Archives for September 2009

‘"I just wanted to go out there and put something on film so they could have a good evaluation of myself," said Palmer, who joins the list of undrafted rookies who have made the Bills’ opening-day roster in six of the last eight years. "I gave it all I’ve got, played hard and just tried to show them that I could be one of the players that they may want on their team."’

‘"He’s got a glow about him," said seventh-year defensive end Chris Kelsay. "He’s not afraid. He’s not cocky but he’s very, very confident."’

‘While with the Bills, Aiken said he developed an appreciation for special teams in working with coaches such as Danny Smith, who is now with the Redskins, and current Bills assistant head coach/special teams coach Bobby April. “They put special teams first,” Aiken said. “Some days, we did nothing but a special teams practice.”’

Special player (Boston Globe)

Union files grievance for Seymour (Boston Globe)

Laurence Maroney in a rush (Boston Herald)

Sey you on Tuesday? (Boston Herald)

Tom Brady confirms baby on the way (Boston Herald)

Jarvis Green makes next step in line (Boston Herald)

Tom Brady relaxed, ready to go (Boston Herald)

For Patriots rookies, Monday night will be a whole new ballgame (Providence Journal)

With Seymour gone, Jarvis Green must step up (Providence Journal)

Pats hoping Green will help power their defense (Brockton Enterprise)

Matthews a Giant addition to offense (Brockton Enterprise)

Matthews goes about business (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Brady: Gisele is pregnant (AP)

Green means go on Monday night; Fri notes (Patriots.com)

Raytheon and Patriots honored as Boston Business Journal corporate citizenship partners of the year (Patriots.com)

‘Sixth-year wide receiver Lee Evans and third-year quarterback Trent Edwards will represent the offense. Seventh-year linebacker Kawika Mitchell and third-year linebacker Paul Posluszny will represent the defense, while the special teams unit will be represented by ninth-year punter Brian Moorman and fourth-year safety George Wilson.’

‘After completing a workout with a third team in the last week, former Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jon Runyan left the Buffalo Bills saying he felt "great" and was ready to join a team and make a contribution immediately.’

‘Fine has been nursing a hamstring injury, while Florence injured his knee in the Bills’ second preseason game against the Chicago Bears. Both players were held out of practice on Friday.’

‘Ten straight years of not making the postseason hasn’t gotten Fox down — in fact, he has a saving account holding travel money for when the Bills make it to another Super Bowl.’

‘But the way I look at it, there’s no better preparation for going up against the likes of Tom Brady and Randy Moss than going head-to-head in practice every day against our own Terrell Owens and Lee Evans.’

‘Jauron says he enjoys coaching Owens rather than coaching against him. “He keeps you up at night, at least he did me as a defensive coach,” he said. “He’s got speed down the field and he’s a competitive guy…Having him with you every day you gain a lot of respect for his work ethic…I’m not sure I’ve seen many players who work as hard. He’s got a presence on the team, anything that has to do with football he’s really into on the field. He’s all business.”‘

‘”You can say the T.O. buzz has worn off,” Evans said, noting that Owens did miss the final four weeks of the preseason nursing a sprained toe that’s now healed. “It has overshadowed him. But it’s bigger than 81. He’ll certainly do some things throughout the season to get it back. And hopefully it ends with a `W,’ because that’s all that really matters.”‘

‘"I always know once we play them it’s got to be your best game of the year," Bills cornerback Terrence McGee said. "They prepare well, they execute well, they bring guys in who do their job and you can’t make a mistake or they’ll capitalize on it. You’ve got to have your best practices throughout the week and definitely your best game as far as technique and detail."’

‘"The good thing about going up against T.O. is, when you play [against someone] like that, you see where you’re at," Springs told the Boston Herald. "You know he’s always going to try to dominate any opponent. He comes and works really hard. You have to be ready playing him. Either you’re going to be the bug or the windshield, one of the two, with him. He’s so competitive. You’ve got to like guys like that."’

‘I see the 3-4 problem last year as two-fold. No. 1 was physical matchups. They weren’t tough enough up the middle, which is why Kris Jenkins and the Jets held them to 30 rush yards on 17 carries in the first meeting. No. 2: The pass game was worse than the run game versus the 3-4 scheme. The Bills had 119 rush yards at Miami, 161 versus Cleveland, 156 versus the 49ers.’

‘”It shows that hard work and determination can get you to where you want to be,” Jackson continued. “It can be a motivational story to tell kids; tell them that guys from little colleges can get to where they want to be.”‘