Two Bills Drive

‘Clements and Toine looked casual, almost as though they were going at 50%. Toine had an opportunity for a pick and Clements got lost in the sun on a left field underthrown bomb from Bledsoe to Moulds. Eric caught it as clements held and then dragged him down, perhaps the most exciting moment of the day.’

‘Reese, who started 15 games for the Broncos last year after four seasons with Dallas, knows what he needs to do. ” I need to make some plays and make some things happen and make my presence felt,” he said. ” I have to separate myself. That’s what training camp is for. You don’t know who’s going to start and that’s what it takes each time I step out here.”‘

‘” I was kind of like dumbfounded,” he said. ” There’s two sides of it. One side, you’re not wanted. The second side, you are wanted. You have to decide which side is stronger."’

‘More than 20,000 have bought tickets for Saturday’s 10 a.m. scrimmage against the Bills. The club expects a crowd of 30,000, maybe more, in Cleveland Browns Stadium.’

‘He said his release from the Bills caught him by surprise. He thought he had heard Buffalo general manager Tom Donahoe tell him he was returning for another season.’

‘Drew Bledsoe likes to throw long. Tom Brady likes to throw short. Centers is the most prolific pass-catcher out of the backfield in NFL history. Do the math.’

‘”The system fits well,” said the NFL’s all-time leader in running back receptions (808 for 6,691 yards). “It gives me an opportunity to catch a lot of footballs.”‘

‘A three-time Pro Bowl choice, most recently for the 2001 Bills, Centers turned 35 June 1. He said several teams were interested in him, but the Patriots, who signed him to a one-year contract for the veterans’ minimum of $750,000, seemed the best fit because Centers likes their coaching staff and the way they use their running backs.’

‘”That’s not to knock or criticize anyone, and it was just a deal where Drew was much more comfortable and much more successful going down field than the quarterback the previous year.”‘

‘”Two years ago, I was in the Pro Bowl and was very productive on a not-so-good team,” Centers said. “When we got the new offensive coordinator in, and Drew Bledsoe, the combination of the two probably kept me from being as productive as I was before.”‘

‘It’s a good thing for Driver he showed well today, because Battles could put Driver off the roster.’

‘Gates open at 9:00 a.m.’

‘"It was like a dream coming true, like I was coming into the league all over again," said Spikes, who was the Bills’ centerpiece addition in free agency this offseason. "It was almost like hearing the commissioner call your name again on that stage. That’s the way I felt. Just to see it, man, I don’t know. It was almost like, and I know I shouldn’t say this because it sounds so harsh, but it was like I was a slave getting his slave papers."’

‘"I’m just trying to enjoy this experience and give it my all everyday," Johnson said following a recent practice. "I understand the Bills have three great quarterbacks, everyone’s confident. I’m just trying to learn and give myself the best chance."’

”’Willis is a rookie and I’m competing with guys that are on the field,” Henry said. ”And until Willis gets out here, I don’t know. I’m having fun right now and trying to get better every day.”’