Archives for July 2002

‘Kelly, known for his competitive nature, stacked his squad with skilled players who haven’t been out the NFL for that long. Marino has guys like Perry, Dorsett and Ed “Too Tall” Jones, who have all been out the league for a least a decade.’

‘And incentives, like number of starts and postseason honors, will push the total package well past the $35-million mark.’

‘OK, it’s only a flag football game and many of the players are well past their prime. But tonight’s "Final Showdown" between and Kelly and former Bills teammates against Marino’s Dolphins (plus a few more) hopes to draw 30,000-plus at the University of Buffalo.’

‘Until the Bills improve markedly in rushing the passer and stopping the run, they aren’t going to pull off any miracles.’

‘Banned items include coolers, bags, backpacks, large purses, large camera cases, plastic bottles, bottled or boxed liquids, aerosol cans, flagpoles, banner poles and umbrellas. People with radios larger than a football or those with diaper bags but no small children won’t be allowed into the events.’

‘”We’re the best of friends,” Kelly said. “But when we get on the field, it doesn’t matter if it’s on the golf course or deep-sea fishing trip, you’re competitive. You want to catch the biggest fish.”‘

‘If off-season bombs counted in the standings, Tom Donahoe might have allowed himself to celebrate the touchdown.’

I think the Patriots dragged their feet on the deal, hoping they would not have to trade him inside the AFC East. The Pats struggled with the Bills in two victories last season (12-9 OT in Week 14). Certainly, Bill Belichick has confidence he has a handle on Bledsoe, but that would put Bledsoe in good company with just about any QB who has to face Belichick’s defensive schemes. Bottom line: I think the Pats made the Bills a very interesting team in 2002.

The signing of rookie Maurice Jackson is probably not related to Rogers’ situation. However, it should be noted that Jackson was a terrific return man at Syracuse University because of his blazing speed. He reportedly ran an electronically timed 40-yard dash in 4.18 seconds during a workout at Syracuse in March 2000.

The Buffalo Bills would love to make a run at Adams, too, club officials told ESPN.com, but their cap situation is such that they probably can’t even do a one-year contract with him.

Confusingly, the Village of Pittsford is an incorporated village within the Town of Pittsford. Village residents are Town residents, but Town residents aren’t necessarily Village residents. One gets the impression that Village residents are somewhat pretentious, so don’t confuse these important matters.

The Bills Backers of Virginia, also known as Bills Backers International, recently they took part in the MS walk for Multiple Sclerosis. The team raised $1,000 and received the Bronze Team MS Award. View the Bill Backers directory (Requires the flash plug-in). NEW! Listing of Bills Backers Bars.

Training Camp Report 2002: Second year coach Gregg Williams has many more options ths year than he did a year ago. Now the pressure is on to put the right pieces in the right places, and win at least 7 games for the restless fans (and owner) in Buffalo.

‘All I know is that Buffalo will be better, and Donahoe can take a bow.’

The Bills were in search of linebackers during the 1979 draft and chose Tom Cousineau with the first overall pick and Jim Haslett in the second round. In short, picking Cousineau didn’t really work out too well. However, a rookie linebacker who did work out for Buffalo was free agent Chris Keating.