Archives for September 10, 2009

‘”I think sometimes those (good) things get overshadowed because of a lot of criticism and other things,” Owens said. “That’s one thing you can never take away are the things I do on the football field.”‘

‘A 3-5 mark at midseason leaves Owens wanting out and everyone else pointing fingers at what went wrong. Jauron takes the fall for a 6-10 season.’

‘”Yeah, probably,” Jauron said when asked if the Bills had overestimated Walker, a seven-year veteran who was released Tuesday. Two days after firing offensive co-ordinator Turk Schonert, the Bills changed the identity of the man who has to protect quarterback Trent Edwards’s blind side, six days before facing a team that has beaten them 11 consecutive times.’

‘The Cowboys cut Owens in March after three seasons, catching the 35-year-old receiver by surprise. So when the Bills parted ways with offensive coordinator Turk Schonert 10 days before the opener, Owens said, “Well, I’m no stranger to surprise. I got the biggest surprise that anybody could imagine in March, so that was nothing. It was just one of those things. It’s part of the business and you kind of deal with the shock initially, and you let it wear off and you keep moving.”’

‘Forget that he’s 35. Given his talent, and the fact he remains one of the hardest working athletes on the planet – dysfunction and all – the man they call T.O. will make the Buffalo Bills offense better.’

‘”I don’t know about that. All that’s in the past. Each year is different with him,” Springs said of the Bills’ big offseason acquisition. “The good thing about going up against T.O. is, when you play (against someone) like that, you see where you’re at. You know he’s always going to try to dominate any opponent. He comes and works really hard.’

‘”I’m really very happy with where it’s at,” Edwards said. “You can only let it be a distraction if you let it negatively affect you. And I don’t think we have guys on this team that are going to let it negatively affect them.”‘

‘”A lot of people don’t understand, you hear about his personality and all his antics, but I don’t think people understand how hard the guy works,” gushed Springs. “You don’t understand that he’s actually a smart football player. He knows how defenses play him, and he makes different adjustments.”‘

‘”We’re doing some things in the offense that will help me get in shape a little bit faster than I need to, especially with the upcoming Monday night game,” he added. “But you know, that’s part of our offense and we’re looking forward to it. I’ve gotten a taste of it since the OTAs and I know what to expect. That’s sometimes a plus for the offense especially if we can kind of wear guys down and keep them on the field and don’t allow them to make substitutions, but it’s something we’re looking forward to and we’re going to try it out.”‘

‘”So we’re going to present some challenges for their defense just as they’re going to present some challenges for us scheme wise.”‘

‘I’ve said pretty much all I’m going to say about that,” Jauron said Wednesday during a conference call at Gillette Stadium, regarding the firing of Turk Schonert. “And obviously, we have the transcripts of the press conference that was held. So if you don’t have them … you can certainly call us and we’ll send them to you.”‘

‘Now there have been coaching changes in Buffalo as well. Jauron’s moves are a sign he’s trying to prevent the coaching changes from reaching the top.’

‘”Tell Bill (Belichick) I said hello.”‘

‘”It just gets you a little winded,” he said. “For myself, I haven’t really practiced much the last few preseason games, so I’m still trying to get myself into shape and that’s coming around.”‘

Passing thoughts (Boston Globe)

Hand in hand (Boston Globe)

Period piece (Boston Globe)

Owens catching up (Boston Globe)

Hoyer untested, but undeterred (Boston Globe)

Shawn Springs covers Terrell Owens (Boston Herald)

Motivated Terrell Owens eager to silence naysayers (Boston Herald)

Robert Kraft must take stock of Patriots’ present and future (Boston Herald)

Patriots offensive capsules (Boston Herald)

Recapping Tom Brady’s tumultuous year (Boston Herald)

A call to order in AFC East (Boston Herald)

Tom Brady itching to get back in game (Boston Herald)

Staff predictions (Boston Herald)

Time running out on ‘Patriots Decade’ (Boston Herald)

Patriots succeed with an age-old recipe (Boston Herald)

Patriots’ role in altered CBA ‘clarified’ (Boston Herald)

Patriots go on offensive with a bold raid of Al Davis (Boston Herald)

Richard Seymour a no-show, no-address (Boston Herald)

Contracts at core of Patriots’ success (Boston Herald)

After big rookie year, Jerod Mayo ready to add mustard (Boston Herald)

Patriots try to hold the line (Boston Herald)

Bill Belichick’s labor of love (Boston Herald)

Motivated Terrell Owens eager to silence naysayers (Boston Herald)

Patriots coach Bill Belichick talks about Buffalo Bills, T.O., not so much about Richard Seymour (Springfield Republican)

Patriots: T.O.’s play can match his mouth (Metro West Daily News)

First game always a treat (Metro West Daily News)

As Bills prepare to open the season against the Patriots, coach Dick Jauron is already feeling the heat (Providence Journal)

Rivers gives motivational speech to Patriots (Providence Journal)

Owens promises to ‘bring my spy camera’ to Foxboro (Providence Journal)

Seymour merely the latest in sweeping changes on defensive side of the ball (Brockton Enterprise)

Owens serving up the popcorn already (Brockton Enterprise)

For the defense, verdict not in (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

Owens says no-huddle is no good (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

Brady expecting continued success (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Owens gets in the spirit of Bills-Patriots rivalry (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Tom Brady-Peyton Manning debate is still no contest (New Bedford Standard Times)

Belichick on Seymour: No interest (Manchester Union Leader)

Jauron, Bills plan for Pats (Lynn Daily Item)

If Patriots can’t get Seymour back, can they at least get Pioli back? (Lynn Daily Item)

Brady ready for some football (Nashua Telegraph)

Brady ready to go on Monday night; Wed notes (Patriots.com)

Tom Brady Press Conference (Patriots.com)

Bill Belichick Press Conference (Patriots.com)

Terrell Owens Conference Call (Patriots.com)

Dick Jauron Conference Call (Patriots.com)