Archives for August 2012

‘”It’s going alright, I am trying to take it one day at a time,” Young said following Thursday’s practice. “I am just trying to take my time with it. There’s a lot going on, trying to learn a new offense.”‘

‘”It’s a great group of guys. Sometimes you’ve got to slap Marcell, (Dareus) you know his attention is kind of bad,” said Mario Williams laughing. “But we definitely are getting after it. It’s just all about having fun and these guys out here are a lot of fun.”‘

”’I said this way back: ‘Everybody that is supposed to touch the ball won’t be happy, because nobody’s going to get it as much as they would like,”’ Gailey said. ”It’s a little bit of a problem to make sure those guys touch it as much as they need to. But it’s a good problem to have.”’

‘The move was made Wednesday morning after the team also announced running back Chris Douglas had been waived/injured. Douglas, also an undrafted rookie, was hurt in practice Tuesday.’

‘Defensive end Chris Kelsay sat out of practice altogether, while defensive end Mark Anderson and linebacker Bryan Scott didn’t take any reps as the practice wore on. After the session, head coach Chan Gailey said both Kelsay and Anderson were nursing minor groin injuries, but had a different explanation for Scott.’

‘Before I get too carried away, this isn’t a one man show. In theory, Williams will have the E Street Band working with him. You can’t help but stop, think and possibly drool a little about the front four the Bills will put on the field against the Jets and Mark Sanchez on September 9th. Sanchez shouldn’t be worried about Tim Tebow, he should be worried about Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus and Mark Anderson coming after him.’

‘The 29-year old was not re-signed by the New York Jets, where the veteran safety was the quarterback of Rex Ryan’s defense the past three years. The decision by Buffalo’s division rival was due in part to the fact that Leonhard’s last two seasons ended prematurely due to injury.’

‘”This offense is wide open, whether it’s myself, Stevie, David Nelson, Donald (Jones), T.J. (Graham), anybody that’s out there we’re all capable of making plays,” said Hagan. “It just comes down to timing. If you’re doing the right things the ball is going to get to you. Sometimes you’re getting the ball and it’s really what the coverage dictates. We all just have to take our time and be patient and hopefully Fitz will find us and get the ball to us.”‘

‘I thought the offensive first group did a good job out there today. They did some good things. We had some creases to run in and we hit some big plays down the field. That is one thing. It was not the defense’s best day. Dave (Wannstedt) and I were talking after practice, even if it is not your good day you cannot give up the big play. They may have some creases here or there, but you have to make sure you keep pushing and do not give up the big play.’

‘He’s even come up with a way to include a fully-functioning video scoreboard, laying an old smartphone on its side and using LEGO pieces to hold it in place.’

‘Asper, who was out of football for two years after high school due to a religious mission commitment, is 26 years old, married, and the father of two daughters, so he’s not exactly your typical rookie. But that one play sure made him feel like a rookie, and he knows there’s going to be plenty more of those as he learns to play a new position.’

‘"There are guys I’m watching on TV, and feel I can compete with them," T.J. Graham said after a recent training camp practice at St. John Fisher College. "I love to go out there and run. I do miss it sometimes. When I’m at the track, I feel at home."’

‘"The players were young, vibrant and together for a long time. They grew up together. That was driven home to me poignantly at Kent’s funeral when you see so many of the wives there supporting Kay. They remained close for all these years."’

‘”One of my best friends is Angelo Taylor,” said Spiller, referring to the U.S. track star. “I know him from being in Atlanta. We kind of got the same spiritual mentor.”‘

‘”If he gets open it is hard to catch him,” said Chan Gailey, Buffalo head coach, said about the team’s third round draft pick in last April’s NFL Draft. “He got open and he is catching the ball very well right now. He has still got a lot to learn, but he is doing some good things out there.”‘