Tom Donahoe
Tom Donahoe
Tom Donahoe is senior director of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles. Previously, he was general manager of the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL...
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Our team was good, and they had good years and cashed in on it. I don't think it was a case of the Steelers being cheap. We had a lot of good players on those teams at the time and just couldn't keep them all. We also weren't as aggressive back then as they are now.
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That's a pretty good roster for an expansion team,
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They're welcome to come to our place next year, we'll invite them right now. We're looking for somebody that wants to come to Buffalo and enjoy our fans.
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I think it's great for Terrence and it's great for our team. He's certainly proven to be one of our really good young players. We're happy for Terrence.
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I have heard every threat that there is. It's just that time of year where people posture. But to take the year off and not play football, that is professional suicide.
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Noll went home for dinner and suggested his assistants do the same.
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He may have gotten to 85%, maybe 90%, by the end of the year, ... but we didn't see the quickness and burst we see this year.
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Most young quarterbacks get thrown into the fire,
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It probably makes a lot of teams nervous, there's no question. It's definitely a factor that comes up. Whether you're talking about Florida receivers or Penn State running backs, or even BYU offensive linemen. There are certain trends that everyone is aware of.
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Our offense isn't good enough. We're not good enough on that side of the ball. And it's not just Drew Bledsoe. We've got to get better on the line. We've got to get more consistent. We've got to get more plays from our playmakers.
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Some have durability issues. Others haven't produced for more than one season. They're kind of all clumped together and no one has really separated himself.
cleared comment doctors offer
We will offer a comment when Willis has been cleared by our doctors for practice.
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We'll see. Until we start to talk, you just don't know how it's going to go.
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While we are very proud of the progress made by the Bills organization over the last few seasons, we also recognize the fact that this is a bottom-line business and our record has not been good enough. I take full responsibility for that.