Archives for March 28, 2012

‘”He’s capable of playing all three downs, I think,” Gailey said. “And the thing about it is, all three downs in the league today are more passing than running. We’re a different animal than we were 15 years ago.”‘

‘”I know one thing. They’re both not going to be totally happy with the number of touches that they get. With only one football and several guys who can make plays, everybody’s not going to be happy. That’s part of it. So you do the best you can to use C.J. and Fred in different ways to get them the ball, because they’re both capable of making big plays.”‘

‘”It’s what I expected, so I can honestly say that it hasn’t been anything (different) for me,” Jackson said. “We felt like we had to make some moves in free agency, so I wanted them to concentrate on that. He gave me his word that we’ll get something done. He’s a man of his word, so something will get done about it.”‘

‘Jackson is scheduled to make $1.95 million in the final season of a four-year deal he signed with Buffalo in 2009.’

‘”Fred and I have visited a couple of times,” Nix said during an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio (via the Bills’ official site). “Fred has been vocal some about wanting a new deal and that kind of thing so finally I called him in and we talked twice. I told him we’re going to offer you an extension. We had priorities with guys that were unrestricted that we didn’t want to lose.’