Archives for February 14, 2003

”’We made it clear to his agent and Jay last year when we talked about it,” Donahoe said. ”We said, ‘We’ll live with it for another year but, going into 2003, there’s no way we can afford that number.””

‘Tonight is the big birthday bash for Hunter Kelly. The party is held every year for the son of former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill…Hunter’s Day of Hope begins tonight at Chestnut Ridge Park at 5 p.m.’

‘But I’m betting he’s neither franchise nor transition.’

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In just four weeks of training camp, he re-acquainted himself with the guard spot, a position he last played as a college freshman at Illinois. The 6-5, 320-pounder showed the coaches enough to start the season at right guard and held the starting role for the entire season. His improved blocking on running plays throughout the season was one of the main reasons Travis Henry rushed for the fifth-highest total in team history while averaging 4.4 yards per carry.

‘Bills President and General Manager Tom Donahoe has often downplayed the idea of Williams going into next season as a lame duck coach. But it would be a highly unusual move to extend Williams’ top two assistants and not do the same for Williams.’

‘They have nothing to lose by tagging Price now. Under league rules, they can remove the tag later.’

Many Bills fans underestimate Peerless Price’s talents. They figure that the reason he put up big numbers as a Bill the last couple seasons was because of Eric Moulds’ presence. Without Moulds, they say, Price is just another fast receiver.