Archives for August 22, 2005

‘It’s the second time Pruce has failed to make the team. The Bills also waived him prior to the 2003 season. Originally signed by Baltimore in 2002, Pruce was waived by the Ravens before that season and has also failed attempts to play with New England and Houston.’

‘The Bills have until August 30th for their first cut down, but they decided to make six of the cuts today.’

‘The Bills today announced that the team has waived DT LaWaylon Brown, OL Geir Gudmundsen, DB Daniel Leger, WR Will Peoples, OL David Pruce, and DB Marvin Ward.’

‘If you could play any other position what position would you play?

"Something that touches the football, considering I haven’t touched the football in awhile. I played a little center in high school and college. Maybe playing tight end, I think that would be something I’ve always wanted to do."’

‘This is a good Bills team, especially on defense. And we know that Willis McGahee can run the ball. But if Losman struggles, all that will matter little. Losman is athletic and has the arrogance you like from the position, but until we see him do it in the regular season this team is a big question mark.’

‘This year’s camp lasted only 26 days and the team wasn’t even there (games, scrimmages and off-days) for 10 of them.’

‘If you don’t already have a ticket, you’re out of luck if you were hoping to attend the Buffalo Bills’ final evening practice session today at their St. John Fisher training camp.’

‘”They did a couple of things that they didn’t do during the scrimmage,” said safety Lawyer Milloy. “I think they used our aggressiveness on third down against us. (Favre) made a couple of throws that kept the drive alive. After we gave up that first touchdown, we made the necessary adjustments, which any defense does, and played pretty solid from that point on.”‘

‘”They did a couple of things that they didn’t do during the scrimmage,” said safety Lawyer Milloy. “I think they used our aggressiveness on third down against us. (Favre) made a couple of throws that kept the drive alive. After we gave up that first touchdown, we made the necessary adjustments, which any defense does, and played pretty solid from that point on.”‘

‘”The time of possession and third downs improved, and that’s what we were looking for from last week,” he said. “That was the biggest key. Could we get better than we were last week in all three phases? And we did.”‘

‘”We wanted another crack at him,” linebacker Jeff Posey said. “But we understand you can’t take a chance of getting a guy that important to his team hurt in a preseason game. But most definitely, we wished he could’ve stayed in the game after that good first drive.”‘

‘The defense and special teams have looked as sharp as last season, when they were among the two or three best units in the NFL. The rush defense, a concern after the departure of Pat Williams, has been particularly impressive. The pass rush has been decent. We know the linebackers are solid. I continue to believe this secondary has the potential to be the best in team history. There appears to be depth at most positions.’

‘The Bills have never gone undefeated in the preseason, but have gone 3-1 on several occasions, most recently in 2003.’

‘”We just want to make guys understand that we’ve got a young quarterback and we’ve got his back,” defensive coordinator Jerry Gray says. “We want J.P. to know that whatever happens, the defense will be right there.”‘

‘Given Donahoe’s history of not overpaying for any player, dating back to his days with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s highly unlikely he’ll pay Clements top dollar before the start of the regular season, or after that.’