Archives for February 13, 2004

‘”Being the second-highest scorer in the league as a rookie, I asked for a raise and they wouldn’t give it to me. I’ll tell you very frankly, I signed for $11,000 and I asked for 20. So I played out my contract. I didn’t talk to anybody and I became a free agent and that’s when the Giants approached me and signed me,” said Gogolak. “In Buffalo, I think they thought I was a traitor, basically. I really loved Buffalo and I loved the team. It was a great football town. Very frankly, it was the best two years in my professional career and it was a wonderful place to play for. The whole town was behind you. I think it was just kind of a financial situation. I felt that I was worth that kind of money and the management felt that I wasn’t.”‘

‘”I’d like to be a head coach someday, there’s no question. That’s the only reason I got in this business, to be a head coach. I know that it’s a long journey, but I’m prepared for that.”‘

”’He’ll never be able to do what daddy did,” said Kelly, who led the Buffalo Bills to an unprecedented four straight AFC titles in the early 1990s. ”But he’s going to do greater things. He’s going to make a difference in kids’ lives. He already has.”’

Green Bay’s Mike Sherman and Buffalo’s Mike Mularkey were the only head coaches in attendance. Buffalo’s Tom Donahue[sic], Miami’s Rick Spielman and the New York Giants’ Ernie Accorsi were the only general managers.

‘The Buffalo Bills’ new quarterbacks coach has a damaged heart and a broken voice, but you gotta like his drive.’

‘"The one thing that happens in a drill like this is you can’t make a final decision," said Bills quarterbacks coach Sam Wyche. "What you can do is eliminate. I don’t think anyone eliminated him today."’

”I don’t think the season went too well. I think there are a lot of things I need to do a better job at next season. I didn’t do anything to jump start the team at all. My kickoffs weren’t as consistent as I would have liked, or I thought they would be. In the offseason I want to get my leg strength better and get more consistent on the kickoff. My kickoff steps were new as far as how I did those. I used to put the ball on the hash and step it off so everybody knew where I was going. This past season I put it in the middle. It will be nice to have an offseason to continue getting better on my kickoff steps and just get better on the field goals.”