Archives for September 1999

‘”The doctors wrote [my father] off about six or seven years ago,” Smith said last month. “They said he had six months to live, and my father’s still hanging around. He’s not in very good shape but he’s still passing on knowledge and experiences and wisdom, and that’s where I get my will to keep pushing on.”‘

‘Hansen is coming off a knee injury that ended his team-high ironman streak of consecutive starts at 86. It reminded teammates and media yet again just how underrated Hansen is while he plays alongside perennial Pro Bowlers Ted Washington and Bruce Smith, Buffalo’s all-time sack leader with 164.’

‘Hull and Levy think Spielman will make an exceptional coach but that it will take a special person to play for him. “We have a lot of the same qualities,” Hull said. “But I’m not sure I could play for him. He comes from a different breed. I will tell you this. If he decides to coach and finds the right players, they’ll be winners. He’ll take average and make them great.”‘

‘”He’s had some (stingers) so we thought we’d rest him a bit and give him some treatment,” Phillips said. “We’re on top of it. He’s had his MRIs.” Phillips said it hasn’t been determined if Panos will play in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers.’

Wow! ESPN actually gives the Bills one full sentence! Thank you ESPN. How can we ever show the depth of our gratitude?

‘It’s possible Bruce Smith will miss Saturday’s final preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘”I don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Zeigler, the Bills starter at center since Kent Hull retired after the 1996 season. “I’m looking at it like whatever happens happens. If I get cut, hopefully some other team picks me up. Maybe it won’t happen right away, it might be in mid-season if somebody gets hurt. You’re always an injury away from playing. I can see that happening.”‘