Archives for August 2012

‘”The organization, they’re going to do what they’re going to do,” said the quarterback. “For me, I can’t let that affect me. They have the decision they have to make in their mind, but for me I gotta go out there and handle my business and take care of myself.”‘

‘There are no excuses to explain away their ineffectiveness. Its the same offense and the third year for Fitzpatrick in that offense. The same play caller(Chan Gailey) who has a great working relationship with his quarterback. The same receivers are back so lack of chemistry can’t be an issue.’

‘”Terrence had a setback yesterday,” said Gailey following Tuesday’s practice. “His knee got a little weaker in practice yesterday so we’re sitting him and seeing where he goes looking into the future. He’s not going to play this week so we’ll have to see where that takes us.”‘

‘If it was a matter of Young struggling to learn the offense – he has been with the team since May – what makes them think Jackson can suddenly come in here with less than two weeks until the first regular season game and learn the offense?’

‘Gailey is adamant that Fitzpatrick is his guy and isn’t worried, despite the preseason struggles, and the QB maintains his confidence is high. Only a cynic would suggest they’re both in denial.’

‘Can Jackson get enough of a grasp on the offense between now and then, to the point Gailey would feel comfortable putting him into the game in case of an injury to Ryan Fitzpatrick? And if not, would the team take the unusual step of keeping Tyler Thigpen, and thus four quarterbacks (Gailey confirmed again Monday that Brad Smith is the No. 3) on its 53-man roster?’

‘But with only 12 days left before the opener, there’s mild cause for concern. You bet the preseason matters.’

‘Bills general manager Buddy Nix and head coach Chan Gailey believe that Tarvaris Jackson, who did not participate either in the Bills’ spring practices or preseason camp, is a better option as the team’s No. 2 QB than either Young, who did participate in both, or Thigpen, who has been on the team for 13 months. That’s less an endorsement of Jackson than it is an indictment of both Young and Thigpen.’

‘”Depending on how I do, this could be a possible second career for me,” he joked.’

”’Vince, I don’t want to get into what he can do and can’t do, it just didn’t work out,” general manager Buddy Nix said. ”We just need to move on and give this guy a try.”’

‘Jackson played in 15 games (14 starts) for Seattle in 2011 and set career- highs in attempts (450), completions (271), passing yards (3,091) and passing touchdowns (14).’

‘Upon his release, Young tweeted Monday morning, “I want to thank the Bills organization for the opportunity and wish the organization and my teammates good luck this season”.’

‘”It was Saturday night, I got a call from my agent so he was like, it’s a possibility so I went in like a regular day going through meetings and lifting and stuff and my agent gave me a call and said, ‘just go home and wait for me to give you a call, you’ve been traded’.”‘

‘”We’re always looking to improve. If we think we can better ourselves in the backup position or in any position really, then we’ll do it,” Nix said. “The timing has a lot to do with when the guy came available. It wasn’t like it was something you could do earlier or whatever. It was just availability and a need to see if we can better.”‘

‘Fast forward to Saturday, where Young’s abysmal performance against Pittsburgh was eye-opening enough to make the Bills re-think things in a very real way. Young completed 12-of-26 passes for 103 yards and also threw two very bad interceptions to the young Steelers secondary. The former Titans and Eagles passer also had a quarterback rating of only 25.0 in that contest.’