Archives for January 2005

‘There is speculation that Bill Parcells may be interested in Dallas. Parcells coached Bledsoe at New England.’

‘The Bills’ braintrust thinks it has to go with Losman next year if at all possible, an NFL source told The News.’

‘Put it all together and you come to a logical conclusion: It appears that Drew Bledsoe might be finished in Buffalo. He can come back, if he’s willing to do the Jerome Bettis thing – swallow his pride, take a sizable pay cut and fight for his starting job, knowing he might wind up as Losman’s backup.’

‘”I don’t know what we’re going to do on the quarterback. That will sort itself out in the next few weeks,” said Wilson, echoing comments made last week by president and general manager Tom Donahoe.’

‘”The weather’s too nice for football for some people,” said Slater, the president of the Southern California Costa Mesa Bills Backers. “It’s a pain in the butt for Californians to support an NFL team. … but for us it’s everything.”‘

‘Co-owners Sam Adams — currently playing for the Buffalo Bills — and longtime friend Merle Gregg hope the formula will lure out-of-shape office workers who’ve been reluctant to join other local clubs. The 6,000-square-foot club at Third Avenue and Pike Street opened earlier this month and represents a $3 million investment for Adams and Gregg.’

‘The Bills want to restructure WR Eric Moulds’ contract to get some salary cap relief.’

‘The bottom line: Henry would be an improvement for at least a half-dozen teams as heavy-duty back but he’d need an impressive 2005 season to return to the top 15 list.’

‘The Buffalo Bills are roundly held as the ultimate gag kings in NFL history. Yet in some quarters, the same Bills have cultivated a certain nobility. "I think it would have been different if we could have won one," said John Davis, a Georgia Tech All-American who was a staple on the Bills’ offensive line during the Super Bowl run. "But losing four, there’s a mystique that that feat will never be done again. It was more heart breaking than anything else. We were a great team."’

‘[Donahoe] said that the team will be addressing whom will start at quarterback for the 2005 season in the next couple of weeks. Donahoe commented that both Drew Bledsoe and J.P. Lossman bring different intangibles to the game and that the Bills need to make a decision as to where the team is headed.’

‘The rest of this message goes to you to Tommy boy-let him go. Let him resurrect his career somewhere else. I want that 6 million that goes to Drew to go to Jonas Jennings, Pat Williams and a little more defensive talent. I need to see if your boy Losman was worth the first round pick.’

‘Arizona has the No. 8 overall pick in the first round and the three highest-rated running backs could be gone by then (Cedric Benson of Texas and Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown of Auburn).’

‘Haywood said Adelphia was recently informed by several satellite TV providers that they were also planning to drop Empire soon.’

‘The NFL will be sending Jamie for an all expenses paid, one-week trip to Hawaii. Jamie will be responsible for learning several dance routines via videotape before she leaves Buffalo.’

‘At its peak, Empire, known for its coverage of Buffalo area professional, amateur, and college sports teams, employed about 115 at its peak.’