JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — General manager Doug Whaley likes using a baseball analogy when discussing his all-in approach to transforming the Buffalo Bills.
Rather than play it safe, Whaley prefers going for home runs.
Whaley’s swing-for-the-fences philosophy is evident in the new-look offense the Bills will unveil Sunday, when they open training camp in suburban Rochester.
There’s rookie receiver Sammy Watkins, who was drafted fourth overall after Whaley traded Buffalo’s 2015 first-round pick to Cleveland. Whaley shuffled his receivers by acquiring Mike Williams in a trade with Tampa Bay and dealing Stevie Johnson to San Francisco.
He even tinkered with the Bills already strong running attack by acquiring Bryce Brown in trade with Philadelphia.
Short of making a guarantee, Whaley says it’s his duty to get the Bills into the playoffs.
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