Two Bills Drive

‘When Bledsoe traveled to Buffalo to participate in the team’s rookie minicamp two weeks ago, he was pleasantly surprised to learn that the offense he will be running there has “a lot of similarities” to the one he is leaving. “A lot of the terminology is similar, which is nice. I honestly didn’t have a clue what system we’d be running.” He will not, incidentally, have to run any Doug Flutie plays, which have now been banished from the Bills’ repertoire. “They’re not putting those in for me, that’s for sure,” Bledsoe said with a laugh.’

‘"We’re losing a great man of outstanding character, which he displayed all last season," said wide receiver David Patten, who pulled off the impossible in the long-drive contest, hitting the ball three inches backwards. "That’s the test of a man’s character, when times are hard and it’s not in your favor, how do you handle it? To lose him is sad, but it’s part of the business and you want to understand the professional standpoint, but we are going to miss the guy."’

‘Monday’s "shootout," a five-man scramble won by former Bruins great Cam Neely and his group, raised $140,000 for Bledsoe’s charitable foundation, which emphasizes "parenting with dignity." While Drew and his wife, Maura, fly to Buffalo today for house-hunting, his father, Mac, will be visiting Connecticut state prison inmates.’

Only 25 players remain on the Bills roster that preceded the present general manager and coach. That is an astonishing turnaround in a very short amount of time. That number consists of just 47% of a 53-man roster and the changes are not yet finished.

As the kick sailed through the goalposts, the Buffalo Bills soared into football history. This game had been more than a wild-card… It was a wild dream, a moment of glory for a franchise built on turning fantasies into reality.

I think I’m really starting to like the Bills. Look how they played last December, particularly in beating the Jets on the road and taking the Patriots to the last play. And look what they’ve added. This is, minimum, a wild-card team in 2002.

Projected move – OT John Fina, Buffalo -> Cleveland

For the second straight year, the Bills preseason schedule will include a special “Kids Day” promotion. When the team hosts the Minnesota Vikings on Friday, August 16 at Ralph Wilson Stadium, tickets for kids 14 & under can be purchased at a reduced cost of $8.00 for the public and $6.00 for season ticket account holders.

Q&A on two Bills players from Bills fans in Germany.

‘With any luck, Buffalo’s newest class has more individuals who want to be "the best" instead of just "pretty good." The trait that separated Buffalo’s Super Bowl teams from the pack.’

Frankfurt Galaxy 14, Scottish Claymores 10

Curtis Alexander carries the ball 22 times for 97 yards including key plays to keep ball out of Claymores hands after Claymores’ comeback attempt.

‘He also spent some preseason time last year with the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills. The Bills released him in training camp.’

‘The AFC East enters the 2002 season as the toughest division in the NFL by several yardsticks.’

‘The Bills will have a maximum of $5.13 million to spend on their 10 rookie draftees. That’s the second-highest total to Houston…’.

‘Polian: “I can only tell you what Drew looked like when we played against him, when we studied him on film, and what we saw against Pittsburgh. We see nothing that would lead us to believe he still doesn’t have a lot left. He’s probably got at least another four to five good years left.”’

Alex Van Pelt will be one of the panelists on “FAN TV” (Tuesday, May 7 at 4:30 p.m, ESN) “Taking Aim” segment discussing the best ever sports movies. Included is a feature to include Bills Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly,