Archives for May 1, 2005

‘”I thought it was a success,” said Losman. “I thought we had a great weekend. Offensive and defensively we competed every day and we got a lot accomplished. I think we took a huge step forward yet realized that we have a lot of work to go. It’s definitely a good start.”‘

‘The Justin Bannan experiment at offensive guard didn’t last very long. The team has moved him back to defensive tackle, where he has played during his first three years in the league. The team was intrigued by the possibility of moving Bannan to offensive guard after he displayed impressive quickness and athleticism on pulls and trap plays in short yardage and goal like situations last season. But the team decided a position switch wasn’t necessary after drafting G Justin Geisinger in the sixth round.’

‘Mike Mularkey says he’ll go over all the practices on film before he decides how to move forward on the offensive line. All weekend long the starters were Mike Gandy, Bennie Anderson, Trey Teague, Chris Villarrial and the slimed down Mike Williams. His gut is almost gone and Mularkey says his RT spent much of the off season working with strength and conditioning coach Brad Roll.’

”’Oh, he can run,” veteran defensive back Troy Vincent said Sunday. ”He’s obviously not 6-4, but he can play.”’

‘It’s funny how things happen. After listening to him on the air for some 40 years, I can now call him my friend and attest to his being a gentleman and a fine emissary for Western New York.’

‘”Every year is a challenge, especially in this age of free agency when it’s hard to keep guys together for more than a few years,” Bills offensive line coach Jim McNally said Saturday during the Bills’ three-day minicamp. “We’ve got a good group here. We just have to find the right guy and see if he can get the job done.”‘

‘”He’s got some swelling in it,” Mularkey said after the Saturday afternoon session. “We’re going to wait for that to go down, which I’m hoping is by the early part of the week, and re-evaluate it and see what the extent of the injury is.”‘

‘ have seen the future and it’s electric.’

‘”It reminded me a little of when I was with New England and I would have conversations with a young guy named Tom Brady,” Milloy was saying after Buffalo’s minicamp practice Saturday morning at the field house across the parking lot from Ralph Wilson Stadium. “J.P. was saying all the right things and seemed so eager to learn and get better and get out there and help the team. That’s exactly how Brady was. I gave J.P. the same advice I gave Tom. I told him to do everything you can to prepare yourself for success when your opportunity comes.”‘

‘Irrelevance even passed without him. And where do you go after irrelevance? Buffalo, apparently.’

‘Former Florida quarterback Shane Matthews, who is competing this weekend in the Dodge Celebrity Invitational at Gateway Golf and Country Club…’.

‘He was briefly spotted watching Saturday morning’s practice while walking on crutches and had a wrap on his left leg.’

‘Josh Reed has been watching with a bad back. Ryan Neufeld has a groin strain while Lauvale Sape has a calf strain. Mularkey says this is a learning camp and there was no sense sending them out. He expects them in the end of May for the OTA’s.’

‘Coach Mike Mularkey said after practice Saturday that the team will wait for the swelling to go down, possibly by mid-week, before evaluating it to determine the extent of the injury.’