Archives for March 30, 2005

‘The switch is a risk for Bannan who goes from one side of the ball to the other in the final year of his contract. "It is a risk," Bannan admitted. "I can go over there and it might not pan out like I want it to or the Bills want it to, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take. If all else fails I’ll go back to defense, but this is something I’m looking forward to and I want to help the team and win. If the coaches think I can be a good fit on the other side then why not? I’m ready to give it a shot."’

‘DeLamielleure admitted he and Haslett were hardly fast friends. “I’ll never forget the first time I met that kid,” he recalled. “He wanted to know how much I made. ‘What’s your contract?’ That guy says things without thinking, and it’s typical Jim Haslett, an attention-calling thing. Now he finds out that he looks like (a fool) so now he’s going to back off of it, but I have no sympathy for the guy.”‘

‘But the Bills’ conservative fiscal approach is the right way to go. They are too close to a postseason breakthrough and have worked too hard to get their salary cap under control to start throwing money around.’