Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey says team is interested in a veteran QB

The Buffalo Bills new head coach Chan Gailey said in a press conference today that the team will look into acquiring a veteran quarterback.

“This is a quarterback-driven league at this point,” Gailey said. “It hasn’t always been that way, but it seems to have become more so in the last decade or so. You have to have a quality player there. It does not have to be a big-name player. You just have to have quality production. That’s the decision you’re trying to make.”

Buffalo has been linked to a particular veteran quarterback — Michael Vick. ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli reported that the team was seriously interested in Vick as a potential starting QB. Per his report, the Bills would likely have to surrender a conditional sixth or seventh-round pick.

Gailey on the other hand says that he has not finished evaluating the current signal-callers on his roster — Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards and Brian Brohm.

“The staff got together completely yesterday,” Gailey said. “We’ve been spending the last day and a half going through the evaluation process. I’ve looked at them quite a bit but I want the rest of the offensive staff to look at quarterbacks and let’s get a good evaluation of where we think we are today and where we need to be. . . .  Before we get to the first day of free agency we’ll have a good idea of where we need to be.”

While Vick is surely an option or perhaps another veteran free-agent like Chad Pennington, the Bills could also select Sam Bradford or Jimmy Clausen if they are available when Buffalo is on the clock at pick No. 9.