Exit Roscoe Parrish. Enter TJ Graham. While it may be something the lightning quick third round pick (nice rhyme, huh?) isn't used to, getting up to speed with the Bills offense became a lot more complex once the veterans hit the field for mini-camp. Suddenly, Graham was a little bit behind the proverbial eight ball. As Bills lead journalist Chris Brown writes, nine of the other 11 receivers on Buffalo's roster have at least one year's experience in the offense, leaving Graham far behind their level of understanding.
"We have hardly any new faces on offense except for a couple of linemen and him," said head coach Chan Gailey. "Everybody else has been here and knows the system. So we're trying to catch him up."
Graham certainly possess the work ethic and intelligence to fully comprehend Gailey's offensive scheme. However, the head coach is not going to slow down his offensive development just to adhere to a rookie wide receiver. It will be Graham's responsibility to acquaint himself with the offense and get adapted as quickly as he possibly can. As Brown reports, Graham did turn in a couple of touchdowns during OTA's and showed flashes of his electrifying breakaway speed. That kind of production prior to his first training camp is encouraging, but the youngster still has a long way to go in his development into an NFL wide receiver.
"He can run fast. He can catch a football," said coach Gailey. "I'm anxious to see how he can develop as time goes on."
So are we, Chan, so are we.
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