Two Bills Drive

‘The scouting report on the Hamilton native — who signed as a free agent after being bypassed in the NFL draft –says he’s a good pass-blocker with speed and great catching ability. There’s room for two more tight ends on the Bills, including one more on the practice roster. Thomas hopes to occupy one of the open spots next to veteran tight ends Dave Moore and Mark Campbell after final cuts are made on Aug. 31.’

‘”It suits my style well,” Tucker said. “Most teams are similar, and there are a lot of similarities here. We have a heck of an offensive coordinator in Kevin Gilbride and I’m excited about the possibilities.”‘

‘This is the third time in the last four years the teams have met in the preseason. The teams last met in the preseason in 2001, with the Rams winning 24-10 at Buffalo.’

‘Bills win nine, but no playoff shuffle in Buffalo.’

”’It’s great to have him back,” Moulds said. ”And I know it feels good for him to be back instead of sitting around at his house. Now he’s back being able to do what he loves to do.”’

‘"I talked to (head coach) Gregg (Williams) yesterday and I talked to (President/GM) Tom (Donahoe)," said Graves. "I’m ready to go. The doctor released me. The only thing he told me was ‘if you get tired, sit down.”

‘The Rams looked good en route to their 26-16 victory over Tampa Bay at home on Monday. Kurt Warner completed all seven of his pass attempts in the victory. Warner played just the opening possession and was perfect, throwing for 55 yards and leading the Rams on a 14-play, 66-yard drive that resulted in a field goal.’

‘Buffalo has been great to me in the few months that I’ve been here. I wanted to let the fans know that their support has meant a lot to this team. We have some of the best fans in the NFL and I can’t wait to walk through that tunnel for the first time as a Buffalo Bill and listen to that crowd.’

‘We didn’t have a real good showing down in Tennessee, so we knew that things needed to be done and that improvements needed to be made. We have a lot of potential but we also realized that potential means nothing. We have to actually go out on the field and prove ourselves week in and week out.’

‘David Baca joins forces with NFL Hall of Fame’s Jim Kelly and the Hunter’s Hope Foundation.’

‘"He’s the classic example from a coach’s eyes of a guy who has had an opportunity handed to him and has taken it and run with it," Williams said Wednesday after the Bills’ final camp practice at St. John Fisher College. "With the limited reps that everybody gets, when you take advantage of the reps you’ve got, you deserve more. He’s deserved more throughout the offseason, throughout the minicamps and off-season conditioning program. And he’s done a very good job in training camp of putting himself in a position to make this football team."’

‘"It’s been very good how we’ve got up the frequency of snaps without taking the pounding and without having these guys on the field too long," Williams said.’

‘An estimated 2,000 fans attended the final workout. Though no official tally was released, attendance appeared to be down from last year. However, the Bills had 6,000 spectators for each of their three Monday night practices. "We really want to thank the fans for everything they do. They get a chance to be around the Bills and the Bills enjoy being around the fans," said Williams.’

‘The Bills enjoy the chance to be around the fans. We’ve had good chemistry throughout camp with the fans.” While the Bills and Fisher don’t provide official attendance figures, a logical assumption is that the total was down because there were only 16 days of full-squad practice. There also were only two days with two-a-day practices for the entire team.’

‘If it’s up to quarterback Drew Bledsoe, and it is to an extent, second-year receiver Clarence Coleman will make the final 53-man roster. “Clarence had a great camp,” Bledsoe said. ” We expect him to be a productive player for us this year. He’s really taken that next step, from a young guy to a legitimate NFL player.”‘