Two Bills Drive

‘” He very quickly gets the attention of his teammates, which tells you a lot.”‘

‘Eric Moulds and Josh Reed will start, and Bobby Shaw was signed as a free agent from Jacksonville to be the No. 3 receiver. Jett and veteran Charles Johnson will battle with youngsters Sam Aiken and Rodney Wright for the other spots.’

”’Drew was what a quarterback should be in high school – he’s always been a good guy, everybody liked him. He always handled himself well and he still does,” Sirmon said. ”Everybody looked up to Drew, but I think I wore 12 just because that’s a generic high school number.”’

”’We have checked and everything, as of right now, is still on with our charter,” Williams said. ”Now, we may be re-routed in some way, but we have extra time built into our schedule.”’

‘The Buffalo Bills’ training camp is only a couple of miles down the street from the site of this PGA Championship, so Phil Mickelson made a visit there Wednesday. You can fill in the punchline. Both are notorious, of course, for failing to win the big one.’

‘Maybe the best approach with Mickelson is to expect nothing. And then bet on the Bills.’

‘”There are a lot of guys I have a lot of strong feelings for Jeff (Fisher), my best friend in coaching, and some of those players that were there that I was a part of drafting and teaching and coaching,” Williams said. “It’ll be a fun deal.”‘

‘Phil Mickelson spent the day before the PGA Championship visiting the nearby training camp of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. He must have felt right at home. They’ve never won a major championship, either.’

‘Williams spent 11 years with the Titans from 1990-2000 in various positions, including defensive coordinator, special team and linebackers coach.’

‘”We’re expecting it to be loud down there,” Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe said Thursday. “That’s why we’ve been practicing our silent counts. One of the things that makes it so hard to win in this league is that crowd noise.”‘

‘”One of the things we think is kind of nice is that the fans have a chance to come out here and see the Bills,” he said, “plus the chance to see some of the best athletes in the world in that sport … and that’s really neat. There’s a lot of golf fans on our team and on our staff, and we invited (the pros) to come over and watch practice.”‘

‘I feel real good about the direction. I’ve got really good people here I’m working with again and quite honestly would not have left that situation down there, which I think is an outstanding situation, had it not been for the opportunity to work for and work with Tom Donahoe, who’s another person for me to learn from, and Ralph Wilson, another AFL original owner like Mr. Adams. I think that was appealing to me to take that step, and I feel real good about where we are right now."’

‘”It was surprising because they have Travis, but that’s no knock on him,” four-time Pro Bowler Eddie George said about the Bills decision to draft McGahee. “His future is going to be fine. All he has to do is stay focused and keep working hard.”‘

‘Titans C Tom Ackerman agreed. “Takeo Spikes,” he declared when asked which Buffalo off-season acquisition would have the most impact. “He is a great player, plays hard. He is one of the top linebackers in the league. I think he’s going to bring in energy for them, a name, and leadership. He’s going to bring that whole defense to another level."’

‘”I think anytime you loose a good player like Price, it can change things,” Walters said. “But I don’t know if it will make him any less effective. I think he is one of the best in the business. He was over at the Pro Bowl with us and I can see why he is a good player. He’s a big guy and fast with great hands.”‘