Archives for July 30, 2011

‘Bills safety and player representative George Wilson said Saturday that all of his teammates signed a ballot in favor of recertification a day earlier when the team reported to training camp in suburban Rochester.’

‘”I’m just looking forward to it,” he said. “I like having the opportunity to play center. Me and Geoff (Hangartner) are going to work hard. The best five guys are going to play. That pretty much happens every year, so we’re all going to come out and compete and trust that the coaches will put the right people in the right spots.”‘

‘”That’s what you’re trying to do, is upgrade your football team every opportunity you get. We think we’ve taken steps to get that done from last year to this year,” he added. “The one thing just walking on the field today is we look bigger. Now I don’t know if we’re stronger because I haven’t seen them in the weight room. But we’re bigger. Hopefully that translates into being stronger and more physical and harder to push around.”‘

‘”It’s great,” Dareus said after going through a conditioning workout with his teammates at St. John Fisher College. “No school. … It’s great to just focus on football. It’s something you worked your butt off for. And I’m happy to be around the players.”‘

‘Here’s a breakdown on the most prominent camp roster battles…’.

‘Among the things explicitly prohibited is alcohol. The Bills also reserve the right to restrict any items that are deemed inappropriate. Fans can bring their own food, beverages, small coolers, thermoses, cameras, etc.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 6-2 225 7 Harvard Can he improve on 23 TDs, 15 INTs in Year 2 under Gailey?’

‘Saturday, July 30: 3:20 -5:30 p.m.’

‘”We went over a couple things before we went out here today and I didn’t want to miss anything with the team. Anything that happens, I want to be there.”‘

‘”In this league, you better have three quality corners,” said Gailey. “With the addition of him, it gives us three quality corners that can go out and play on a weekly basis. If Aaron (Williams) comes in and does what we think he can do, it gives us more depth. We have a chance to be very solid at that position.”‘

‘Bills general manager Buddy Nix said Moats will get some work inside, while also playing on the outside. Nix said the team is still looking for possible free-agent additions. “I think the big word right now is patience,” he said. “We need to not jump on the first thing. We need to make sure we are thorough and evaluate them.”‘

‘Reached by phone in Mesa, Ariz., where he was preparing to appear in an Arena Football League playoff game with the Arizona Rattlers, Harris confirmed Friday evening that he instead expects to join the Bills sometime next week.’

‘Gailey wouldn’t provide details, but ruled out the cause being heat related. It happened Friday after most players had left the field following a 25-minute session at training camp in suburban Rochester.’

‘If the Bills don’t make a move to bring in a veteran linebacker, Posluszny’s departure will put the “draft ’em, and develop ’em, and win with ’em” philosophy to the test. Posluszny’s successor could very well be rookie Kelvin Sheppard, while another rookie, Marcell Dareus, will be tasked with occupying enough blockers to let the linebackers roam free.’

‘One reason the Bills won’t make deals like the ones mentioned above can be found in comments made earlier this week by Chief Operating Officer Russ Brandon, who said, in pretty clear language, that the Bills will not be spending big money on any of the available free agents. But why Ralph, why?’