Archives for May 10, 2006

‘Bogdan, the only active female scout in the NFL, is team owner Ralph Wilson’s daughter and previously served as the Bills corporate vice president. She has also worked in the team’s scouting department since 1986.’

‘The Bills today announced that the team has promoted Linda Bogdan to Vice President/Assistant Director of College and Pro Scouting and Mary Owen to Vice President of Strategic Planning.’

‘One night, Burris says the pain, the darkness, and the emptiness took over, “I was sitting there and I was like ‘there’s no use.’ No one needs me anymore. I just thought about grabbing the quickest thing and cutting my wrists.” Burris passed out before he could harm himself.’

‘"Our defense is not high on volume in the number of things we do, but we’re high on details with respect to what you must do in the scheme," Fewell said. Basically there are a limited number of base sets in Buffalo’s new defensive system, but the details within those packages are what the players must master. "That’s the process they have to go through now," said Fewell. "They have to increase their thinking and learning so they can play fast. They don’t have a lot of defenses to reference."’

‘Rep. Brian Higgins said Tuesday he is putting off – for now – his request for hearings on whether the National Football League’s dealings with the Buffalo Bills violate federal antitrust laws. The Buffalo Democrat said the Bills’ inclusion on a committee handling the details of a proposed new players’ contract indicate that the NFL "seems to be doing the right thing."’

‘He’s the starting running back for the Buffalo Bills. He lives in a condo with a fabulous view of Miami. He’s rich. And, he’s got three cars — a Porsche Cayenne, a BMW 645 and an Infiniti QX56 SUV. Now if I were 24, rich, living in Miami with three cars, where would my mind be most of the time? Why on the opposite sex, of course.’

‘Butler tore his rotator cuff and labrum in the second game this year but played on, delaying surgery ’til after the season. "It’s still got a long way to come, and so every day is, you know, trying to get a little stronger and get my arm to move a little bit more where it hadn’t moved before. As far as the living and everything else that goes along there, Buffalo does a pretty good job of putting you up in a hotel, taking care of your meals. So all you have to do up there, while you’re up there, is concentrate on football."’

‘Who benefits? Takeo Spikes, Aaron Schobel, Larry Triplett.’

‘People around the league have been scratching their heads all offseason, trying to figure out exactly what the Bills are doing.’