Archives for November 2013

‘You’ve received a hard lesson, at your own hand, but there’s a strong possibility that it could be your most important lesson. Lastly, during this public humiliation, you will learn who your friends are. They will understand what we all inherently know but often forget – that while there are many of us who would have never done anything as wild and risky as what you did, we likely all know and care about at least one other person who might.’

‘Their 37 sacks lead the league and they already have surpassed last year’s total by one.’

‘The Hall on Wednesday night released the results of voting that brought a preliminary list of 126 down to 25. The 25 semifinalists will be narrowed to a list of 15 finalists in early January. Reed has been one of the 15 modern-era finalists for induction seven years in a row.;

‘There was no indication what charges he will face.’

‘At 6-foot-5 and 320 pounds, Unga was first signed by the Ravens as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Midwestern State, where he earned first-team Lone Star Conference honors last season.’

‘”Absolutely. And we addressed that today in the team meeting,” he said. “We gave them some examples of what’s gone on with some things on the bye week. We talked about how important it is for our focus. We talked about now we’re going back out, leaving an atmosphere of quite a bit of structure from during the season, and going back out there, keeping the structure and being careful.”‘

‘Unga comes to the Bills from the Baltimore Ravens practice squad, where he’s spent the entire 2013 regular season. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound lineman is an undrafted rookie out of Midwestern State, and spent training camp with the Ravens before being released and signed on to their practice roster.’

‘Unga (6’5″ 320) signed with the Ravens as an undrafted college free agent this past May. He was released during final cuts, but was promptly signed to Baltimore’s practice squad where he has spent the entire 2013 season.’

‘We talked about the mindset when they come back, we as coaches we’ve been able to look back at a lot of things and it’s tough to sit here with a smile when we look back and some of the opportunities that we’ve had. It’s like going through and reliving those things. We still have a large portion of games in front of us.’

‘When we get back it’s going to be all business, and we understand we have to come back ready to play.’

‘”I’ll tell you what, his effort is unbelievable,” said Bills coach Doug Marrone. “All of a sudden he gets cut-blocked, he gets up and makes a play. … Really the instincts are getting better and better.”‘

‘”This is the first one that I have seen where someone slid down a railing in the stands” before falling, Penza said.’

‘”It was kind of crazy,” Savidge said. “The fact that he fell on that other guy kind of cushioned him.”‘

‘Hopkins hasn’t responded to a phone message left at his home Tuesday.’

‘”I told Kyle I want us to be the best defensive tackle duo in the NFL, and I’m pretty sure nobody is close,” said Dareus boldly. “That’s our goal.”‘