Archives for August 31, 2009

‘”We really liked the way he was coming (along),” said Jauron. “We wanted to see him work in there with our first unit in this last game and then planned to split time. We would like to see him get healthy quick so we can get him back out there playing.”‘

‘Though the start of practice was closed to the media, the Bills announced that Owens was back on the field and would address reporters afterward. The receiver has been out since jamming his toe in the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 9, and returns as Buffalo prepares to close the preseason hosting Detroit on Thursday.’

‘”He’s had a great preseason and training camp,” said head coach Dick Jauron. “He’s a great teammate. He plays hard. Spence has done a real nice job.”‘

‘”I don’t have any issues with the no-huddle,” Jauron said. “If you call in plays [from the sidelines], I’ve never really been able to figure out what the difference is [between huddling and not huddling].”‘

‘"Obviously there’s always things I can improve on but I felt like I had a decent game coming out," Maybin said. "Hopefully this next week coming up I can make a little more progression and take momentum into Week One."’

‘"This has got to be the year for us — this team, this organization," Posluszny said late Saturday night following the Steelers’ 17-0 preseason win over Buffalo at Heinz Field. "We’ve got to make it to the playoffs this year. That’s definitely the ultimate goal."’

‘”You have to be able to fill in when people go down, especially in this league,” he said. They (teams) are only allowed to dress so many players so when opportunity calls, you have to be ready to go and make the most of it.”‘