Archives for August 22, 2008

‘Bills wide receivers Roscoe Parrish and James Hardy will also likely sit out Sunday’s game. Parrish has a sore knee and Hardy is dealing with a sore hamstring.’

‘”It’s making minimal progress,” Edwards said.’

‘”I had spoken with coach briefly before today’s practice and he had said to me that I was not going to be available for this weekend’s game,” said Edwards following practice Friday. “So we’re going to be pretty precautious in terms of trying to get me 100 percent for the last preseason game and not take any risks and that’s kind of what I’m going with right now.”‘

‘Whatever happens on the field Sunday night figures to be overshadowed by the venue itself. Lucas Oil Stadium, a 63,000-seat, retractable-roof facility that cost a reported $720 million to build, will be hosting a major event for the first time. The facility replaces the RCA Dome, which had been the Colts’ home since their move from Baltimore in 1984, as the team’s field.’

‘”Every day I need to get better, no matter if I become the great one,” McKelvin said. “Every day I always have to get better. Every day I will come out here and work on my footwork and my technique and hopefully come out and be the best.”‘

‘Peters is scheduled to make $3.25 million this season, or $191,176 per week during the regular season. If Peters aims to minimize his financial losses, he would likely report sometime around Labor Day. The Bills’ season opener is Sept. 7 against Seattle.’

‘”The thing people don’t realize in the NFL is how fast everything is, the whole flow of the game,” he said. “Luckily, I was blessed to go to [Seattle] and realize the speed of the game. Unfortunately I was released from there but I know what it takes – the study habits, the extra work that it takes to hopefully make the team.”‘

‘With a reliable backup in Fred Jackson ready to take on a small yet crucial percentage of the workload starting Week 1, Lynch will be able to accrue fewer than the NFL-leading 21.5 carries per game he did last season . That should of course lead to less wear, and the strategy to minimize his deterioration ought to start right now.’

‘"I know that we are," Jauron said when asked if the staff is getting closer to finalizing the 53-man squad. "There’s no doubt about it, we’ve been at it for a while and we’ve been through two exhibition games. We’ve had a chance to see a good deal of tape on all the players we need to see."’

‘"It’s on me and I’m not afraid. I’m not backing down," he said. "So at the end of the year, when we’re going into that 17th game, it’ll feel good. And then it’s on me, too."’

‘”I would say there’s not much change in them except for maybe a little anxiety, but no more effort because they have been giving that all along,” he said. “I wouldn’t say there’s any significant (increase in) concentration because they have been trying all along. But I would say that the anxiety starts to rise.”‘