Archives for September 18, 2009

‘Over his career, all with Buffalo, he has 16 interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, and has added 423 tackles in 90 games. He has also defensed 76 passes.’

‘The seven-year veteran has 16 interceptions in 90 career games, and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2005. He was also a Pro Bowl alternate in 2006.’

‘”He’s walking his own path now,” Barber said. “He brings that youthful energy, that 21st century feel to coaching. He’s definitely not one of those old ball coaches.”‘

‘”You definitely feel good about your long term security when you can get a deal like this done, but more importantly it allows you to focus more on football,” McGee told Buffalobills.com. “At the same time I did my best to not even think about it because you don’t want it to affect your play. But it is good to get it over with and focus on making it to the playoffs.”‘

‘"For a lot of the fans," said Petrella, "I think what happened [to McKelvin’s property] was more disturbing than the actual fumble itself. Bills fans are a passionate bunch, but we also pride ourselves for being supportive of our team and being the kind of fans that make players want to play in Buffalo. So I wanted to come up with an idea that made a positive out of a negative situation."’

‘The Bills top cornerback developed the spasms on Friday morning after practicing all this week. If McGee can’t play on Sunday, Ashton Youboty would likely take his place.’

‘While the numbers may have looked good for myself and the offence on Monday, I just want to win. My goal right now is to help the team get some wins while I’m at the running back position during Marshawn Lynch’s three-game suspension. Get as many all-purpose yards as I can because I feel the more times I got the ball in my hand, the more plays I can make. I have an offence that’s able to go out and make some plays and I just have to make sure there’s no fall-off from Marshawn being there to when I’m out there.’

‘Sedita stressed that even though McKelvin has given Town of Hamburg police an affidavit demanding that any suspects be prosecuted, the final decision on how the case will be handled in the courts “will be mine.”‘

‘”This is what I’ve been working for my entire life, through high school, college, in the offseason,” Buggs said. “My time has come and (it’s) best I take the opportunity and run with it.”‘

‘His activism on behalf of Alzheimer’s seems like Owens’ way of giving back, of saying thank you to the woman who molded him during a tough childhood, when his father lived across the street with another family and his mother was working much of the time.’

‘Ron Wolf, the great former general manager, thinks Sestak is a Hall of Famer. But it’s not going to happen due to his short career. Bills Hall of Fame guard Billy Shaw, by comparison, played nine years and was first-team all-AFL five times.’

‘Big Tree remains closed to through traffic between South Park Avenue (Route 62) and the intersection of Mc- Kinley Parkway and Southwestern Boulevard (Route 20) in the Town of Hamburg, according to the state Department of Transportation.’

‘"Andy’s adapting well," offensive line coach Sean Kugler said. "With him and Eric switching positions, I thought Eric’s transition would be quicker moving from interior to interior. Going from tackle to guard is a bigger transition, and probably at the beginning Andy did start a little bit slower. But he’s really been catching on. I think he’s really bought into that position. He’s working hard and getting better each day he’s out here."’

‘Lynch is a powerful back, but Jackson is a better one.’

‘"He looks like he’s back to the form he was before the injuries," said Bills strong safety Bryan Scott, who saw plenty of Williams while playing in Atlanta and New Orleans in 2005 and 2006. "He’s a powerful back who runs hard and has great vision and speed. He does thrive on that contact and loves to punish you. So he’s going to be a challenge for our defense."’