Archives for August 2012

‘Drawing laughter from the audience, Wilson said that he would pose one question to the football scholars who sift through the archives. “I would like an answer to how the Buffalo Bills have gone to four straight Super Bowls without winning one,” Wilson cracked.’

‘”I feel like we could be as good as anybody,” Williams said, minutes after a Sunday night full-pads session under the lights at St. John Fisher College in suburban Rochester. “That’s just how I see it. We’re going to bring everything we got. Put it that way. Just us four alone. I’m not talking about any others. Us four alone. When we hit the field running, we’re going to go full speed.”’

‘There are, indeed, many reasons to believe that Buffalo’s first playoff appearance since 1999 is within reach.’

”’You’re going to have your star players, and you’re going to have your role players,” said Anderson, who signed a comparatively modest four-year, $27 million contract a week after the Bills landed Williams in March. ”I’m just trying to fit in.”’

‘Leonhard is a seven-year veteran who spent the past three seasons emerging as a fan favorite with the New York Jets. His stint with the Jets ended this offseason, when the team did not re-sign him because Leonhard had surgery in December to repair a torn tendon in his right knee. The injury generally takes between eight and 10 months to heal. The Jets had previously not ruled out re-signing Leonhard.’

‘”It’s very frustrating. But I’ll be back though, so I know it’s nothing major,” said the wideout. “I guess they’re just looking out. We don’t want it to be anything like it was last year where I played through it and then something happens and I’d be playing through an entire season with something. So we’re just being extra cautious.”‘

‘”You can’t open it up all the way” the Alabama native said. “We’re not trying to hurt anybody(in camp). When the pre-season comes and the regular season, we get to open it up all the way. Don’t hold back on offensive linemen, don’t hold back on running backs and especially not the quarterbacks.”‘

‘Mary Wilson noted, “He’s doing great. He has a trainer. His trainer is with him right now. He walks with his walker. We used a wheelchair today because there’s a lot of distance. But he talks to his coach every day. He still calls some shots.”‘

‘When asked if Johnson will miss some practice time, Gailey said he’d have to see how Johnson came out of treatment tonight and tomorrow before he would know for sure.’

‘We installed our red zone offense and red zone defense. Our situation today was talking about how to handle it when the quarterback scrambles, what you do. It was all geared around red zone today. We have had some reps of it in OTAs. Today we were very rusty in doing what we needed to do. Hopefully we will get back into it. We will continue with some red zone a couple more times.’

‘Boy, my life has been a series of crossing patterns involving family and football and I can’t remember a time when football hasn’t been a part of my life. But, I can tell you I would have never made it this far without the constant love, support and dedication of my family, my friends and you, the Buffalo Bill fans, the greatest in the NFL.’

‘”I will celebrate,” said Johnson. “I’m definitely going to be jumping in the crowd and chilling with the fans. I want to see what would happen if I could get in the stands and get some popcorn and just kick back. Hopefully I don’t get in trouble for that. I don’t know what the rule is.”‘

‘”I’m feeling more comfortable now. The OTAs was the first time out there so it was kinda new for me,” Moats said, referring to the spring organized team activity practices. “But as OTAs went on and we got to minicamps I felt real comfortable. Now we have the pads on and you see it in speed and I’m feeling better.”‘

‘Leonhard, coming back from a knee injury suffered in December, was on the sidelines at St. John Fisher College on Thursday watching Bills practice. No signing was believed to be imminent. However, Leonhard’s visit with the Bills was to continue into Friday. Leonhard had not yet taken a physical with Bills doctors as of Thursday evening.’

‘”I knew a little bit about him and I knew bringing him in would help this team get better, regardless of whether he’s on the field or I’m on the field; the competition would help this team grow,” Hairston said. “I can’t expect to have the job given to me, I have to go out and earn it and they made it a little harder because they brought in some good competition. He’s a great player and I think he’ll have a great career.”‘