Archives for July 2009

‘"I know I’ve been a good teammate," he said. "I can’t shake that stigma of being a bad teammate, when I haven’t been."’

‘Buffalo Bills training camp kicks off Saturday at St. John Fisher College near Rochester and stays there until Aug. 19. The team will then move to Orchard Park to complete its preparation for the season, which begins with a Monday night game Sept. 14 against the New England Patriots.’

‘Trent Edwards…With weapons in place, we find out if he’s The Man.’

‘”What did surprise me is the depth that he was willing to go to in the show emotionally and also reflecting on his own life and shortcomings and things he wants to do to make him a better man,” Ignjatovic said. “He really shows some sides of himself and really exposes his emotions in ways that I never thought possible.”‘

‘Based on their free agent acquisitions, draft class and players returning from injury it appears as though they are. But there will have to be some surefire elements to Buffalo’s performance if they’re to pull off a win, particularly one at Gillette Stadium in Week 1.’

‘When the Buffalo Bills finally did, Ganz said he took full advantage of his two-day tryout with the franchise earlier this month. “I thought I did really well,” Ganz said. “I felt like I did all the things I was supposed to do, but you just never know. The Bills have about a week-and-a-half left to call and let me know if they want me to attend training camp. If it doesn’t work out with Buffalo, maybe another NFL team will call. I’ve even given some thought to playing in the Canadian Football League. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”‘

‘What he imparted to the campers at the Bogg last week was that he couldn’t have made that recovery without God. He wasn’t talking about some miraculous healing or anything like that, but about how his faith gave him the will to keep trying and keep going to physical therapy, even after two months of being bed-ridden.’

‘”We did not have a lot of sacks and we had some pressures and we had a lot of balls on the turf that we did not capture,” said defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. “We did not take advantage of that opportunity to get the ball. That’s definitely going to be an emphasis for us. Hopefully we can increase our production in sacks as well as turnovers.”‘

‘"There is more to being a defensive end in the National Football League than sacks," Kelsay said. "Schobel’s a sack guy and even he says that. But at the same time, sacks are very important because a lot of times they change momentum and cause turnovers. And at the defensive end position, a lot of emphasis is on us getting to the quarterback."’

‘The stage is now set for a terrific training camp battle involving Florence, Corner and Ashton Youboty, who emerged with the job last summer.’

‘"I think we certainly are a better football team. We all have one common goal here and I’ve talked about it many times and that’s playing football in deep January. We feel very good as an organization, excited where the organization is headed." — Bills COO/GM Russ Brandon.’

‘And how about your Bills teammates? Are they giving you a blank slate? "For everybody, it’s different. There is going to be apprehension on some people’s parts. I went through the same things in Philly and Dallas. But I’ve already had teammates come to me in private and say, "Man, you’re nothing like I thought you’d be." I’m very secure about where I am in the locker room."’

‘Losman was all-city at Venice and ranks as one of the most successful Westside athletes in the recent past. A decision is expected shortly on his participation as pro football teams are approaching the start of training camp.’

‘OptionIt said the deal will give fans a new method of purchasing tickets for Bills’ home games during the 2009 season, including the Dec. 3 game against the New York Jets at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ont.’

‘”I feel pretty much the same,” said Lynch. “I bulked up to about 230 and put some mass on. We’ll see how that’s going to work. I haven’t lost a step.”‘