Archives for May 27, 2010

‘”Even if we thought we were working hard before, it’s a lot harder now,” said Donte Whitner. “So it’s almost like a welcome to the NFL type of thing. The weight room, its totally different thing from the way we lift, the style of lifting, the things we do, the running. It’s almost going back to college knowing how hard you work, the conditioning, running the gassers and the times that we have to be here and the amount of work that we have to put in. That’s what it’s going to take for us to win everybody in top peak shape. We’ve been in the top 3 the past couple of year in injuries. That should help us, so I think we’ll be pretty good.”‘

‘The 6-foot-5, 301-pound lineman from Virginia Tech was the 140th overall pick in the fifth round, and is the first of Buffalo’s nine draft choices to sign.’

‘”It was very important," said Wang of having his parents present. "My family means everything to me so it’s just great to have them up here and be with me and share this moment.”‘

‘A defensive end in college, Batten is expected to move to outside linebacker in the Bills’ 3-4 defense.’

‘"I went into the weight room a little more and worked on my conditioning as well," said Stroud, who tips the scales at 300 pounds. "I wanted to lose the weight so I could be a little quicker and get everything healthy so I could go out here and put on a good performance."’

‘”I really appreciated what Terrell brought to the table,” Fitzpatrick said after Wednesday’s practice. “He brought a lot of experience, and his work ethic was tremendous. We didn’t ever have any problems, and there were open lines of communication on the sideline. He certainly wasn’t shy about suggesting stuff, or letting you know he was open on a play, but that’s part of the quarterback-wide receiver relationship.”‘

‘”They have a system down where they’re going to worry about that and try to see everybody evenly and evaluate from there,” Fitzpatrick said. “It’s all about coming out here and working. They still have to form their opinions of us too because what Chan has seen on film, he really hasn’t seen in person, how we work in the film room, how we work on the field. There’s still a lot to be worked on and working with him will be great.”‘