Archives for April 14, 2007

‘”As I sit back and think about it, I had a lot of good times in Buffalo and a lot of great moments,” Spikes said recently. “But the No. 1 moment that I had, even before I had thought about being a Bill, was the time I walked in that stadium when I played for Cincinnati. I’ll always hold that close to me. It was a special moment.”‘

‘Bottom line: the schedule doesn’t sell, a winning team sells and it’s up to the Bills — who haven’t made the playoffs in seven seasons — to put a better product on the field.’

‘LB Joe Odom was a top special teams player and key reserve for coach Dick Jauron in Chicago but was slowed by an injury last year; could provide veteran depth after Bills muddled linebacker picture shakes out.’

‘The Bills would prefer to swing a trade for Turner that wouldn’t involve giving up their first-round pick. But Chargers GM A.J. Smith — who mentored under Marv Levy — is reportedly more inclined to keep Turner as solid insurance on a Super Bowl contending team than give him away to his old boss.’