Two Bills Drive

‘“I think you build your board with knowing the position values as well, but it doesn’t mean because it’s a lower value position,” Beane said Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine. “People always ask about running back: Yes, you can still take a running back in the first round.”’

‘“As soon as (Leipold) came in to talk to us on his first day, it was about us and changing the program around,” Bostick said. “He sat down with everybody one-on-one asking what we wanted out of the program, what we needed, asking us things that worked and didn’t work. I loved it.”’

‘Since 2015, the Bills have used a top-125 pick on a receiver just once (Zay Jones No. 31 in 2017) although they traded their first-round pick in ’20 to Minnesota for Diggs. But this is the year to prioritize a receiver in the first two rounds. The talent will be on the board.’

‘Taking a year off sounds like a very risky strategy if Frazier’s end goal is to become a head coach again. During the next hiring cycle, Frazier will be 64 years old. It’s true if the Bills’ defense collapses in his absence, he can point to that and say “see what happened without me?” But if the Bills’ defense maintains the status quo or even improves in 2023, that won’t bolster Frazier’s candidacy.’

‘“We get almost 80,000 fans coming there on game day, but except for a handful of businesses – mostly the bars and places right next to the stadium, people are driving to the stadium, tailgating there and then they leave town,” Lorentz said.’

‘“I didn’t see it coming. I didn’t see it coming,” Miller said Friday at the NFL scouting combine. “He had a great year with us the last year, and he’s had several great years the whole time he’s been there. So, I didn’t see it coming, especially the timing of it. Usually, you know, coaches, they come to a decision like right after the season, when jobs are available.”’

‘Terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which comes after a season in which Boettger appeared in just one game — the Christmas Eve victory over the Chicago Bears — and played six offensive snaps during the 35-13 victory. Boettger spent most of the 2022 season on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list as he recovered from surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon, an injury originally suffered in December 2021.’

‘Put simply, Young will be carrying the figurative flag for undersized quarterbacks in the first round. If he succeeds, it will create more opportunities for passers who don’t double as military tanks as the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen does. If Young struggles, mostly because of injury, clubs will stick to their long-held modus operandi (the correct one) of drafting quarterbacks who are tall and physically imposing.’