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Archives for October 2008

Overdue recognition comes Byrd’s way

‘”For Buffalo to honor me by saying I’m one of the better things to happen to that city, it’s great,” said Byrd, who recently retired as a loan officer and now resides in Massachusetts. “I just enjoyed the city and the people there immensely.”‘

Hardy pushing to make progress

‘Three catches for 35 yards might not look like much on the surface, but for Hardy it was a step in the right direction. "It was huge for me," said Hardy. "I was starting to get into a groove. I really thought it was going to be my break out game and it didn’t work out the way I expected. But it gives me more motivation to come in and have two weeks of great practice and have that kind of game against San Diego."’

Parrish has firm hold on recovery from surgery

‘”Everything went pretty good with the surgery,” Parrish said after Bills practice this week. “The surgery was only 20 minutes, so it wasn’t a long process. We have everything going pretty good right now, and I’m just taking it day-by-day.”‘

:60 with Marcus Stroud

‘”I do a lot of reading. I try to open up myself to a lot of different things besides football. I spend so much time playing football I have to be able to do other things. “James Patterson is my favorite author. I can’t pick one book of his that’s my favorite. The Alex Cross series is awesome. [It includes “Cradle and All,” “Roses Are Red,” “The Big Bad Wolf” and “Kiss the Girls.”] All his books are easy to read. He puts you in a mind-set. Once you start, you can’t put it down.”‘

Bills’ Jackson could play quarterback in a pinch

‘”I’ve never played quarterback in my life,” he said. “I have a pretty good arm. I can throw. I wouldn’t say I’m the most accurate person on the team, but I can throw if I need to. I was actually 2 for 2 in the Arena League for touchdowns [on halfback options]. One was about 15 yards and one was 6 yards.”‘

Bills have been eased into tough part of schedule

‘On the other hand, teams the Bills will face in games six through 16 currently stand at 17-19 with this week’s games pending. That’s not fantastic, but what lies ahead remains a more serious trial than the one presented by the collectively marginal pool of postseason outcasts the Bills have already battled.’

Bills stirred, but not shaken entering bye week

‘"It’s the next step, winning after a loss," Whitner said. "It’s the test of a good player. It’s the test of a good college program. It’s everything. Once you have adversity and you lose football games, how do you bounce back?"’

Whitner returning to Ohio State

‘”Coach Tressel asked me if I would like to be an honorary captain and I said, ‘Yes,'” said Whitner. “So I’m going to be there to toss the coin and watch the game.”‘

Bills lay groundwork for better run game

‘”In an honest evaluation, we’ve got to do a better job up front of getting those guys bigger creases, getting them in space,” Bills offensive line coach Sean Kugler said after Wednesday’s final bye-week practice. “They’re both outstanding. We’re finding things that they do well. We try to evaluate the things we do well and get it going for the future. We’re going to work our tails off to improve in that area.”‘

Jauron sends his players off on a long weekend

‘”We have a few guys banged up, including myself, so this gives us a chance to get back healthy for the long run,” said Bills defensive tackle Marcus Stroud, who has nursed a sore shoulder the past week. “We’re about to hit the meat of our schedule. We have important games, coming up starting with San Diego. We’re going to go out and prepare hard next week and get ready for a great game on Sunday.”‘