Archives for March 2006

‘NFL sources have confirmed for WGR the Bills and the agent for Mawae have had talks.’

‘Now that the elite billionaire’s club known as NFL owners have figured out how to share nicely with others, we can move on to the more enjoyable part of the off season and I can come up with ways to spend Ralph Wilson’s money.’

‘Wilson said he essentially did not have enough time to study the ramifications of the deal. “It was a complicated thing,” Wilson told reporters after the meeting. “They wanted us to vote in 45 minutes. I didn’t think that’s the right way to handle it. I didn’t understand it. I didn’t think I was a dropout, but maybe I am.”‘

‘The salary cap for 2006 will rise to $102 million, up from $88.7 million last year. That means it should be an active free-agency season, with most teams having enough money to bid for the top players available. In 2007, the cap will go up to $109 million.’

‘The Bills were $8.7 million under the previous cap number, according to News estimates. That doesn’t account for the $2 million needed to sign draft picks. Still, the Bills now have more than $16 million under the new salary cap.’

‘The pact, which still needs final approval from the NFL Players’ Association, will give players 59.5 percent of league revenues. It also means the NFL salary cap will rise to $102 million, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said, up from more than $85 million in 2005.’

‘It will be a stunner if Eric Moulds – the current elephant in the room – is on the roster anywhere near draft day, just over six weeks from now.’

‘The vote was 30-2, with Buffalo and Cincinnati, two low-revenue teams, voting against it.’

‘"The Comeback is going good. As of right now I’m five months out of surgery and I’m ahead of schedule in doing a lot of things well. I’m jogging outside of the water. I’m doing a lot more functional skills as far as football-type movement."’

‘”I’ve played well the last three years but 2005 was probably my best season,” said Aaron. “I made close to the same amount of sacks and tackles last year as I did in 2004 but the real difference is I didn’t make as many mistakes last season. For a lot of people it’s all about the sacks. But for me, it’s not all about sacks because as long as I’m getting pressure then I’m doing my job.”‘

‘”There was a lot of infighting going on and they didn’t play him,” said Angelo Wright, Adams’ agent. “If the problem was with [then-Bills coach Mike Mularkey] then the Dolphins would think bad of him.”‘

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‘”A lot of times that happens,” Schonert said Tuesday. “Unless you’ve got a Tom Brady or a Peyton Manning or some of those kinds of guys it’s going to be a little unsettling. And anytime you don’t win, it’s going to be unsettling anyway whether you have a legitimate number one [quarterback] or not.”‘

‘Here is a brief synopsis of what each coach had to say about their position…’.

‘"I never thought the day would come that I would be helping my own foundation, which is named after my son," he said. "Some of these kids dreams won’t be able to come true, but you always want to do something to help. Now it’s hit home with me and takes on a whole new perspective. We as parents have been able to see what our son went through with his disease, and you want to make sure that doesn’t happen to other kids down the road."’