Two Bills Drive

‘”Thurman had played his entire senior season,” Polian said. “In his case, it was the fact he was missing part of a ligament in his knee discovered during the physical exams. It never had an effect on how he played but everyone simply got cold feet. There is some parallel here but I can’t recall anyone injuring himself as badly as McGahee then being drafted as high as he was. Having said that, he certainly warrants the pick.”‘

‘He played a key role in Donahoe’s first draft in 2001 that brought aboard five current starters. Adams assumed a lesser role after the arrival of assistant GM Tom Modrak and pro personnel director John Guy.’

‘And that’s where Henry comes in. It is he — not McGahee — who will determine how effective Buffalo will run the ball, and a year ago he was good enough to rush for 1,438 yards and 13 touchdowns and be named to the Pro Bowl. But while that is impressive, this is not: Buffalo ranked 24th in rushing, and Henry was one of the league’s most unpredictable backs.’

‘"It gives us another guy to compete," head coach Steve Mariucci said. "He is a veteran and he has been a good player in this league. He is a good special teams player. He has some size to him. You like to have corners with some size to them. They don’t all have to have size, but it is good to add another one who has that."’

‘Adams played a key role in overseeing the Bills’ draft as player personnel director under former general manager John Butler. Adams’ role and influence was reduced after Butler was dismissed and replaced by current team president-GM Tom Donahoe in January 2001.’

The Bills will not renew the contract of Vice President of Player Personnel Dwight Adams. The writing was on the wall when he did not make an appearance during the Bills NFL draft.

Adams spent 12 seasons with the Bills. He was known for his little sayings like "He plays like his hair’s on fire."

For the fifth straight year Buffalo drafted at least one defensive lineman. Including this year's pair (Chris Kelsay & Lauvale Sape), the Bills have selected more defensive linemen (160) than any other position in the team's history: Offensive linemen (132), running back (111), defensive backs (101), linebacker (76).

‘”There are other places I could have signed, but I felt comfortable here. I know they got good players here already, but I know what a difference good coaching can do for you.”‘

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‘"They’re not that much different than us; there’s not much separating Tampa Bay from us," Irons says. "I thought to myself, ‘Why can’t the Buffalo Bills be here competing for the Super Bowl championship? Why not us?’ They started out in training camp doing two-a-days and playing preseason games, just like we did. From that perspective, it gives you a lot of hope and motivation to make it each and every day."’

‘If Marcus Jones wasn’t wearing a dark blue practice jersey, you could have mistaken him for one of the Buffalo Bills’ coaches. The veteran defensive end would rather be taking instruction than giving it. Instead, he continues his recovery from a pair of surgeries to repair torn cartilage in his knee.’

‘Fans should hop aboard too, because the potential for this team is real.’

‘The Bills have three four-day minicamps over three straight weeks, beginning on May 27-30. The other camps will take place on June 3-6 and 10-13.’

‘”I never look for a pit stop,” he said. “I got picked up late last year, but I’m here now. This is home. I’m going to be here for a long time, and God willing, we’re going to win a lot of rings.”‘

‘”I like what I saw,” Williams said. “I liked the meetings; I liked the attitude. We thought that we’d accomplished a bunch. The coaching staff did a really good job on selecting what we needed to install with these young guys. Overall we thought it was very successful.”‘

‘”We’d be selling ourselves short if we didn’t (set our sights on the Super Bowl),” said second-year safety Coy Wire. “We’ve been blessed in this offseason to get a lot of guys who are not only great players on the field, but are guys of great character. “We know that we have something special here in Buffalo.”‘