{"id":346145,"date":"2011-03-29T01:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/29\/bills-who-own-3rd-pick-to-host-newton-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T01:49:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T01:49:21","slug":"bills-who-own-3rd-pick-to-host-newton-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/bills-who-own-3rd-pick-to-host-newton-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills, who own 3rd pick, to host Newton (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)\u2014Former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton will get one final
\nopportunity before next month\u2019s NFL draft to make a big impression with the
\nBuffalo Bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Heisman Trophy winner will make a pre-draft visit to the team\u2019s facility
\nin Orchard Park on Tuesday, coach Chan Gailey confirmed following a State of the
\nBills\u2019 address to season-ticket holders at a downtown ballroom on Monday
\nevening.<\/p>\n

For Gailey, this will be the fourth or fifth time\u2014he couldn\u2019t remember\u2014
\nNewton has met with the Bills, who hold the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft. And the
\ncoach considers Tuesday\u2019s visit as potentially having the most impact, because
\nhe\u2019ll get to spend the entire day getting to know Newton.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese visits have a big impact on what we think and what we do and what we
\nbelieve about the guys that we plan to draft,\u201d Gailey said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if I
\ncan find it out in a day with a guy, but you\u2019ll have a better idea once you get
\na chance to sit down and talk football and maybe watch some tape. I think you
\nget a better feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though the Bills have numerous needs to address following a 4-12 season,
\nthey haven\u2019t ruled out selecting a quarterback with their first of nine picks
\nover the three-day draft that begins April 28.<\/p>\n

And Newton isn\u2019t the only quarterback scheduled to visit Buffalo.<\/p>\n

General manager Buddy Nix said the team is also scheduled to host Missouri\u2019s
\nBlaine Gabbert and Florida State\u2019s Christian Ponder.<\/p>\n

Newton, who was scheduled to arrive in Buffalo on Monday night, also has a
\nbusy travel schedule after capping his one season at Auburn by leading the
\nTigers to win the national title in January.<\/p>\n

Newton\u2019s agent, Tony Paige, wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press that
\nhis client has visits scheduled with eight other teams, including the two teams
\nwho select immediately ahead of the Bills: Carolina, which has the first pick,
\nand Denver.<\/p>\n

The other teams Newton is currently set to visit are Cincinnati, Cleveland,
\nTennessee, Washington, Minnesota and Miami.<\/p>\n

Gailey stressed that the Bills are still evaluating their draft priorities
\nand have not yet determined whether to select a player such as Newton, who may
\nneed time to develop, or draft someone who can make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s something to be still evaluated,\u201d Gailey said. \u201cOnce the
\nevaluations are done, then you sit down and weigh risk-reward, strengths,
\nweaknesses, and you make a decision that\u2019s best for the Bills this year and for
\nthe future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gailey has previously noted his defense and pass protection as two areas
\nthat require the most improvement going into next season.<\/p>\n

The Bills finished last against the run last season, allowing 2,714 yards
\nrushing\u2014the second-highest total in franchise history. Their offense was
\nhampered with a patchwork offensive line.<\/p>\n

The Bills also remain high on returning quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who
\nprovided the offense an identity by the midway point of the season after he took
\nover the starting job in Week 3. With 3,000 yards passing in only 12 games, he
\nbecame the first Bill to hit that mark since J.P. Losman<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 3,051 in 2006.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick also finished with 23 touchdowns, the most since Drew Bledsoe
\nhad 24 in 2002.<\/p>\n

The question for the Bills is weighing whether the quarterbacks available in
\nthe draft have the potential to be long-term starters, something Buffalo hasn\u2019t
\nhad since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly retired following the 1996 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, our greatest need is not quarterback,\u201d Nix said. \u201cInvariably, if
\nthere\u2019s going to be a franchise guy there, and one we deem as a guy that can go
\neight or 10 years and be the face of the organization and take us to the
\nplayoffs and win every year: you can\u2019t pass him up.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other news to come out of State of the Bills session, CEO Russ Brandon
\nreiterated his frustration over the labor dispute that began earlier this month,
\nand said the best opportunity to reach a deal is for both sides to return to the
\nnegotiating table.<\/p>\n

Brandon did acknowledge that the Bills would consider canceling training
\ncamp at their site in suburban Rochester if a settlement is not reached by late
\nJune or early July.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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