Archives for July 2002

‘"I think from Mr. Wilson all the way down to the rookies, I think there is an excitement here and hopefully we’ll build on that," offensive guard Jerry Ostroski said.’

‘"I think I learned some lessons, too," says Williams, a former high school coach who spent 12 years as an NFL assistant before landing the job he spent a lifetime preparing for. "I learned when to put the metal to floor and when to ease off the accelerator. In the same way that we evaluate the players, I evaluated myself. There are some things I’ll do differently. But I think a lot of what we put in place was right. I think we laid a pretty good foundation."’

‘The Bills will conduct two Monday evening practices at training camp — July 29 and Aug. 5. All tickets for these practices have already been distributed.’

‘Dinkins, who was a college quarterback, spent last season on the Bills’ practice squad as a running back and defensive back before playing in NFL Europe with Amsterdam. He was hospitalized in Germany after a game because of dizziness, but doctors struggled to diagnose his problem. Doctors recently found a defect in his heart that will need arthroscopic surgery to repair. He will be out of action for six-to-eight weeks.’

The horns: You know we are not going to do that. It will be the first time since I have been in the league that it hasn’t been in there. It has nothing to do with the player’s like or dislike of it. With our set up here, it is not as much needed as some other situations. We will see what happens when the tardiness comes out. Are they loaded in my suitcase? Yeah they are.

"It feels great, I’m really excited about it….I;m ready to roll," said the veteran signal caller. "I expect us to win to be honest with you," said Bledsoe. "I think we have the talent to do it."’

‘All visitors must park at Nazareth College, Pittsford Plaza, and Panorama Plaza and take the shuttle bus. There is a one-dollar shuttle fare. There will be no public parking allowed at St. John Fisher. Cameras and camcorders are allowed. Visitor can also bring food and drink, but not alcohol.’

“There’s a high energy around here, you can just feel it by being here,” second-year defensive lineman Tyrone Robertson said. “You’ve got Drew Bledsoe, and just on both sides of the ball everything’s looking better. … All my friends back home asked me how we’re going to do. And I said, ‘Hey, the sky’s the limit.”’

Beasley said that he believes the Rams replaced middle linebacker London Fletcher with Jamie Duncan because of the way Beasley terrorized Fletcher in blocks during games.

From the ‘for what it’s worth’ department: good news is Dr Z thinks we’re better than the Dolphins and Jets, bad news is we’re ranked 15th in his preseason survey. Hey that’s better than 30th. The O-linemen are going to have to hold their blocks for a while, but Rob Johnson got ’em used to that. Bledsoe will get the ball deep to Eric Moulds. He’ll find Jay Riemersma down the seam. They’ll run when they have to. The D-line? Don’t ask.

If it rains, practice will be moved indoors and public practice closed. Parade is in Pittsford on Friday at 6 PM. Veterans report on Saturday.

They REALLY want you to use shuttles. Parking on lawns and streets within a mile of campus is banned. Violators will be towed. Doesn’t sound like parking near the Ralph, does it?

‘Wright, drafted in the seventh round, ranked first in career receptions at Fresno State with 222 and second in receiving yards with 3,274.’

‘Williams’ contract is expected to rank second only to that of receiver Eric Moulds in Bills’ history. Moulds signed a deal worth a little more than $40 million, and it included a $12.5 million signing bonus.’

‘I think the biggest thing I learned was no matter how hard you work and how organized you are, you can’t predict injuries. There’s no depth in the league anymore and that was a huge factor for us.’