Archives for September 8, 2011

‘”He played more consistently which is what we said the whole thing was about anyways, being more consistent,” said Gailey. “Technically and with assignments, he’s been more consistent.”‘

‘”I don’t want to be a little bit better, I want to be tons better … 30 spots better, I’m talking about a lot better, that’s what I expect … that’s what I want.”‘

‘”Buddy and I talk about this on a regular basis and we talk about what helps our football team,” said Chan Gailey, the Bills’ second-year coach. “We feel we have upgraded our football team since the end of last year. That’s what you try to do; upgrade your football team every opportunity you get. From last year to this year, we think we have taken the steps to get that done.”‘

‘”Guys know who can play,” Nelson said. “We’re very confident in the receiver group that we have, and we’re very confident in what we can do. Yeah, we’re young and, yeah, most of us were undrafted. But if you can play, you can play. We’re very confident, and the trade was a confidence-builder for us.”‘

‘”I feel like she’s still with me whenever I go home,”Dareus said. “I know she’s still here supporting me. She never complained. You have no time to complain. You do it. I’ma young successful kid from the projects, from the ‘hood, doing pretty well, and don’t take it for granted. Go out there and have fun. You have no reason to put your head down.”‘

‘More realistically, we’ll call for a 6-10 season and a step in the right direction.’

‘This roster is a crumbling monument to neglect and bad personnel moves. A decade of weak drafts and frugal ownership has left the Bills with a roster that’s sorely lacking in established players in their professional primes. The Bills have very little to show for their drafts in the mid-2000s.’

‘”We took those guys into overtime and we felt that we should’ve won that game,” said Torell Troup. “Even with how bad we played last year we still had a chance to win the game at the end of the game. I think this year we’ll play a lot better and clean up a lot of the mistakes and go out there and dominate.”‘

‘"I feel good," Merriman said in the Bills’ locker room. "Just during camp and getting better and getting adjusted to things, one of the biggest things was getting back to playing football again and feeling comfortable."’

‘He said he expects to let it grow all this season, too. "It’s on; it’s going," he said. "Anybody who wants to join me can join me."’

‘”I’m not a first-round pick, I’m not a big-school, big-name guy, so I’m never going to get the benefit of the doubt. I have to prove on the field that I belong and that’s going to happen with me week in, week out, in every year as well. That’s how I look at it.”‘

‘”My agent was talking to a couple teams but we thought definitely Buffalo was the best choice. Just me being here, and the coaches knowing me, it’s definitely a good fit.”‘

Offensive coordinator Bill Muir to call plays for Chiefs (Kansas City Star)

Matt Cassel is adamant he will play Sunday for Chiefs (Kansas City Star)

Chiefs QB Cassel expected to start Sunday vs Bills (AP)

You make the call: Haley likely to remain at offensive controls (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy And Personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Hunt family embraces Bills-Chiefs history (The Sports Xchange)

Bowe Feeling Good As Regular Season Approaches (KCChiefs.com)

Muir To Call Plays (KCChiefs.com)

Q&A with Todd Haley 9/7 (KCChiefs.com)

‘So who wins the NFL’s beauty pageant? The most attractive sample of players, with an average facial symmetry rating of 99.47, was one of the worst teams in the league: the Buffalo Bills. Their record last season was a woeful 4-12. The least attractive team was the Kansas City Chiefs, a group that won its division last season and made it to the playoffs.’

‘”I feel like I’m always going to have to go out and prove myself,” he said. “I’m not a big-school guy, a big-name guy. I’m never going to get the benefit of the doubt.”‘