Archives for August 2012

”’Arthur Moats and Kirk Morrison are in a battle,” Wannstedt said. ”And to be quite honest with you, Arthur probably gets the nudge a little bit. … Arthur may have out-performed him a little bit at this point in training camp.”’

‘”Thank goodness this is the pre-season because I think that’s actually going to be a lot more exciting as far as being the first time going out there,” Williams remarked. “Being on the field, being in that environment and just seeing the fans’ reactions. It’s almost like me being a rookie all over again and I kind of gotta make sure I don’t get too excited, too tired.”‘

‘A spokesperson for the Bills said the team was unaware Schumer had even planned the news conference.’

‘”Mentally, we were sort of into it,” said Gailey. “I did not think, it is the first time in quite a while that we have not been in pads, and I thought guys thought it was a glorified walk-through. We have to make sure we learn how to practice without pads on, so we have to up the tempo on that a little bit.”‘

‘He will announce details of this plan to secure a lease deal today at the stadium.’

‘”At the strong side position Arthur Moats and Kirk Morrison are in a battle,” said Bills defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt. “To be quite honest with you Arthur gets the nudge a little bit. They are going to split time in the game, but Arthur might have outperformed him a little bit at this point in training camp. So we have real competition right there and how it unfolds; the games will determine that.”‘

‘New Security Screening Process at the Gate Entry: New for 2012, and in conjunction with the NFL’s best practices for fan safety, the Bills will implement hand-held metal detector screening of all guests, employees, vendors, media and game production personnel. Fans are strongly urged to hold their keys and cell phones in their open hands to help ease and speed along the entry process. Stadium gates open 90 minutes prior to kickoff and all fans are advised to still enter the gates at least one hour prior to kickoff to avoid entry delays. For a list of prohibited and permitted items and more stadium related information, please visit buffalobills.com.’

‘It is the first time in quite a while that we have not been in pads, and I thought guys thought it was a glorified walk-through. We have to make sure we learn how to practice without pads on, so we have to up the tempo on that a little bit. But we got 15 or 20 plays against Washington looks, but the rest of practice was against each other. But the rest of the practice was against each other.’

‘When I first started playing in 7th grade, they put me in an offensive lineman’s uniform for the spring. When the regular season came around, I worked all summer on my hands because I wanted to be a tight end. I was always a little bit smaller, never a super big guy, but I ate a couple of cheeseburgers and now I’m a tackle. The rest is history.’

‘”It’s always going to be in your head, no matter what,” Roosevelt said. “But you have to come out here and do what you love doing. Do what you do every day, that’s playing football and going out there and competing. If you come out and make plays, then everything will fall into place.”‘

‘”Somewhere around 15, 18 plays, something like that,” Gailey said. “That’s what the plan is going in. If they’re in the middle of a drive we might keep our [starters] out there. If it’s 13 [snaps] and they’ve played well, we might get them out at the end of a series.”‘

‘”I was excited,” Sheppard said. “Whichever way it is as long as I have a job in the league and I’m able to compete on Sunday’s, I’m happy. But of course I’ve been in the 4-3 scheme my whole life. Now going into coach Wannstedt, he’s one of the gurus of the 4-3 defense, so of course I was excited.”‘

‘”It’s a new team, new season, it is kind of like I am a rookie all over again,” said Anderson, who finished with 10 sacks for New England last season. “I’m out here having fun.”‘

”’I would say that we won’t push David, we won’t push Eric,” Gailey said.’

‘”I can explode and come off the ball for one and I’m not worried about getting injured” Merriman said during an appearance on the WGR Morning Show on Monday. “When you’re playing that way and worried about something possibly could happen if you do a certain thing, you can’t play. There’s no way to compete like that and I wasn’t competing for those years.”‘