Archives for August 11, 2011

‘”I’m starting to put my foot in the ground and feeling better but it’s something I have to continue to get more and more confidence every day and try to continue to learn,” Spiller said. “I definitely feel more comfortable then I did last year.”‘

‘”I knew him from when I was with the Bears and he was with the Steelers … I had a chance to see him coach. His reputation speaks for itself,” Wannstedt said. “As soon as I got the Dolphins’ job (in 2000) he was the first guy I called. He came down with his wife and it just clicked. It was good chemistry and I think he looked at that opportunity as a positive one."’

‘”Wherever they need me, I’m more than happy to go in there and play,” Caulcrick said. “I’m just trying to bust my butt on special teams, and at the end of the day I’m just trying to be on the roster come Sept. 11.”‘

‘”It’s hard for me to comment on that now,” Evans said. “It’s one of those things you have to find out how much substance is behind it and see what happens.”‘

‘Searcy, a fourth-round pick from North Carolina, is 5-foot-11, 217 pounds. He lifted 225 pounds 27 times in a row at the NFL Scouting Combine workouts in February. That was the most of any defensive back at the combine. An average strong safety makes about 15 to 17 repetitions.’

‘”The Favre hit happened in Week 12 or 13, and I was just a guy on the team,” Moats said with a big smile the other night at St. John Fisher College.’

‘”It’s hard for me to comment on it now,” Evans said. “It’s one of those things where you’ve got to find out how much substance is behind it and see what happens. You see some blogs and hear some things around the Internet and on the news. So we just have to see what the truth is.”‘

‘”A lot of great memories,” Wannstedt said. “I’ve always believed in coaching that every head coach has a window when things have to come together. It might be open two years or five years. It varies with the job. Obviously, our window shut after that fourth year (in 1996).”’

‘”I’m a football coach, and I’m not ready to retire. But I didn’t need to take a job unless it was with the right person,” Wannstedt explained. “I’m doing this because I feel like the situation is good … and the guy who’s the head coach here, I know what he’s all about.”‘

‘Parrish was running a fly pattern during a full-field drill when he came up limping and grabbing his left leg. Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey expects him to miss extended practice time.’

‘”We’ve talked preliminarily about the starters going somewhere around the first quarter, maybe a little bit less, maybe a little bit more, it depends on how many plays we get.” Gailey added, “The one thing I know is if you go out and get guys hurt because you left them out there too long and they’re not ready to play September 11th, that’s not a good thing. So you gotta find ways to keep pushing them to be ready for September 11th without going over the line and I don’t know where that line is, it’s a feel. We’ll take this game more individually maybe more than we ever have taken a game.”‘

‘”It was just circulating through the locker room,” said Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson. “I don’t even watch Sports Center or nothing, none of that. But I heard about it in the locker room and was like ‘Probably not true.’ And now today, it’s like ‘Wow, maybe it is true.'”‘

‘Buddy Nix targeted him last season claiming him from the Cowboys. He actually pulled a fast one on Jerry Jones. Nix claimed Martin Rucker off the Cowboys practice squad. Jones didn’t want to lose Rucker so he signed him to the roster cutting Chandler. That freed up the guy Nix wanted all along and he claimed him in early December. Nix knew Jones thought a lot of Rucker and would likely keep him. Chandler said, “I don’t know how it all went down, but I’m pretty excited to be a Buffalo Bill.”‘

‘Returning on the defensive side from the injured list were linebackers Chris Kelsay and Kelvin Sheppard, defensive lineman Kellen Heard and cornerback Drayton Florence. Florence’s return was especially surprising in light of the fact that Gailey had previously stated that Florence could miss the preseason opener Saturday with a four to six-day prognosis.’

‘”It’s hard for me to comment on it now," Evans said. "It’s one of those things where you’ve got to find out how much substance is behind it and see what happens. You see some blogs and hear some things around the internet and on the news. So we just have to see what the truth is.”‘