Archives for August 2012

‘Goodell met with reporters prior to a scheduled event at Chautauqua Institution.’

‘”It’s not novel for the NFL,” said Schumer. “They’ve already written in a similar exception for people who have owned the team for more than 20 years in the revenue sharing agreement that the league currently uses. They’ve done it for the revenue sharing in terms of paying that back, they can do it for this G-4 program.”‘

‘Describe Chan Gailey in one word. Discipline.’

‘”We all know he has a great nose for the ball and he has done a great job this entire off-season in terms of being a guy that is in the right spot and always seems to be making plays,” said Fitzpatrick. “He is certainly a guy that we are going to hope makes a lot of plays this year.”‘

‘Peter Anderson, spokesman for County Executive Mark Poloncarz, said he had no idea what Schumer’s news conference is about. Joshua Vlasto, a spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, also said he had no idea what Schumer’s news conference was about.’

‘”Obviously, there is a competition right now between me and Vince,” said Thigpen. “I think Vince and I understand the way the business works and every year they are going to bring somebody in to compete with you. At the end of the day, I have to worry about myself. If you are out there worrying about somebody else, you aren’t working on the task at hand.”‘

‘”It’s kind of like going out there and driving a car and breaking it in. That’s what we want to do … go out there and move around against other people, see what’s going on and see how we play off one another.”‘

‘Prediction: 2nd A.F.C. East.’

‘The starters will see a fair amount of time in Thursday night’s game, but Gailey said it won’t be more than a few series for offense and defense. “Somewhere around 15-18 plays,” said Gailey. “That’s the plan going in. If they’re in the middle of a drive we might keep our ones out there. If we’re in the middle of a drive we might keep our ones out there. If it’s 13 (plays) and they’ve played well we might get them out if it’s the end of a series. Somewhere around that 15, 18 (range) though.”‘

‘”You hate that it’s happened the way it’s happened. We had to move Chris over to get some reps at right. If Erik Pears can’t go, then we’ve got to find out who the best right tackle is, too,” coach Chan Gailey said. “We’ve been trying to play the game back and forth. It’s not exactly fair to Chris, but he’s a good football player and he can adapt. We’ll see how this works out. I think we’ll get Erik Pears back next week and we can go back to the normal rotation that we’ve had.”‘

‘”Maybe Moats has learned so much football moving all over the place that he really understands the game and how this position fits for him,” Gailey said.’

‘”It’s important to emphasize several of the changes made to our gameday experience for all fans attending games at Ralph Wilson Stadium as we enter the 2012 season,” Russ Brandon, the team’s chief executive officer said. “Our primary objective focuses on fan-safety and the fan code-of-conduct in accordance with the league’s Best Practices policy, as it is each year.”‘

‘”So far so good, but the main thing is to keep improving,” he said. “You want to strive for perfection and I just want to keep getting better. It was good to hear (Wannstedt) have that confidence in me, but you still don’t want to get complacent, you want to continue to improve.”‘

‘”I do not care where he has come from. I really do not,” Gailey said of Hagan. “If somebody wants to come here and perform, we will take a look at them and give them an opportunity. We are open to anybody winning a job anywhere. We do not care. If you can play well, you will probably have a spot on our football team.”‘

‘With all of the activities it’s easy for kids, and adults as well, to forget that there’s a practice going on. From when fans first exit the shuttle bus they walk into an air conditioned tent that offers a football toss, cell phone sale, blood pressure screenings, media guides, ticket sales and a gift shop. Outside the tent there are concession stands with fried foods to rival the New York State Fair, including macaroni and cheese and Oreos.’