Archives for June 16, 2014

‘Now, with signs pointing toward him making an effort to purchase the Bills, you can only hope that he learned from his mistakes during his three-year test drive in the NHL. On a personal level, he would be ideal man for the Bills. On a professional level, well, look at the Sabres.’

‘Concussions weren’t in the forefront of the public or player conscience when Thomas played for the Bills from 2002 to 2004. He was on the roster in 2005, but didn’t play because of a right knee injury that needed two surgeries and eventually affected his left knee and now requires him to walk with a cane.’

‘Schwartz’s biggest contribution could be improving the Bills run defense which went from historically bad to just bad last season. The Bills were 28th in NFL in rushing yards allowed per game and gave up 19 runs of 20 or more yards, the most by any defense in the league. The Titans were ranked in the top 10 in run defense in five of the eight years with Schwartz as their coordinator.’

‘”Any rep I can get is going to help me,” Hogan said. “I have to just take advantage of those reps that I get, keep doing what I’m doing, and carry this over to minicamp and training camp.”‘