Archives for August 7, 2002

In advance of the Bills first home game of the season vs. the Cincinnati Bengals this Friday evening, the team would like to remind fans of the policies that will be in effect at Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2002.

Clements: I'm definitely confident in my abilities to go out there and shut down receivers and I get more and more confidence each year.

‘”Travis Brown came in and had a good scrimmage,” head coach Gregg Williams said. “As we go through this preseason, a big thing we will be looking at will be Travis getting (more) reps. We got him in our camp last year I think two days before the last preseason game and then we saw him a lot in practiced during the year, but we didn’t see him in a lot of game reps. … We want to see a lot of work out of him in the preseason.”‘

Where Is He Now: During the early ’90s, the Bills had one of the strongest chains in the NFL, partly because of linebacker Darryl Talley. Talley never missed a game during his 12-year career with the Bills.

Brown says Bryson is the fastest player on the team

‘Not only has Sullivan looked good, it may be very difficult for Ostroski or anybody else to take the job away from him.’

‘Only 15 percent survive battles with lung cancer.’

‘Rookie WR Josh Reed has been one of the big stories in camp. It seems he makes a spectacular catch every day.’

‘Jon Kitna will get the start and will be followed in playing order by Gus Frerotte, Akili Smith and Scott Covington. "Each one of them will probably play a quarter,” LeBeau said.’

With the first preseason game of the year on Friday, the Buffalo Bills held a single session workout on Tuesday, in which the team spent the majority of the practice fine-tuning their offensive and defensive packages.

‘Coach Gregg Williams and offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride aren’t worried about bruised egos, just who wants to emerge as the workhorse back in the club’s old-is-new-again power attack, one capable of 20 to 25 carries a game. “We’re going to let them compete and see who emerges,” Gilbride said.’

‘There are a number of positions where the Bills are dangerously lacking in depth, but quarterback is certainly an exception. Drew Bledsoe is a bona fide star, Alex Van Pelt is a capable backup who has started 11 NFL games, and then there’s Brown, whom Gilbride and coach Gregg Williams think has a bright future despite his third-string status.’

‘This year, quarterback Drew Bledsoe has the green light to change any play that Kevin Gilbride sends into the game. "Kevin really allows us a lot of flexibility. If we see something we want to attack and we’re in a poor play and there’s something better, we can get to it," Bledsoe said after practice on Tuesday.’

‘"Doug Flutie was my favorite. To me, he really got the shaft. They seemed to win every game he filled in."’