Archives for April 2020

‘The Bills added seven players, and Beane — who amazingly didn’t make a trade all weekend — was thrilled to get each and every one of them. Each pick was a culmination of work that began last fall with college scouts on the road gathering the information that formed the foundation for the selections of the newest Bills.’

‘On Saturday, the Buffalo Bills finished adding to their Lunch Pail Gang, a collection of blue-collar players, led by Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa and Utah running back Zack Moss, who would do just fine at the Tonawanda GM plant.’

‘“The high point catches are his specialty and he has sneaky good ability to get off the line of scrimmage with really fast hands and a strong upper body,” ESPN’s Louis Riddick said shortly after the pick was made. “This is a great job by them to compliment the receivers they already have with a much different body type, and a guy who has a great catch radius who can produce a lot of big plays down the field.”’

‘Davis led the American Athletic conference in receiving and was 12th in the FBS in receiving yards (1,241), tied for 11th in receiving touchdowns (12) and eighth in receiving yards per game (103.4). He broke the UCF record for most receiving yards in a single season and had five games with multiple touchdowns in 2019.’

‘Fromm was a perplexing case in this draft because there was no denying that he had a fine career for the Bulldogs, a three-year starter who played on some of the biggest stages in college football and accumulated 35 victories which were the most of any FBS quarterback over the last three seasons.’

‘Fromm doesn’t have the strongest arm, which ESPN analyst Mel Kiper believes hurt him at the NFL Scouting Combine.’

‘Bass had a solid career at Georgia Southern, and in addition to be an accurate kicker, he was outstanding on kickoffs, something that Hauschka has occasionally struggled with.’

‘Hodgins is as tall as Williams at 6-3, but he weighs 210 pounds, 13 fewer than Williams and six fewer than Davis.’

‘“Unheralded recruit who became a three-year starter with consistent ball production in the ACC,” NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein said. “He’s a route crowder who plays with some good physicality and hand fighting around the field. His instincts and ball skills should help him in man or zone, but some scouts question his ability to stick with NFL release quickness and recover deep if beaten. He plays a confident, competitive brand of football and could become a solid NFL backup.”’