Two Bills Drive

‘”I’m always going to be a Buffalo fan, except for when we play them,” said Haslett, who played for the Bills from 1979 to 1985. “I lived up there for a long time. I’ve got a lot of fans and friends up there, a lot of players that I played with still living up there.”‘

‘Now it’s Johnson’s team, and he’ll have to remain healthy for the Bills to be solid.’

Marcellus was hurt in practice Wednesday and the stress fracture was diagnosed during tests Thursday. Wiley was scheduled for surgery for Thursday afternoon to have a screw inserted in his foot. He will be out 3-to-4 weeks.

‘Arians, 24, was with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted rookie free agent in their 2000 training camp and spent all of last season on their practice squad.’

‘Actually he’s bordering on ancient by Buffalo Bills terms. Hansen is the only holdover from the Bills four Super Bowl teams of the early 1990s and no one on the roster has been with the club longer.’

‘As of last night, the Buffalo Bills were approximately 500 tickets short of a sellout for Sunday’s season-opener against the New Orleans Saints at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘The Bills officially kick off their 42nd season of professional football in Western New York by hosting last year’s NFC West Champions, the New Orleans Saints. Last year, former Bills linebacker Jim Haslett assumed the head coaching position for the Saints, and guided his squad to a 10-6 mark and their first playoff victory in franchise history.’

‘Bills kicker Steve Christie strained a groin muscle during warm-ups on Wednesday, so the Bills list him as questionable for Sunday’s game against New Orleans. As a precaution, the Bills signed kicker Jake Arians, who was previously with the Falcons, to the practice squad.’

‘Williams always has been a stickler for details, and with his NFL regular-season head coaching debut coming Sunday, he has worked on preparation, looks and schemes for the season opener since the team’s May passing camp.’

‘This week’s 5th Down takes a look at how one player made a quick

transition to life in Buffalo, and the ups-and-downs of professional

sports.’

Our longtime artist, Gina Mustico, has moved on up to producing designs for buffalobills.com! While we are sad that her designs are no longer TBD specific, we are proud as can be that her artwork is posted at the official site. With better photos and logos to work with, Gina’s designs this month are better than ever. So, download your September desktop wallpaper today!

Many Bills fans have extra seats to the game this Sunday, so head on over to the Trading Post and grab your seats to the game!

It is time Bills’ fans to submit your predictions to the Swami Board! Who will win this Sunday? What will be the Bills final record? Who will win the Super Bowl? Make any prediction you want… Have fun!

‘This is the season that will mark Johnson’s progress to be like Steve Young’s and not Browning Nagle’s. And Johnson has run out of excuses. Not that this is coming at an opportune time. While Johnson emerged victorious after a three year soap opera of Jerry Springer proportions, the jury is still out whether the winner of the Bills quarterback position in 2001 was really the winner.’

‘"We definitely got our work cut out for us," said middle linebacker Sam Cowart.’