Archives for August 21, 2008

‘The Bills are taking a hard-line approach, demanding that Peters play under his current contract this season before they consider negotiating a new deal.’

‘Jauron said there is no drop dead date when Edwards has to be back practicing that would rule him out for Sunday’s preseason game at Indianapolis.’

‘We all expect he will return to the Bills sometime soon, so what’s the use in prolonging the wait? If he’s serious about gaining an extension there is no choice: He must show up. I don’t know how the Bills can make it any clearer.’

‘MillerCoors, a team partner since 2003, will be an official sponsor of the Bills and receive entitlement of the Rock Pile seating area in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Coors Light will receive ticket inventory to offer exciting consumer contests such as the Coors Light Rock Pile and the Coors Light Super Fan promotions. They will also receive print and internet advertising.’

‘”Certainly I wish Jason was here and we all do,” said Jauron. “But I don’t think about it a whole lot when I’m on the field. I can’t. And when I’m off the field I can’t. That responsibility falls in somebody else’s lap because there’s nothing I can do about it. I was told by my mother a long time ago that worry doesn’t accomplish a whole lot. You waste a lot of time worrying about things you have no control over.”‘

‘”It feels kind of like camp because, obviously, we still have preseason games and stuff like that to take care of,” Williams said, “(but) you know the season is getting closer when you are back at your home facility.”‘

‘”It’s just the nature of … I was going to say the nature of the sport, but it’s the nature of life. Things happen,” Jauron said. “There’s nothing guaranteed. You just go out and practice and hope everything comes out all right. Hopefully, both of them will be all right.”‘

‘”The good thing is that he (Stroud) has been around a long time and this is our third year of doing the same stuff,” Schobel said. “You just keep adding on. It makes it easier not being in a new system. You start off where you left off."’

‘The Bills, who play their third preseason game at Indianapolis on Sunday, are short on offensive linemen. Reserve tackle Matt Murphy is out indefinitely with a partially torn left rotator cuff, while Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters has yet to report to the team as a result of a contract dispute.’

‘As training camp came to a close the Bills elected to make an addition to their offensive line signing rookie free agent offensive lineman Dustin Dickinson Thursday.’

‘”The end of camp is an interesting time,” said head coach Dick Jauron. “Once you get into the routine, it is really fun, for a coach anyway. You are doing football every day, your meals are regulated and you are on a real good schedule. In some ways you don’t look forward to the end of it.”‘

‘”You’re not going to win any games if you don’t stop the run,” Mitchell said. “I experienced that at Kansas City where we were ranked 32nd on defense and I’m definitely not trying to be that here, so we have to stop the run first.”‘

‘While it would be nice to see everyone at full strength getting repetitions, the only thing Edwards and friends would truly miss will be the opportunity to tell their grandchildren they competed in the first game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Even if they do suit up, they’ll know deep down that they didn’t play in the building’s first true contest. Sunday’s preseason action sort of counts, but not really; in the same way, it’s nice to know that nobody will be skipping a contest that affects the standings.’

‘”We’ve gotten better on offense since we got here, and that was our intention,” said offensive coordinator Turk Schonert. “In terms of our communication, understanding the system, knowing their roles, execution- we’ve gotten better.”‘

‘Schonert said he was concerned about Losman’s mental approach to the game prior to training camp. “Early in camp he was not where he needed to be, but he got into it,” he said. “He got better and got better and got better, and hopefully what happened [Tuesday] will show him. We’ve been telling him that he’s one snap away and that he’s got to be ready, and you can’t let yourself down and you can’t let your teammates down, either. They’re all depending on him and he knows that, so he’ll be fine.”‘