Archives for July 2014

‘8 sacks in 17 plays.’

‘”When we sub in like that it’s going to be great because we’ll be able to change it up,” Hughes told Buffalobills.com. “One minute you’re going to get me and the next minute you’re going to get Manny. He’s a long, big, strong, physical guy and I do stuff different from the way he does it. Both of us are going to be coming at you and it’s going to be fun I can tell you that.”‘

‘Jones entered the league in 2012 as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts. The 6-3, 270 pound Shepherd University product has appeared in 12 career games, starting three, while spending time with both the Colts and the Kansas City Chiefs. The three-year NFL veteran is 26 and a native of San Diego, Calif.’

‘The highlight of their evening came in an 11-on-11 segment when they registered eight sacks in a span of 17 plays from scrimmage. Sacks are recorded based on officials blowing the play dead when a defensive player taps out the quarterback before the ball is thrown.’

‘”I felt I ended pretty well last year,” Branch said. “I’m just glad the team thought I did pretty well as well by re-signing me for a couple more years. Do I think there’s more I could have done? Yeah. I think I probably fell into more of a groove towards the middle of the season, getting more stats-wise. I did my job beating up on the offensive linemen early, but I wasn’t getting very many tackles.”‘

‘”These last nine years I just went about my business,” he said. “Of course it was always in the back of my mind because I heard it every year and there was times I was like, well, is it ever going to happen? I don’t know. I have to thank a lot of people for keeping me humble and telling me what the process is about. As every year went, I understood the process more, what you go through and what some of these other players went through waiting for that call.”‘

‘The players serenaded coach Doug Marrone with a chorus of “Happy Birthday” after the practice. It was Marrone’s 50th.’

‘Truth be told, it is time to stop talking about Dareus’ off-field transgressions, and the focus now must be on what Dareus does on the field. Although the Bills have installed a new defensive scheme under coordinator Jim Schwartz, Marrone isn’t worried that Dareus is far behind his teammates from a mental perspective. According to Marrone, the duties of the defensive linemen are pretty clear cut regardless of the scheme.’

‘For a seventh-round pick starting at left tackle in his first training camp, Seantrel Henderson hasn’t looked half bad in the past week. There are still time where blocking Jerry Hughes and Mario Williams looks to be a bit too much for him to handle, but he also flattened Hughes a few times on Friday and has shown the strength and movement skills that made him the No. 1 high school recruit in the country once upon a time.’

‘Jackson limped off the field during the 11-on-11 portion of practice and was checked out by trainers before being escorted to the locker room. He wasn’t walking with a limp as he got to the locker room and didn’t need to be carted off, both of which are good signs.’

‘”I feel anxious, man,” Branch said after the Bills’ walkthrough on Friday. “I’m ready to get out there and put the pads on. That’s what players go out there and do. They don’t want to go out there in helmets and shorts. I’m pretty excited to go out there and start banging heads.”‘

‘”You definitely want a guy like that on your team on the team to help in coverage in critical situations to make plays,” Woods said. “He’s definitely shown that so far and hopefully he continues to show it.”‘

‘Five vital questions are being asked repeatedly about the Toronto group. Near as I can tell from sifted information provided by a wide range of sources on both sides of the border, here’s what I can share in an attempt to answer these questions…’.

‘With some help from veteran real estate executive Mike Czestochowski, here’s a look at the pros and cons of various potential sites in the Greater Toronto Area. Bottom line? The land is certainly out there.’

‘Johnson began Buffalo’s training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list.’