gr8slayer
03-07-2007, 04:44 PM
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2007/03/bills_brass_using_positivity_t.html
Before free agency started in the NFL last Friday, not many Buffalo Bills fans or observers expected the team to be active in pursuing high-priced performers. However, the Bills jumped out of the proverbial gate before any of the league's other 31 franchises, inking backup offensive lineman Jason Whittle to a one-year contract just moments after 12 a.m. struck early Friday morning.
After, Buffalo was able to sign two more O-linemen, Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker, who are currently penned in as starters for next season.
The Bills' top men in charge -- owner Ralph Wilson, General Manager Marv Levy and head coach Dick Jauron -- truly deserve credit for their proactive approach during free agency thus far.
Wilson, who has gotten the reputation in recent years of being frugal, handed out a collective $75 million in contracts to his three new players. Dockery's seven-year, $49 million deal with $18 million in guarantees is the largest in team history, and Walker's five-year, $25 million accord is among the grandest the Bills have given out in recent memory.
Before free agency started in the NFL last Friday, not many Buffalo Bills fans or observers expected the team to be active in pursuing high-priced performers. However, the Bills jumped out of the proverbial gate before any of the league's other 31 franchises, inking backup offensive lineman Jason Whittle to a one-year contract just moments after 12 a.m. struck early Friday morning.
After, Buffalo was able to sign two more O-linemen, Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker, who are currently penned in as starters for next season.
The Bills' top men in charge -- owner Ralph Wilson, General Manager Marv Levy and head coach Dick Jauron -- truly deserve credit for their proactive approach during free agency thus far.
Wilson, who has gotten the reputation in recent years of being frugal, handed out a collective $75 million in contracts to his three new players. Dockery's seven-year, $49 million deal with $18 million in guarantees is the largest in team history, and Walker's five-year, $25 million accord is among the grandest the Bills have given out in recent memory.