Archives for June 2004

‘”It’s quote, unquote ‘optional,’ that voluntary-mandatory thing,” Shaw said. “It makes it a little tougher for players to be motivated when you’re not able to spend more time with your family this time of year, but that’s the nature of the beast. You do it. You want to be good. You want to have a successful season and sacrificing some family time now comes into play. It’s a double-edged sword, I guess.”‘

‘"I was home training," said Henry. "I’ve got a personal trainer there and I had let coach know I was going to miss the first week because of the schedule I was on with my trainer. I’ve been (in Orchard Park) pretty much every day the last few months. Any chance you can get to go home and spend some time you’ve got to do it."’

In addition to the Patriots contest, fans can take the Express to see the Bills clash with their fellow AFC East rival Miami Dolphins on October 17 and New York Jets on November 7.

‘Group sales begin this Saturday at 9:00 a.m., but popular demand has already limited what’s available. On May 17th, season ticket holders took advantage of the opportunity to buy additional seats before they were available to the general public. Some season ticket holders began lining up 12 hours before the ticket office opened, and when the day was through, only single seats remained for the Patriots and Dolphins games. Demand was also high for the home opener versus the Jaguars and the season finale versus the Steelers.’

For June TBD Alumni Gina Mustico created a wallpaper featuring Ohio State DT Tim Anderson.

‘Now living in suburban Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Marilyn, Dubenion is enjoying time with his family. “I’ve got four daughters. One lives an hour and 15 minutes away, the other three live within eight minutes of my house. I’m a full-time babysitter now, I’ve got 12 grandkids, so I’m never lonely.”‘

"Most cities all have something big and famous. New York has the Empire State Building, San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge. Buffalo has the Bills, pure and simple. If you’re from Buffalo, Bills football is a way of life."

‘”I don’t know (if we’ll make any moves),” Mularkey said. “You’re always looking, before and after June 1. We’ll see what happens. We’re not looking at any specific spot. We’re discussing all positions.”‘

‘The other day at minicamp practice, I became a little confused. I was in such a hurry to get the play called that I guess I mixed in some terminology from my days at Venice (Calif.) High School and Tulane University. My Bills teammates looked at me as if I was from Mars. My coaches chuckled.