Two Bills Drive

‘Besides the penalties the Bills did have a couple of minor hic-cups. Receiver Josh Reed dropped a well worked flea-flicker and had a disappointing game, punt returner Antonio Brown failed to live up to his pre-season promise (but that should be put down to first game nerves), and the running game never really dominated like it should have done until late in the game. But these were minor glitches in an overall superb performance. The Bills are back looking like the great teams they had a decade ago (is it really that long ?) and can now be considered genuine contenders.’

‘”We stayed to the plan,” Williams said. “It pained me to see some of those great defensive players leave here, but that’s what we had to do.”‘

‘Myers was initially signed last April as an undrafted rookie free agent out of LSU, where he was a teammate of Bills receiver Josh Reed.’

”’I’m going to be able to have fun in this defense,” Milloy said. ”This defense is one that allows the playmakers to make plays, and forces everybody to get to the ball. And it was evident last Sunday.”’

‘"We are disappointed that many of our fans will not get to see our home opener," said senior vice president /sales and marketing Dan Connell in a statement released by the Jaguars. "So we encourage them to come to the stadium and be there in person to experience the first home game under Jack Del Rio."’

‘The Bills today announced that the team has signed wide receiver Jerel Myers to its practice squad.’

‘The Bills didn’t get a lot of opportunities in the return game for Antonio Brown to show what he could do. The WR/KR returned two kicks for touchdowns in the preseason. He should get a chance to shine this week. Jacksonville was awful on special teams against the Panthers. They had a punt blocked for a safety, the potential winning FG was blocked, and they allowed a 36-yard punt return to set up Carolina’s winning score.’

‘Brunell and Bledsoe, two veteran quarterbacks linked by their college football roots and, possibly, by their late-career fates, will face each other this Sunday for the fourth time since they were college rivals at Washington and Washington State.’

‘Only one Bills is on the injury report for Sunday’s game in Jacksonville. Sam Aiken is questionable with a sore hamstring.’

‘Adams’ interception topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Joe Jurevicius’ 7-yard tipped touchdown reception against the Philadelphia Eagles, in fan voting on NFL.com. For details and video of this week’s nominees and the results of fan voting, please visit NFL.com.’

‘"The ability to get Drew Bledsoe speeded everything up for us," Donahoe admits. "We’re very young and we’d like to think our team will grow and get better. Our scouts have done a good job of getting the roster turned over. We’ve had three good drafts in a row. You need free agency and you have to sprinkle guys in, but the draft is still the life blood of your team. The young guys fit better under the salary cap."’

‘This Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills will become the first home-opener in Jaguars history not to be shown on local television.’

‘The Jaguars fell about 8,000 tickets short of the ticket sales needed by Thursday to air the game live within a 75-mile area of Jacksonville.’

‘"They have a tremendous defensive front and it’s going to be a tremendous challenge and entirely different challenge that we had going into the Patriots game. These guys don’t really try to fool you, they just line up and say here we are see if you can handle us, they are a load."’