5 sacks and 101 tackles, including 36 for loss, in 37 career games. Over the past two seasons, he’s had 20.5 sacks and eight forced fumbles.’
Iowa’s A.J. Epenesa comes from small town, but is big-time edge rusher
‘“I would have to say probably close to 60 or 70 people,” Epenesa said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine, recalling the get-together who watched as Iowa blew out the Trojans and Epenesa was named defensive player of the game with 2.5 sacks. “All of my family from L.A., from Oceanside, from San Diego, they all kind of just migrated to San Diego and people from Samoa, too, were able to come.’
5 things we learned about the Bills from the 2020 NFL Combine
‘The Bills averaged 20-points per game in 2019 and were the league’s 24th ranked offense. It’s clear most observers think that’s where Buffalo can improve the most this offseason through free agency and the draft.’
Bills Today | Jordan Palmer encouraged by Josh Allen’s offseason work
‘”He’s ahead of where I’d thought he’d be right now, by the way,” Palmer said. “I was chirping all draft, telling everybody how awesome this guy is going to be. With that being said… because what’s interesting about Josh is he never took over and dominated and won a single game at Wyoming…’
Bills GM Brandon Beane always looking to get a head start on free agency
‘ Bills have more than $82 million in estimated cap space, third most in the NFL heading into free agency. A good chunk of that could go toward re-signing some of their pending UFAs, as well as potential contract extensions for their players with one year remaining on their deals – chief among them linebacker Matt Milano, left tackle Dion Dawkins and cornerback Tre’Davious White. If the Bills were to lose the four players mentioned above, they would need to replace all those holes, in addition to the others already facing the roster. That’s not going to happen through the draft alone. That’s why it’s a good bet the Bills will again be active in free agency, to the point where their additions will outweigh their subtractions.’
Bills Mailbag: Should Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool be on the radar after strong combine showing?
‘I don’t know about the first round, but the second round certainly seems like a possibility. The Notre Dame receiver stole the show Thursday night when he ran a 4.42-second 40-yard dash. The only two wideouts in the history of the combine to run the 40 in less than 4.45 seconds at at least 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds are Claypool and Calvin Johnson. That’s pretty good company.’