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LIVE UPDATES: Bandits Beat Blazers, 11-10It’s playoff time for another team in Buffalo. The Bandits are in action tonight at the HSBC arena as they face the Boston Blazers in the NLL East Division semi-final. This is Buffalo’s ninth straight trip to the postseason. Buffalo won two of the three times they faced Boston this year, but the Blazers won the most recent meeting. Get your live updates all game long right here with Zach Zielonka as the Bandits look to win their fifth NLL championship and first since 2008. UB’s Josh Thomas Drafted By Cowboys
Thomas was chosen with the 143rd pick. Since 1969, Ed Ellis (125th pick in 1997) is the only other UB player selected sooner. It marks the third time in the past four NFL Drafts a Buffalo player has been selected. Trevor Scott (Oakland Raiders) and Jamey Richard (Indianapolis Colts) were drafted in 2008. James Starks was picked by the Green Bay Packers in 2010. A mainstay in Buffalo’s dominant defensive backfield, Thomas had 58 tackles (30 solo), two sacks and an interception his senior season. His eight pass breakups ranked second on the team. Bills Take RB Johnny White In Fifth Round
With Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller already in tow, this is evidently a roster depth selection. Buddy Nix likes White’s versatility, having played running back, wide receiver and even cornerback in college and was a key member of their special teams. He missed the final four games of his senior season with a broken clavicle. In a moment Bills fans will like, Todd McShay said about White following the selection— “I believe he’s the most underrated running back in the entire draft.” Continue reading ‘Bills Take RB Johnny White In Fifth Round’ Bills Tab OT Chris Hairston With Second Pick Of Fourth Round
Hairston started for three years at Clemson at left tackle and helped block for last year Bills’ top draft choice C.J. Spiller. He was a two-time, All-ACC tackle and has a mammoth frame at six-foot-seven and 333 pounds. Analysis of Hairston from Rob Rang of The Sports Xchange: Positives: Three-year starter at left tackle for the Tigers has a massive frame with quick feet. Agile for his size, good lateral agility. Can run and hit second-level targets. Extends his arms and can slide his feet in pass protection. Good punch, excellent hand placement. Very experienced, football smart, durable team leader who started four Clemson bowl games. Continue reading ‘Bills Tab OT Chris Hairston With Second Pick Of Fourth Round’ Bills Select Safety Da’Norris Searcy In Fourth Round
Listed as a cornerback on the TV draft telecasts, Searcy was a strong safety in college, where he led his team last year with four interceptions and nine pass breakups despite sitting out the first three games due to an NCAA investigation. Like second round pick Aaron Williams, Searcy has good size at 6-feet and 200 pounds. Rob Rang from the Sports XChange writes on Searcy: Continue reading ‘Bills Select Safety Da’Norris Searcy In Fourth Round’ Bills Making Two Things Obvious With This Draft
The Bills have made three picks so far in the draft and all were used on stout, physical defenders as they attempt to rectify a run defense that was the worst in the league last year. Mammoth defensive lineman Marcell Dareus was the third overall pick in the draft on Thursday night and the Bills continued the defensive theme on Friday with two more defensive picks — cornerback Aaron Williams and inside linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. The Bills’ run defense gave up at least 200 rushing yards in exactly half their games last season. Unequivocally, they’re working hard to rectify that. Dareus may never reach the sack totals some of the flashier defensive ends accumulate from this draft, but still was the pick because he’ a big, nasty, unmovable bull on the defensive line that won’t let tackles push him around. He’ll be the five-technique end in the 3-4 defense and spend some time inside when they move to a 4-3. Continue reading ‘Bills Making Two Things Obvious With This Draft’ Plenty Of Talent Available As NFL Draft Winds Down
Before walking away from your television sets thinking any chance the Bills have of landing an impact player is over, keep in mind this is a franchise that’s actually done quite well in the late rounds. Ironically enough, one could argue that Buffalo’s had more success after the third round in recent years than with their early picks. Arthur Moats showed plenty of potential as a rookie after getting drafted in the sixth round last year. Stevie Johnson and Demetrius Bell, both valuable offensive starters, weren’t taken until the seventh round in 2008. Kyle Williams wasn’t drafted until the fifth round in 2006. Terrence McGee didn’t come off the board until the fourth round in 2003. In fact, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was selected in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams in 2005. Continue reading ‘Plenty Of Talent Available As NFL Draft Winds Down’ |
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University at Buffalo cornerback Josh Thomas was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. The Cedar Hill, TX native gets to play for his hometown team.
The Buffalo Bills took a shift towards roster depth with the second overall pick of round five, taking North Carolina running back Johnny White.
The Buffalo Bills took their first offensive player of the draft late in round four, using the pick (122 overall) they acquired in the Marshawn Lynch trade to select Clemson offensive tackle Chris Hairston.
The Buffalo Bills continued to draft defensive players exclusively early in the fourth round after selecting defensive back Da’Norris Searcy from North Carolina.
If there were any doubt about two things concerning the Buffalo Bills heading into the 2011 NFL draft this week, they were unwaveringly answered following their first three selections. First, Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey weren’t lying when they said rebuilding the defense was their top priority. The other is the confidence spoken of Ryan Fitzpatrick over the past few months was in no way, shape or form any kind of smokescreen.
After two nights of the NFL draft that’s seen the Buffalo Bills land Marcell Dareus, Aaron Williams and Kelvin Sheppard, Saturday will see this year’s festivities conclude with rounds 4-7, beginning Saturday at noon.
