Archives for August 7, 2014

‘”Good people of Buffalo, take up a collection, pass the hat, start a fund, anything you can do to keep this away from him, anything to outbid him,” said Mike Tollin, producer and director of the documentary Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? “Fans, get your dictionaries. Learn the definition of narcissism.”’

‘”It’s different having a head coach who is a line coach,” Williams said. “It’s awesome, but it’s different. It’s good to have somebody who’s had so much success. Him and (offensive line) coach Pat Morris are two line coaches who can teach you different techniques. They’ve seen just about everything.”‘

‘”I’m holding it down until Cordy gets back,” Henderson said. “Whatever the team needs me to do, that’s what I’m doing. I wish no harm on any of my teammates, so I hope he gets better and he gets back as soon as possible.”‘

‘Still, the cynic in me wonders if it’s all too good to be true. Oh, I trust Pegula means business, but it can’t be this simple, can it? It’s hard to believe that one of the treasured NFL franchises is up for sale and Pegula’s only serious competition is a Trump (Don) and a chump (Bon Jovi).’

‘Cohen, who was signed by the Buffalo Bills on July 21, is on his ninth NFL team.’

‘Wednesday was not the best day for veteran tight end Scott Chandler. He had at least three drops during practice. Perhaps that’s why the team gave second-year veteran Chris Gragg a few snaps with the starters during 7-on-7 work.’

‘I’m sorry, Jon. I know we have a long relationship. You’ve been playing our sports arenas for decades, and you have always been greeted with screams of adulation. You’ve repeatedly done your best to “rock our faces,” we can’t deny it. But we feel like our relationship has gotten a bit stale. We have grown older. And you have grown colder. And nothing is very much fun anymore. After all this time we’ve spent together, I feel you are at least owed honesty. So here’s the cold, hard truth, Jon: I think we should start seeing other people.”

‘”I look at it definitely as a blessing to be able to play the game,” said Wynn, a 27-year-old native of Augusta, Ga. “But it would be a great feeling to be able to call somewhere home. That’s why I’m going to keep working toward it and work on my craft.”‘

‘”I talked to Robert, and we know he can play three positions for us, and we’re just trying to find what’s the best combination for us out there,” Marrone said.’

‘Dareus was limited toward the end of practice, and a team spokesman confirmed a hamstring injury for the star defensive tackle. His availability for the Bills’ preseason game against the Panthers on Friday is unknown. Landon Cohen, Stefan Charles and Corbin Bryant all saw more reps with Dareus out.’

‘”Dang, Madden gave me a good little shout-out,” Hughes said when he learned he had cracked the list of best Bills. “I play the game, but I just play for fun. But now that I got a pretty good rating, I might actually play more. I’m a huge Madden fan.”‘

‘”I don’t know if I want to get it down to three. I’ve never been a guy that has three backs playing in the game. I’ve always believed, and you guys know, in the two backs. It’ll come down to two backs; the two backs going in there.”‘

‘This is seen as the last chance for the group comprising rocker Jon Bon Jovi, MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum and the Rogers family to remain in the chase for the NFL club.’

‘”Oh yeah, it’s definitely a fire burning. I haven’t forgotten what was written out there,” Spiller told The Associated Press following a recent practice in training camp. “I’ve got my axe ready to chip away some wood.”‘

‘If the team stays we’ll need a new stadium, period.’