Archives for August 2001

‘Quarterback Jack Hawley had about 10 hours of sheer joy yesterday. And then it wore off in a hurry.’

‘Confidence is not a problem for either Schobel or Edwards. The question is, when will that confidence start manifesting itself into meaningful production?’

‘Next summer will be the third of the five-year deal with Fisher. The team will most likely hold more night practices and will explore hosting a scrimmage, said Russ Brandon, vice president of business development and marketing. "We always take a look at opportunities to make camp better and obviously that (a scrimmage) would be exciting," he said.’

‘Rookie running back Travis Henry sat out his third straight day of practice because of a slight groin injury, but coach Gregg Williams said Henry could return to practice today when the Bills resume workouts at Orchard Park. "Travis probably could have gone today, and I really anticipate him going tomorrow, and if he comes through that practice OK, he’ll play some this week," Williams said.’

‘After 3 years of being embroiled with popular Doug Flutie in a quarterback controversy that turned ugly, can Johnson ever win over Bills fans now that his archrival is gone?’

24-year-old Brown signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2000 and spent the beginning of last season on Seattle’s practice squad before being elevated to the active roster on Nov. 21. He played in one game for the Seahawks last season.

In 2000 Mike Sheppard, Bills OC, was the quarterbacks coach for the Seahawks.

‘Hours after he moved up to No. 3 on the Buffalo Bills depth chart following the release of his lone competitor Pete Gonzalez, Hawley was faced with another challenger. After cutting 10 players prior to breaking camp at St. John Fisher College, the Bills added Travis Brown, who was recently released by Seattle after he appeared in one game last season.’

Attendance for Wednesday: 3,100 (one session)

Total attendance: 96,273 (includes 10,537 from Edinboro sessions with Browns)

The veterans were not successful in surprising equipment manager Dave Hojonowski when he came for his final 6 am wake up call with his airhorn.

"I was waiting for him this morning with a bucket of water, he snuck his head around the corner so he didn’t get it," Phil Hansen said. "He knew somehow."

Training camp is always a tough time, when added to the mix of intensity of practice, the tempo of practice, and it was a great way for me personally to meet another part of Western New York, and it was a great experience at St. John Fisher

The Buffalo Bills today announced the team has released 10 players.

‘The Buffalo Bills released 10 Wednesday including troubled linebacker Corey Moore, one of college football’s top defensive players two seasons ago. The moves come six days before the NFL’s mandatory cut-down when teams have to trim their rosters to 65 players. The cuts leave the Bills with 69 players heading into Saturday’s preseason game at Cincinnati.’

Chris Mortensen writes about the Bills "No matter how they struggle with a young team, ThePrez (Tom Donohoe) will not blink. He believes they picked the right quarterback in Rob Johnson…Rookie RB Travis Henry could be the real deal…. The draft class looks pretty productive"

“You have to love this game to go though this. You have to love it with every ounce of blood and sweat to grow through this. There has to be something to drive a person to do this and let me tell you, it’s got to be about more than money. This is pain. People don’t see this part, they just see what happens on Sundays.”

Here are the players cut by the Bills.

1. RB David Dinkins

2. QB Pete Gonzalez

3. LB Donny Green

4. LB Corey Moore

5. S Carl Nesmith

6. DT DeVonte Peterson

7. WR Jonathan Pittman

8. OT Clark Roosendaal

9. P/K Jay Taylor

10. WR Corey Thomas