Monday, Feb. 5, 2001

Bills reportedly ready to offer Moulds contract

The Bills are preparing to make WR Eric Moulds on of the NFL’s highest paid players at the position, according to a local Buffalo media report. One of Moulds’ agents, Greg Johnson, said that the two sides are very close to coming to terms on a new agreement.

PFW: What does Moulds bring to the Bills, and do they have other options if he does leave?

Buchsbaum: He’s one of the premier receivers in the league. He can bring a big-play threat. He’s got excellent size, and he runs well after the catch. No, (they don’t have a replacement for Moulds).

Kearse believes he was better this season

Despite the disparity in sack totals, Titans DE Jevon Kearse says he was a better player this past season than he was in 1999. In Kearse’s rookie year, he set a record for sacks by a rookie, with 14.5 sacks. This past season, Kearse had 11.5. Kearse became the fourth player to have double-digit sack totals in his first two NFL seasons.

PFW: Do you agree with Kearse’s analysis of his season?

Buchsbaum:The end of the year he was a much better player. Earlier in the year he struggled, but by the end of the year he had his technique down pat and he was playing as well as any defensive end in the game all around. He really improved dramatically against the run. But he still needs to refine his pass-rush techniques and come up with a few more moves.

Dungy says Marvin Lewis snub was racially motivated

Bucs head coach Tony Dungy can’t believe that Ravens defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis wasn’t made a head coach this offseason. But Dungy does believe that race may have played a part in Lewis’ being ignored. Nine teams had head-coaching vacancies, but Lewis got only one interview.

PFW: What are your thoughts on Dungy’s accusations?

Buchsbaum: I know Tom Donahoe, and Donahoe has bent over backwards for all minorities. He’s very, very fair-minded. He’ll only hire the best person. And let’s be honest, Gregg Williams had a phenomenal interview with him. Marvin Lewis came in on sort of a downer, because you have an emotional down after you’ve had your greatest time (for Lewis, winning the Super Bowl). And he was not a great interview, and he had nowhere near the preparation (nor the time, obviously, to do it) that Williams had. The other factor is that there was a lot of speculation he was going to Cleveland, which was more appealing to him than Buffalo, because Buffalo has such a terrible salary-cap situation to contend with.

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