Archives for August 25, 2013

‘Hubert Allen Jr., 72, drove to several locations around Union County, including the headquarters for Pritchett Trucking Inc. and shot the men Saturday, according to a Union County Sheriff’s Office news release. It added that authorities believe Allen acted alone.’

‘Hubert Allen Jr., 72, drove to several locations around Union County, including the headquarters for Pritchett Trucking Inc. and shot the men Saturday, according to a Union County Sheriff’s Office news release. It added that authorities believe Allen acted alone.’

‘Jeff Tuel was given the remainder of the snaps under center but failed to lead a scoring drive. Tuel went 10-for-17 for 63 yards as the Bills lost for the first time this preseason.’

‘”Obviously, we’re very disappointed with our performance,” Marrone said. “We have a lot of work ahead of us. We left some plays out there. We have to just go out there and make some plays.”‘

‘Kolb was hurt at the end of an 8-yard scramble in the first quarter, when he appeared to get hit in the back of his helmet by Redskins linebacker Brandon Jenkins’ knee. Kolb remained in the game for four more plays, until the drive ended with a 2-yard touchdown run by C.J. Spiller.’

‘With only one healthy quarterback, Buffalo is scrambling for replacements to fill out the depth chart.’

‘A brutal day for the Bills in DC ended with Kevin Kolb being checked for concussion-like symptoms, injuries for Stephon Gilmore and Da’Norris Searcy, and an ugly 30-7 loss to the Redskins.’

‘In a little more than three quarters, Tuel picked up three first downs. In his final seven drives, the Bills went three and out. There were no first downs in the second half. He had one other three and out and two drives of six plays. In the second half, Tuel was 4-of-8 for 22 yards.’

‘At about 3 pm last Saturday, Bills fans were flying high with the idea that EJ Manuel had won the job. Now they’re facing a fourth preseason game with a combination of Jeff Tuel and potentially one of two quarterbacks that couldn’t hack it in the NFL.’

‘In dropping a 30-7 decision to the Redskins the Bills also lost quarterback Kevin Kolb to a concussion late in the first quarter and top cornerback Stephon Gilmore to a wrist injury. Starting safety Da’Norris Searcy also sustained a head injury.’

‘”It is a concern,” said Marrone of moving forward with his third quarterback as his number one signal caller. “I’m not going to lie and stand here and say everything is fine and dandy. The thing I look at is EJ (Manuel) was playing very well for us and doing a heck of a job. We need to get him back as soon as we can obviously. But also Kevin has missed some things and we really needed to get him back in there so he could get some reps.’

‘”We had a plan going in,” he said. “We had two plans when Jeff (Tuel) was in the game. So obviously Brad (Smith) was a part of those plans as well as Fred Jackson.”‘

‘”I was made aware just now that there are various reports out there,” said Marrone after Buffalo’s Saturday preseason game at Washington. “I did know that the situation did occur prior to us playing. I didn’t know anything about any facts or anything like that and I still just became aware of the facts that there are media reports out there, but I have no idea of what exactly is true and what’s going on.”‘

‘”Obviously, we are disappointed in our performance. We had a chance to make some plays early on in the game and didn’t. They, in turn, did and were able to score. We were able to come back, which was a good thing early on. We started going down the field with a chance to respond again, go down the field to potentially take the lead and we turned the ball over. On that ensuing drive, they went down and scored. I think at the end of the day, we have to find a way to make those plays and take advantage of that opportunity. We have to continue to keep working on the fundamentals. As I said before, camp is not over. It is a work in progress and we have a lot of work ahead of us. I think we left some plays out there. We have to just go out there and make some plays.”‘

‘”I’m honestly just preparing the same way I have since the go, since the get-go. This is exactly why, because you never know what’s going to happen or when it’s going to happen. You have got to be ready at all times. I was prepared like I was the number one guy at the beginning, the beginning of camp. I’m going to go in with the same approach this week and just see where it takes me.”‘