Archives for August 22, 2001

Attendance for Wednesday: 3,100 (one session)

Total attendance: 96,273 (includes 10,537 from Edinboro sessions with Browns)

The veterans were not successful in surprising equipment manager Dave Hojonowski when he came for his final 6 am wake up call with his airhorn.

"I was waiting for him this morning with a bucket of water, he snuck his head around the corner so he didn’t get it," Phil Hansen said. "He knew somehow."

Training camp is always a tough time, when added to the mix of intensity of practice, the tempo of practice, and it was a great way for me personally to meet another part of Western New York, and it was a great experience at St. John Fisher

The Buffalo Bills today announced the team has released 10 players.

‘The Buffalo Bills released 10 Wednesday including troubled linebacker Corey Moore, one of college football’s top defensive players two seasons ago. The moves come six days before the NFL’s mandatory cut-down when teams have to trim their rosters to 65 players. The cuts leave the Bills with 69 players heading into Saturday’s preseason game at Cincinnati.’

Chris Mortensen writes about the Bills "No matter how they struggle with a young team, ThePrez (Tom Donohoe) will not blink. He believes they picked the right quarterback in Rob Johnson…Rookie RB Travis Henry could be the real deal…. The draft class looks pretty productive"

“You have to love this game to go though this. You have to love it with every ounce of blood and sweat to grow through this. There has to be something to drive a person to do this and let me tell you, it’s got to be about more than money. This is pain. People don’t see this part, they just see what happens on Sundays.”

Here are the players cut by the Bills.

1. RB David Dinkins

2. QB Pete Gonzalez

3. LB Donny Green

4. LB Corey Moore

5. S Carl Nesmith

6. DT DeVonte Peterson

7. WR Jonathan Pittman

8. OT Clark Roosendaal

9. P/K Jay Taylor

10. WR Corey Thomas

While talks are going on, the NFL may face the prospects of replay officials and video operators joining the on-field officials on the sidelines.

The NFLRA indicates that these "in-the-booth" officials will support the regular officials in the event of a lockout or if the NFL hires replacements. The NFL says they expect the replay people to work, saying, "We’re not bargaining with them. They are NFL employees."

‘Quarterback Rob Johnson gave the Buffalo Bills the finger yesterday.’

‘Corey Moore has a shot to make the Buffalo Bills roster this year. After all, the pass rushing linebacker started four games last year as a rookie. But as the preseason draws to a finish – the Bills break training camp at St. John Fisher College today – Moore’s odds of making the transition from outside to middle linebacker in coach Gregg Williams’ new 4-3 defense appear bleak.’

‘"The plan is I’ll play a half and maybe a series in the third quarter. I think that’s a good amount of time."’

‘"They don’t care. Nobody’s going to give you any sympathy, so we have to move on. Jerry understands that and that’s not being cruel to him. We have to figure something out and go forward and that’s what we’re going to do."’

‘Sloughing off in the classroom didn’t just cost Tyrone Robertson two or three seasons of football at the University of Georgia. "I figured it cost me about $10 million," Robertson said. Now that’s a hit to the wallet.’

‘"When you have seven players each week that you can’t dress anyway, that gives you some flexibility to carry a player you feel has a chance to get back," Donahoe said. "At some point as we go through the process (with Ostroski) and it changes, then we can always put him on IR. But we don’t have to do it now."’