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I found this blog entry from Chris Brown's blog on BB.com quite curious and could not help but think that either the Bills are trying to tell us that they are not as interested in Ian Scott as we all seem to think they are or are trying to hide their interest in him by downplaying him:
"IAN SCOTT? MAYBE NOT: Though Scott is going to be a free agent and a Chicago Tribune report indicated he will likely not be retained by the Bears I'm not convinced that he would be a major upgrade at nose tackle. I was watching him in the NFC Divisional playoff game against Seattle and I didn't come away too impressed. He was getting pushed off the ball at the line of scrimmage. Granted it was just one game, but he was rotated out for a lot of the important plays in that game. I don't know that the Bills believe Scott to be much better than Kyle Williams. They need a stud NT in there, and I don't know that one exists in free agency, which means Buffalo will likely have to look to the draft...."
Brown goes on to talk about Branch probably not being available at # 12 and the fact that Branch takes plays off not sitting well with the Bills coaching staff. He goes on to mention that he was really high on Okoye, but thinks that he is a 3-gap DT and wouldn't fill the Bills' need for a 1-gap DT. Then, he concludes by saying that, while Brandon Mebane looks like a good player, he doesn't appear to be the stud that the Bills need and that this is going to be a difficult position for the Bills to fill.
We all know that this is a tough position to fill and that there aren't a lot of top-flight candidates that the Bills can turn to in order to fill it. That's why I can't help wondering if this entry is meant to throw us all "off the scent" or if it is a signal that the Bills may be addressing the position in an entirely different way than many of us have been thinking/hoping that they would.
Because, since Marv took over as GM, the Bills have been very good about indicating what their thinking is (remember last year they did bring in M.Huff and word did come out of The Combine that they talked a lot with and really liked Whitner--but most of us missed it because we didn't think Huff would drop to the Bills and figured that they would draft a DT?), while at the same time, camoflaging their intentions, I believe that it is important to pay close attention to the subtleties of the comments, etc. that come out of OBD or that are posted on the BB.com website. While I don't think that Chris Brown is a confidante of Marv Levy or a direct spokesman for him, I do think that he is privy to some inside information and they do use him as a conduit to disseminate information and misinformation when it suits their purposes. For that reason, I found this particular blog entry rather curious and worth posting for everyone's consideration.
"IAN SCOTT? MAYBE NOT: Though Scott is going to be a free agent and a Chicago Tribune report indicated he will likely not be retained by the Bears I'm not convinced that he would be a major upgrade at nose tackle. I was watching him in the NFC Divisional playoff game against Seattle and I didn't come away too impressed. He was getting pushed off the ball at the line of scrimmage. Granted it was just one game, but he was rotated out for a lot of the important plays in that game. I don't know that the Bills believe Scott to be much better than Kyle Williams. They need a stud NT in there, and I don't know that one exists in free agency, which means Buffalo will likely have to look to the draft...."
Brown goes on to talk about Branch probably not being available at # 12 and the fact that Branch takes plays off not sitting well with the Bills coaching staff. He goes on to mention that he was really high on Okoye, but thinks that he is a 3-gap DT and wouldn't fill the Bills' need for a 1-gap DT. Then, he concludes by saying that, while Brandon Mebane looks like a good player, he doesn't appear to be the stud that the Bills need and that this is going to be a difficult position for the Bills to fill.
We all know that this is a tough position to fill and that there aren't a lot of top-flight candidates that the Bills can turn to in order to fill it. That's why I can't help wondering if this entry is meant to throw us all "off the scent" or if it is a signal that the Bills may be addressing the position in an entirely different way than many of us have been thinking/hoping that they would.
Because, since Marv took over as GM, the Bills have been very good about indicating what their thinking is (remember last year they did bring in M.Huff and word did come out of The Combine that they talked a lot with and really liked Whitner--but most of us missed it because we didn't think Huff would drop to the Bills and figured that they would draft a DT?), while at the same time, camoflaging their intentions, I believe that it is important to pay close attention to the subtleties of the comments, etc. that come out of OBD or that are posted on the BB.com website. While I don't think that Chris Brown is a confidante of Marv Levy or a direct spokesman for him, I do think that he is privy to some inside information and they do use him as a conduit to disseminate information and misinformation when it suits their purposes. For that reason, I found this particular blog entry rather curious and worth posting for everyone's consideration.
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