Archives for February 2005

‘The most curious thing is happening to the man who used prose on the pros and preached, "What you do should speak so loudly that no one will hear what you say."’

‘The event was a huge success, as Marv signed over 300 copies of his new book titled Where Else Would You Rather Be?’

‘When Mike Mularkey was hired as head coach last January, he brought in a new strength and conditioning coach, Brad Roll, from the Miami Dolphins. Roll and Mularkey had been friends since working together in Tampa Bay in the early 1990s.’

‘Season ticket rates will go up under the new plan but not as much as most tickets sold on an individual game basis. That means season ticket purchasers will enjoy an even greater discount, as much as $10 at the top scale.’

‘"Everyone’s been asking me if I wish I was still back in Philadelphia,” Vincent said. "No. I made the decision two years ago that my time would come (where he would be forced out). Besides, I stayed in touch with everybody. I talk to (the Eagles’ defensive backs) more than I talk to my own teammates in Buffalo.”’

‘So Vincent, wearing his blue Bills jersey for best visual impact on his audience, walked proudly into the church parking lot, behind Oakland Raider Roland Williams and Jacksonville Jaguar Deon Grant, and below the TV blimp, visible in the distance, circling high above Jacksonville. So close, geographically, to the Super Bowl. So close, chronologically. So close, emotionally. But Troy Vincent was nowhere near regret.’