Archives for July 21, 2009

‘Ralph, more than just the wins and losses or the contributions to the NFL, one of the things that makes you a Hall of Fame owner is that you were a man who really cared about everyone in the organization. In those Super Bowls we went to — all four of them — you made a point to take everyone in the organization. Flew ’em down, got ’em tickets, hotel reservations. From the cleaning ladies to the security guards … everyone. It was obvious how much you cared about everyone in the organization, more than just the outcome of the games.’

‘”T.O. certainly does a very good job of marketing himself, and it was a good fit,” Ballou said. “We have the right athlete and the right marketplace.”‘

‘”I think to get us to the playoffs we just have to take it one game at a time. We’re going to start that in New England on September the 14th and we’re going to work our butts off to go up there and get a win."’

‘"I thought they did fantastic," said Bills special teams coach Bobby April. "It was really something. They just kept getting better and better and better. We kept improving all the time. You can’t ask any more than that."’

‘”I think I impressed them,” said Betterson, a 6-foot speed receiver. “Before the workout, nobody was talking to me. By the end of the workout, I was having conversations with scouts. They were asking me to do drills over.”‘

‘No one knows for sure, and many readers of the mailbag wonder how Owens will do. Sure, the reality show will cause some headaches; you can see he can be a headache even to his closest friends and associates. Imagine how he can be with the strangers in Buffalo.’