Archives for July 22, 2005

‘Henry forced his way out of Buffalo, after losing his starting job to Willis McGahee in 2004, because he wasn’t inclined to play second fiddle. But history has demonstrated that it’s difficult in the NFL to keep one back happy while the other gets most of the carries. So how long will Henry, who despite signing a four-year contract extension isn’t going to earn a dime more in Nashville in ’05 than he was scheduled to make in Buffalo, bite his tongue if he is logging, say, only six carries a game? Or will Brown, who has missed five games in each of his first two seasons, chafe if Henry knocks him from his No. 1 perch on the depth chart?’

‘Prediction: Second.’

‘Being away from his native Mississippi didn’t bother Hull. Instead, he got to love western New York. Except for the heaps of snow that dump on Buffalo every winter, Hull said western New York is a lot like Mississippi. “When people in the South think New York, they think New York City,” Hull said. “But western and upstate New York has very friendly people much like the Delta with strong emphasis on farming. People don’t know that farmers in New York grow soybeans and corn. It’s a huge agricultural community. As for the snow, you adapt to it. We’ve all had good times in the snow up there.”‘

‘"I would say overall we’ll be a better group from top to bottom than we were a year ago," Szabo said. "A year ago we had an unsettled situation at safety, which was compounded by the fact that Lawyer broke his arm. With Milloy healthy and now having moved Troy Vincent to free safety, we should be a little more consistent. … and our corners are both the same and both went to the Pro Bowl. They’re very good players."’

‘Is second-year QB J.P. Losman ready to lead Buffalo’s offense?’