Archives for February 2014

‘If they move things up, camp would open at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford on Sunday, July 20.’

‘Ticket packages with prime seat locations to the Hall of Fame Game are on sale now exclusively through NFL On Location at ProFootballHOF.nflonlocation.com or by calling 877-611-3947.’

‘The NFL traditionally announces the regular-season schedule some time in mid-April. Home and road opponents for each team are already known; only dates are to be determined.’

‘The contest will be played a day after the Hall of Fame inducts seven new members, including one each from the Bills and Giants.’

‘This is the first time the Bills and Giants will meet in the Hall of Fame Game. The Giants played in the very first Hall of Fame Game in 1962 and followed with three other trips in 1972, 1985 and 2002. Buffalo will be making its fourth trip to the game, having also played in 1974, 1989, and 2009.’

‘The game (8 p.m. ET on NBC ) will be played at Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio one day after the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 is formally enshrined. Two of the seven members of the Class of 2014 have ties to the participating teams.’

‘”Being in Canton as a rookie while Mr. Wilson was being inducted into the Hall of Fame was an honor,” Eric Wood told Buffalobills.com. “It was awesome for me going back to a stadium to play my first time in a Bills uniform where I played in two high school state championships. This year will be fun to be there in Canton while Andre Reed, a great player for the Bills and a guy I have become friends with, is inducted into the Hall of Fame.”‘

‘”We went to the same high school and played two years in college together,” Gilmore told Buffalobills.com. “In my hometown we stay like five minutes away from each other. So he’s always hitting me up and asking me what the pre-draft process is about.”‘

‘The New York Giants and Buffalo Bills will kick off the 2014 preseason in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, August 3 at 8:00 PM ET on NBC.’

‘The Bills themselves are to blame for all this speculation.’

‘The team should probably consider making a run at a wideout, especially given the sagging production of Stevie Johnson, a potential cap casualty. If Chandler leaves, targeting a young tight end like Garrett Graham would make sense. Outside linebacker is an issue, but that may have to wait until the draft.’

‘”We have to leave every option on the table open,” said Whaley when asked if making use of the franchise tag was still an option. “When you’re trying to keep a good player you’re going to try every means necessary to keep him.”‘

‘”But when I stepped down as GM last year, I made a deal that I didn’t have to travel unless I wanted to,” he said. “Thanks to technology, I can pretty much do everything from my home office that I could do if I was there. And if I want to, I’ve got workout equipment at home or I can play nine quick holes at Council Fire.”‘

‘There’s a reason every decision maker and agent travel to Indianapolis each and every year, and it’s not just for the workouts and agent conferences.’

‘”Some things we have to do is stop the run better, which we didn’t do a good job of last year. We all know that,” Marrone said. “Touchdown passes, we gave up quite a few. Some of the third-and-long situations … There was going to be change in those areas.”