Archives for May 2014

‘”Definitely, everyone’s hurting in December,” Alonso said. “You’ve just got to push through it. That’s part of the game.”‘

‘”I feel that I can help this team more by being involved a little bit more on that side of the ball,” Marrone said. “If there’s a way I can help this football team get better, I’ve got to do it.”‘

‘Tempers were rising a little bit during the third day of OTAs, which is not what head coach Doug Marrone wants in these non-contact practices. On a couple of different occasions near the end of the session, players had to be broken up within the span of a few plays.’

‘To finish off the first week of OTAs, the Bills and their head coach provided an interesting blend of music throughout the session. Here is the playlist from the third day of OTAs, along with some reviews of the choices…’.

‘”Certainly there’s a big void to be filled with Byrd gone. We have guys that can fill in, and you know, we’re competing right now. It’s a great opportunity for me to establish myself as a starter,” he said. “I’m ready, I’ve been through it already. The first year I got my feet wet and now I’m ready to take over.”‘

‘While he didn’t do the full amount of work during team drills on Friday, he was still able to take some reps with the first-team. The reason for only doing work in the weight room on Thursday was not disclosed to the media, but head coach Doug Marrone isn’t scheduled to speak until next week.’

‘Coaches are now more interested in seeing which players are able to grasp the schemes that they are teaching and translate it to impact plays on the field.’

‘Hairston acknowledged in a tweet when he was put on IR last summer that he was “faced with his own mortality.” He wasn’t cleared to practice fully until last month.’

‘”It’s an old baseball adage, but you can’t take your eye off the ball. For us, it’s about making Ralph Wilson Stadium the best possible experience it can be,” Honan said. “I really think when fans walk into this stadium, they’re going to be blown away.”‘

‘”I think knowing his defences over the years and watching them on film and from what we’ve talked about in meetings, I think it’s going to fit what I do well,” he said. “Attack, get after guys and I think we have some other guys that could be tailor made for this type of defence too.”‘

‘However, a Pyramid company official in Syracuse said Thursday the mall development company is not involved in any plans to build a new stadium for the Bills or to buy the team.’

‘The NFL would be fools to let Trump in, but the world is full of fools, poor and rich. Ownership has turned over significantly in 30 years and the NFL might award a franchise to a despot so long as his billion-dollar check clears.’

‘”You get to know somebody for a little bit and then you start rooting for the kid,” Downing said. “I know he had went through some tough stuff with his family and mother’s medical issues. I just wanted him to know that while he went through a crazy process, there was someone that was rooting for him and I would answer any questions he had.”‘

‘Kouandjio has already spent time practicing with the starting unit during the first two sessions of Buffalo’s voluntary minicamp practices this week.’

‘Vice president of marketing Marc Honan says the team has passed the 44,000 mark, which already tops the total in each of the past four seasons. Honan provided the update on Thursday during a media tour of the $130 million in renovations taking place at the stadium.’