‘"Sam is a special receiver in the sense that he can make plays with his size and strength and speed that not many guys can make," said backup quarterback Travis Brown, who has thrown many passes to Aiken going back to the spring mini-camps. "He reminds me a lot of Eric in terms of he can overpower people at times, and he can turn on another gear in terms of strength when he runs. He’s going to be a good, good player."’
Archives for August 20, 2004
Henry, McGahee battle in Buffalo
‘Titans coach Jeff Fisher said no matter which running back is out there, it should be a good challenge for his run defense. “It’s going to be a good test,” Fisher said. “Again, we’ll be very basic, but Travis is one of the better backs in the league, and McGahee is just getting started. In all likelihood, our backups will be challenged by McGahee, and I’m sure he will improve upon what he did last week.”‘
Bills’ Denney, Kelsay in close battle for starting DE spot
”’They’re almost spitting images of each other,” coach Mike Mularkey said. ”There’s not a drop off with either one of them. … We feel like it’s pretty much dead even, and that’s not a bad thing."’
Bills P Moorman held out with strained hamstring
”’I’m going to do whatever I can to be ready,” Moorman said.’
Transcript: Quarterback Drew Bledsoe
‘On the offensive line:
The sooner we can put that group together so they can work as a unit together, offensive line they really rely heavily on each other, so the sooner we can get those five guys to play so they can work together for the balance of the preseason going into the season, the better we’ll be. Until that happens, the guys that come in, they’re fresh, they have to come in and be ready to go. Jim McNally is doing a great job with that group, they’re working together well, but the sooner we can get those five guys together to work as a unit the better off we’ll be.’