Archives for August 2, 2009

‘One false step from the corner assigned to him, and Evans is off to the races. Sure, Edwards must improve on his deep-ball accuracy, and a reshuffled offensive line must jell, but those should happen with enough reps. As Evans has demonstrated time and again, he’s lethal with the ball in his strong hands in the open field. He has caught touchdown passes of at least 83 yards in each of the past three seasons and has six 70-yard-plus TD receptions since 2000 – the most in the NFL over that span.’

‘”Eric is doing a great job so far,” Stroud said. “He’s only been here a couple of days, and in those couple of days he’s showing why they picked him in the first round.”‘

‘Fitzpatrick might lack the "wow factor," but the Buffalo Bills aren’t looking for wow. They just want him to be a solid backup behind starter Trent Edwards.’

‘"Outside of getting the proper rest and practice, that’s what my day consists of, studying," Harris said after practice Saturday at St. John Fisher College. "It’s a continuous strain for myself."’

‘Even if Spann doesn’t stay, he may be pushing players in practice.’

‘”There were just some off the field issues that I had to deal with,” Levitre said last Monday in his first day at camp. “I’m glad to be here and ready to get started. Too bad it was a couple days late, but I’m excited as heck to be here.”‘