Archives for June 2005

‘Buffalo closed 2004 by winning nine of its final 12 games and just missed the playoffs. If Losman can manage to play efficiently in his inaugural season, the Bills could pose a serious challenge in the East.’

‘Now Allman, 21, is getting an opportunity to move up to the pro ranks – a chance to sing before a Buffalo Bills football game. She sent in an audition tape and will perform a live audition at 4 p.m. June 14 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. Allman discovered the anthem opportunity in her e-mail.’

‘Shaw thinks that the tribute to his championship teams of the 60s can only lead to good things on the field. "The jerseys are almost identical to what we wore in ’65," he said. "It’s kind of fun to see it back, it brings back a lot of good memories. So they’ll win every time they wear these."’

‘The standing red buffalo is back on the Bills helmet — for a few games at least — and Billy Shaw wonders why the team can’t bring it back permanently. “The new buffalo, I guess, has served its place,” the Hall of Fame offensive lineman said Saturday. “But we love that old red standing buffalo. To us, that’s the Buffalo Bills.”‘

‘Playing at 6-4, 325 in the NFL, Haley’s weight was a concern to the Lions, who questioned whether he would be mobile enough for the CFL.’

‘”I’ve come into the offseason with the mind-set that I just want to be physically in shape for training camp,” he said. “I’m not focusing too much on strengthwise. I don’t know how much stronger I can get. It’s just maintain muscle tone and maintain the strength that I have and stay in shape.”

‘The Bills pounced on Lee when the Dallas Cowboys cut him last month. At 5-feet-10, 220 pounds, he’s the kind of big back coach Mike Mularkey favors. Like McGahee, Lee can work between the tackles but he has enough speed to turn the corner.’

‘"I love Roscoe. There’s something in those Miami bloodlines, those guys come in and really work hard. Roscoe’s a quiet guy but he asks a lot of questions and I’m impressed with that aspect, that he wants to learn and help the team. He’s been making lots of plays out here." – Bills veteran Pro Bowl WR Eric Moulds talking about rookie WR Roscoe Parrish, the team’s top pick.’

‘There was a time after football when Reich sought to dodge his past — when his new direction made it tough to answer yet another question about the NFL and comebacks. But now, done with his studies and immersed in his work as a seminary president, he’s comfortable with that other life. He relishes the football memories and friendships. And through his seasons as a quarterback, he embraces what he calls “a genuine bridge-building opportunity.”‘

‘”I think it’s evident the way that they have prepared mentality and practiced physically and from everything they are doing in these meetings… their on a mission,” said Mularkey. “Whether it’s a result from the loss to Pittsburgh that kept us out of the playoffs or what but there is something about them.”‘

‘”At the end of the day, we all want win,” Vincent said. “The way the system is set up today, every city, even us here in Buffalo with a rookie quarterback, believe we have just as good a shot as anybody else in the National Football League.”‘

‘Rather, the visitor was Daniel Malin, a life-long Bills fan who won the opportunity to spend a day at One Bills Drive through a silent auction held by 97 Rock several months ago. With a successful bid of $800, Malin won a trip back to Buffalo to catch his favorite team in action. And he wasn’t the only one who benefited – all proceeds from his bid went to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.’

‘Reese spent his first four NFL seasons with Dallas after the team made him a sixth-round draft choice in 1998. He played for the Denver Broncos in 2002 and with the Buffalo Bills for the past two seasons.’

‘ookie CB Eric King says he’s elected to keep the cardboard blinders in his face mask designed by Jerry Gray. He says it has helped him to stop looking into the offensive backfield. The 5th pick out of Wake Forest says it even limits the air flow through his helmet which helps his conditioning.’

‘So what were those great teams from the 1960s like? And how do they compare to the Super Bowl squads of the 1990s? Let’s take a look.’