Archives for August 7, 2003

‘"You know they’re battling for a spot and going into this week they know that they’re battling for a spot, so when they have a chance to make a play they’ve got to step up and do it. They’ve got to block well in the running game and they’ve got to demonstrate that they know what to do first and foremost and then when they have a chance they’ve got to make a play."’

‘Moore has a strained hamstring and will be a game-time decision, while Campbell (right hamstring) is expected to play, said coach Gregg Williams.’

‘Spikes is a hard-hitter, who also has the range to drop back into coverage. He and Posey will play the outside positions, with returning starter London Fletcher in the middle.’

‘The Bills may have finished out of the playoffs, but they were just one game behind a three-way tie (Miami, New York and New England) for the top spot in the division.’

‘Now with Buffalo, the 25-year-old Witczak is again living the life of an NFL hopeful, but that doesn’t mean he’s given up his other athletic aspirations. He said he hopes to play on the PGA Tour’s senior circuit, the Champions Tour, when he’s 50. If that fails, he would settle for a stat line like that of former Houston kicker Al Del Greco, one of the top players on the celebrity circuit.’

‘But the big news of the day occurred off the field later that morning when the team announced that they would be holding an additional night practice open to the public on Monday, August 18 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. The third "Prime-Time" session of this year’s training camp will replace the workout scheduled for 2:45-5:00 PM on that day.’

“What Rosenhaus insinuated with that statement was the McGahee would be getting a contract commensurate with his place as the 23rd pick overall. But I don’t believe he should. The Bills had a rare opportunity to draft McGahee, and they should take this rare opportunity again to sign him to a relatively harmless, incentive-laden deal while they can. Rosenhaus and McGahee might not like that, but they have little to no leverage right now.”

‘McDonnell is one of the Bills’ more intriguing diamond-in-the-rough projects in training camp at St. John Fisher College.’

‘Practice today is 8:25 to 10:15 a.m. The team leaves for Baltimore on Friday. The next practice at St. John Fisher is 2:45 to 5 p.m. Monday.’

‘When Thomas picked up an interception and broke up seven passes in Buffalo’s final two games last year, people started asking where he had been the rest of the season. The answer is on the scout team, learning to be more consistent.’

‘”I love power football,” he said. ” I wasn’t blessed with the speed to go outside so I like to go north and south. I try to make do with what little size God gave me. But it’s not the size, it’s your heart, that’s what makes you want to want it."’

‘”Travis knows we expect huge things from him,” says quarterback Drew Bledsoe. “He’s highly motivated. He had an exceptional season last year. With another year of the offensive line working together and more defensive help, we expect even bigger things this year.”‘

‘The Bills made some changes to their depth chart on Wednesday. Second-year defensive end Ryan Denney benefited from one of those moves, landing a spot on the first-team ahead of Marcus Jones.’

‘In the final 11-on-11 drill, coach Gregg Williams got very upset with his defense on several plays. Many days during camp, the defense dominated, but this was the offense’s day.’

‘Ryan Denney…Sam Adams…Pat Williams…Aaron Schobel.’