Archives for June 2008

‘”The Buffalo Bills are doing terrific,” he said Friday. “I think their step to Toronto has helped strengthen that. And I see the Buffalo Bills being in western New York for a long time.”‘

‘Lynch apologized to the victim Friday before heading into the Department of Motor Vehicles office to plead guilty to a traffic infraction — failure to exercise due care.’

‘”As far as the long-term future of the team, those are not issues we deal with, with respect to how an owner wants to pass a team on,” Goodell said. “Mr. Wilson has made it clear he would like to see the team stay in Buffalo, and I will work very hard to make sure that it does.”‘

‘The Bills have invested too much in their offensive line and they have too much riding on Edwards to proceed without Peters at left tackle.’

‘While Schonert will likely drop a tight end into the backfield on occasion this season, Buffalo currently has three candidates for the full-time fullback role. Veteran free agent signee Darian Barnes, 2007 practice squader Jonathan Evans and rookie free agent Mike Viti make up the contingent.’

‘It would have been entirely acceptable for the Bills to have left the right guard job open through training camp to give Butler the opportunity to again earn his premier depth chart positioning, but the perspective that he’s shown enough already is also understandable. Whittle is dependable, and Preston has shown occasional talent glimpses, but the Bills are ready to stick with a nasty lineman who won’t turn 25 until after Week 2.’

‘Here’s a conversation some of us might have in the future: "So, honey, which should we do? Go see the Bills or go to Europe?”’

‘As part of the new agreement, Darien Lake will offer Bills fans the opportunity to win a family four pack of 2009 season passes to the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort at each home game throughout the 2008 season. The Bills mascot, Billy Buffalo, will autograph one Bills GameDay Digest which will be handed to a fan upon entering the stadium. The fan with the autographed magazine will win a family four pack to Darien Lake.’

‘"At this time of year you always tell them about the same stuff," Jauron said. "They need to know about our continuing program. They’ll have program books that will take them right up to training camp. They also have to know about our training and our facility here and how it will be available during certain times. "The mandatory drug testing, they need to really be responsive to that. We talk to them about behavior, the NFL talks about it with them and we talk about it all the time: Be careful what you do, be careful where you are."’

‘The Bills now have all of their starting linemen signed long term with the exception of C Melvin Fowler who enters the final year of his deal. Pro Bowl LT Jason Peters has three years left on his contract but is expected to hold out of camp for a new deal.’

‘"During the season, I knew I was the best corner in the draft and knew I could compete with anybody in the country. When the season was over, I got a chance to go to the Senior Bowl and really show that I could compete with every player in the country. And everything just happened for me the right way. I went there and competed and my talent just took over." – Bills CB Leodis McKelvin, who played at tiny Troy College, on becoming a first-round draft pick.’

‘Butler, a fifth-round pick out of Virginia in the 2006 NFL Draft, became a starter in 2007 and started all 16 games at right guard. He was part of an offensive line that allowed just 26 sacks last season, the fewest for the club since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.’

‘Lynch attorney Michael Caffery told The Associated Press on Thursday that he will be with his client during the plea at the state Department of Motor Vehicles’ traffic violations bureau in Buffalo. Caffery wouldn’t disclose what the violation was, except to say, "We’re hoping we’ll have everything resolved tomorrow."’

‘It’s no secret that a large portion of the veteran savvy that has existed on Buffalo’s special teams units the past five seasons is gone. Dirty work players like Sam Aiken, Mario Haggan, Ryan Neufeld, Josh Stamer and Coy Wire are no longer on the roster stripping the team of 26 years of special teams experience.’

‘Tasker was a guest on the in-game radio broadcast of 590 The Fan. He also spoke on 590 The Fan’s Morning Show early this morning and then was interviewed and appeard on Toronto’s CHUM Television’s popular morning show City View. Most of the talk centered around the excitement surrounding the upcoming games at the Rogers Centre and the demand for tickets for the Bills Toronto Series.’