Archives for July 31, 2001

‘"I thought it was nice the way they lined up for the autographs, they didn’t do that last year," said Peck. "They gave enough time for the players to do the autographs, so it was well organized, well put together. I’ll be coming back."’

‘For the first time since Hank Bullough was coach in 1986, the Buffalo Bills wore full pads for a training camp practice yesterday morning. It wasn’t the remake of Braveheart that many had anticipated.’

‘One of the front office survivors from the purge at One Bills Drive was Dwight Adams, the team’s player personnel director. Adams had a big say in the decision to select Fisher out of the Air Force Academy in the seventh round of the 1999 draft. Fisher called him and Adams quickly allayed his fears.’

‘"John was playing the middle linebacker only on first-down packages (for us)," Williams said. "What was decided as an organization was to have as much speed on the field as possible. This defense is all about running. We had to make a decision on the cap, the numbers, and depth on the team."’

‘With the off-season loss of starter and last year’s sack leader Marcellus Wiley, who signed a lucrative free-agent deal with San Diego, the Bills are counting on Flowers to take over on the right side.’