Archives for August 7, 2014

‘While his status for Friday’s contest is unknown the Bills had a similar situation occur last Friday, the day before they left for Canton, Ohio and the Hall of Fame Game. Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin injured his hamstring and was held out of the game against the New York Giants because of it.’

‘he same EJ Manuel that was seen during Tuesday’s practice reappeared on Wednesday. For the second straight day, Manuel was apprehensive, indecisive and mostly inaccurate.’

‘”When I came in the building and met with them, it was all love” Dixon said during an interview on the WGR morning show. “It was like they already knew me. It was like I was already part of the team. I wasn’t happy with my play over there in San Francisco. I felt like I deserved more opportunity and I wanted more opportunity. That’s the main thing Coach Marrone and (Doug) Whaley preached to me on my visit. I know they weren’t winning but I was down for the challenge.”‘

‘Graham’s biggest problem since he’s been drafted is key drops. He’s had them again this summer leading some to believe he’s lost confidence. Marrone said, “I hope that’s not the case because that’s difficult to overcome.”‘

‘The defense logged eight sacks during the team portions of practice based on the plays that were blown dead prematurely by the officials on hand. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz appeared to be installing some new blitz packages, and it took some time for the offensive unit to adjust.’