Archives for August 2014

‘He helped revolutionize the slot receiver position by playing in the so-called “K-Gun” no-huddle offense. Reed’s 13,198 yards receiving ranked fourth when he retired following the 2000 season.’

‘”You taught us not to quit,” Reed said about Kelly. “You have endured a lot in your life. The loss of your son, and most recently your battle with cancer. You’re an inspiration to all you touch.”‘

‘With EJ Manuel being as young as he is and needing all the experience he can get in a game setting, there could be some temptation to put him in for longer.’

‘”I know we have a little special thing at the end with Andre, so I’m looking forward to that,” he said. “Just to have this many people here already and all the people we’ve seen near the hotel since I’ve been here, it doesn’t surprise me that Buffalo Bill fans are here in full force.”‘

‘It’s amazing to think we were watching five Hall of Fame football players back then. Not only did the Bills win, a lot back then, but they were incredibly entertaining with a high powered offense. When the Bills showed up for training camp, we weren’t hoping they’d make the playoffs, we were expecting it. You just knew the season would extend through January and quite likely the AFC road to the Super Bowl would have to go through Orchard Park.’

‘Buffalo and New York are meeting for the fifth time in preseason play and first time since 1991. For the Bills, Sunday night’s Hall of Fame Game will mark the team’s fourth appearance in the annual contest.’

‘Bills fans shared their congratulations with buffalobills.com. Here are just some of the many memories and praise.’

‘Overall, I see the Bills finishing 7-9 this season.’

‘”I have friends and family members that inform me on some of the things that are being said with the trade rumors and stuff like that. I’m not oblivious to that stuff. I’m not living on Mars or anything,” he said. “I can’t control what happens. My response to them is ‘don’t worry about it.”

‘”It’s still crazy. Every day I think, ‘Wow, am I really on the Bills?’ It’s a childhood dream,” Gaines said. “The first practice I had jitters, then the first practice with pads I had jitters. Now coming up to the first preseason game, I’m sure I’ll have them too, but I’m having fun with it. It’s been a great experience.”‘

‘”It felt like I was in the ‘Wizard of Oz’ or something,” Reed said. “I’ve been trying to get to the Emerald City, and the Emerald City was right in that room. You can’t pay your way into that room.”‘

‘”I have nothing against Bon Jovi. I’ve got nothing against Johnny Manziel. I don’t even know him. But, on the other end of that, Johnny Manziel is a rookie. He hasn’t done anything yet. And people in Buffalo don’t want Bon Jovi to buy the team and move it.”‘

‘Greatest QB in franchise history led the parade of Bills “Glory Days” players into Canton. Epitomized the mental toughness of those teams with his “linebacker’s mentality,” a trait that remains prominent during his ongoing battle against cancer.’

‘”We are absolutely thrilled with the results of our negotiations,” said Charles “Chuckie” Sonntag, a double amputee and cancer survivor, and one of four co-founders of the group.’

‘”It’s sweeter, there’s no doubt about it,” Reed said last week, reflecting on his entrance after such a long and sometimes frustrating wait. “If it would have happened four or five years ago, it would have been sweet. But I think the longer you wait, believe it or not, I think it’s better because you really appreciate it, to a certain point, what it means. It really means more after all these years, because it seems like it’s even more deserving when you wait that long.”‘