Archives for August 11, 2014

‘”He’s been outstanding,” Marrone said. “He really has. I think, and Mike knows this, I think it’ll be a big transition when we go back to Buffalo for him. I don’t think you could have asked for anyone to have had as good of an attitude, worked as hard as he has, have made plays like he has.”‘

‘”I think the offense as a whole really revolves around EJ and his development,” second-year wide receiver Robert Woods said. "I think he progressed a lot from his first year, with all the offseason training and this whole camp should be an example of how hard he’s worked. He’s handled a lot of adversity and is starting to play well.”‘

‘It appears Tuel has a slight edge on Lewis, based on the fact Tuel served as the No. 2 for the exhibition opener against the New York Giants. Lewis took his turn as No. 2 in Friday’s game at Carolina.’

‘”We’ve been here I don’t even know how long, three weeks?” Jackson said. “You can expect that on a hot day. We haven’t had a break for a little while, so you can expect that out here. It’s part of training camp, though. We go back in the locker room and it’s left out on the field.”‘

‘The running backs and defensive backs got into a yapping and shoving match at midfield during individual drills..’

‘Since then, my father has been interviewed numerous times and I guess due to his ongoing battle with cancer, the topic of death naturally comes up. And every time it does, he confronts it with those same words, “I’m not afraid to die.”‘

‘”I think it’s going to be very important,” said running back C.J. Spiller, who is at the top of a deep and talented depth chart. “I think it’s going to take a lot of pressure off EJ. I think if we have our running game going, he’ll feel more comfortable relying on that.”‘

‘The Bills were one of 27 teams at Miller’s pro day back in April when the cornerback and punt returner ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds and had 10-foot, 2.5-inch broad jump as well as a 38-inch vertical. He averaged 13.1 yards on eight punt returns in his final college season.’

‘”You can’t stop this!” Dixon shouted at his teammates.’

‘”But what I remember most of all here is the wild atmosphere, one of the craziest I saw during my travels, with much of it due to excessive alcohol consumption. As you can probably guess, Bills fans are the drunkest I witnessed on my trip. That is true before, during and after the game.”‘

‘To make room for Miller, the Bills released cornerback Michael Carter. Carter originally joined the Bills as a free agent in May.’

‘”In my mind, Bryce Brown is a very talented running back who has the potential to start in the NFL,” coach Doug Marrone said after the Carolina game. “When he’s in the game, I think he’s one of the better players on the field, so his production is not surprising to any of us.”‘

‘”Yeah, it was frustrating not being out here with the fellas and working every day with them, but I’m back now and I’m just trying to knock off the rust,” said Glenn.’

‘Miller, 22, tried out during the Bills’ minicamp. He played nine games last seasons with Florida International, recording 33 tackles and returning eight punts for 105 yards.’

‘When it comes to trash talking and competing, Anthony Dixon doesn’t take a backseat to anybody. He said, “It’s just competition, competition brings out the best in us. Those guys they’ve got a little something to them and we’ve got a little something to us, but we’re all brothers and we’re just making each other better.” Dixon smiled and added, “Sometimes, you get a little angry with your brother and upset with him, so that’s all it is”‘