Archives for August 19, 2011

‘”Everybody has a much better overall knowledge of the offense today than we did last year, maybe at any time,” said Bills head coach, Chan Gailey. “With that in place, now you have something to build on. We’ve got a foundation that we can build on.”‘

‘”This is a tremendous place for prepare,” Brandon told News 4 Sports, “and we have had a lot of discussions over the last month. The long and short of it is I think we are closing in on an agreement for St John Fisher to be the summer home of the Bills for many years to come.”‘

‘”St. John Fisher makes it work. The staff and everything about this campus and everything about this camp make this one of the best places to prepare in the National Football League. Obviously the proximity to everything we have here, the food service, the fields and the weight rooms and just how the community embraces this is incredibly important to our regionalization. (There are) no doubts we are going to be back here.”‘

‘The Bills have enough trouble trying to get quality free agents to come to Buffalo. They are at a disadvantage because of their recent track record on the field, their perceived lack of financial resources, the overstating of the weather and the accurate assessment of the ridiculous tax structure in the state of New York make it a big wall to climb. The commissioner of their league playing matchmaker and cutting them out is something they should not have to deal with.’

‘”I am the guy, but I still feel like they’re the guys also,” Johnson said. “We all have something to prove, so why don’t we all take this as a huge opportunity and make something of it.”‘

‘Coach Chan Gailey calls the decision to rest Merriman a precaution. He adds Merriman would have likely played if this were a regular-season game.’

‘”We got a lot of good work in,” said Fitzpatrick. “I think offensively the last few days we didn’t practice like we wanted to. That being said, we’ve got the three games to get ready for the season. I think we got a lot done here. I think we really grew as a team. We’re excited to get back to Orchard Park and start practicing there.”‘

‘”We’ve had a lot of discussions over the last month and the long and short of it is I think we’re closing in on an agreement for St. John Fisher to be the summer home of the Bills for many, many years to come,” he said.’

‘In order to realize his dream of claiming a permanent roster spot in the NFL, Forrest must do enough in the team’s three remaining preseason games to unseat Brian Moorman, a two-time Pro Bowler who has spent his entire career with Buffalo. “He’s one of the best ever to punt, so it’s definitely an uphill battle,” Forrest said. “He also has a year left on his contract.”‘