Archives for August 16, 2005

‘The exact status of McGahee is unknown as NFL policy does not require teams to publish the exact injury status of its players until the first week of the regular season. McGahee "tweaked" his knee during the Bills preseason game against Indiamapolis on Saturday night accroding to head coach Mike Mularkey.’

‘Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “hero” as any person admired for courage, nobility, etc. In the minds of many in the Buffalo community, Moorman has established himself as the definition of the word “hero.”‘

‘”It will be hard to cut some guys this year,” Gray said. “We’ve got a lot of young guys that are really competing, and it’s not like there is a big space between them. Guys know they can’t slip up because the next guy will catch him. They are pushing each other very hard, and that’s going to make them better and the position even stronger.”‘

‘Perhaps running back Willis McGahee is not as healthy as the Buffalo Bills said he was.’

‘Most calming sight: Cerebral backups Kelly Holcomb and Shane Matthews hovering near Losman each day. They represent 22 years of NFL experience with 35 starts. Even Geico can’t beat that.’

‘McGahee, who limped off the field favoring his right leg during the first quarter of Saturday’s preseason victory at Indianapolis, had his thigh heavily wrapped to his knee.’

‘The Winston-Salem State product made a quick impression on Buffalo’s special teams unit with a big hit against Indianapolis on Saturday, and his best chance of making the Bills is as a special teamer – not something a lot of quarterbacks can say. “I don’t know of another quarterback who plays special teams,” Woodbury said. “But I love contact, so I’m willing to do anything and everything to make this team.”‘

‘The 5-10, 197-pound receiver credits his work ethic to his father, who is also named Lee. His father used to wake up at 4 a.m. to take his place on the assembly line at the Ford plant near their Bedford, Ohio, home. “He has always provided for the family,” Evans says. “Now I’m in a position to give back. And that makes me happy.”‘

‘Bills’ top running back Willis McGahee was held out of practice Monday night because of a sore right leg. Referring to the injury as “a tweak,” coach Mike Mularkey said he sat out McGahee for precautionary reasons and didn’t know whether he would practice Tuesday.’

‘The defense seems to have picked up where it left off last year. It had six sacks and a couple of take aways against the Colts. It wasnt’t just the front line players who contributed. Said defensive back Jabari Greer, “Some of the depth guys got in there and got a lot of repetitions. We went in there and I think we made the best of our opportunities and showed some of these fans, some of these coaches, some of our teammates that we can really step up to the challenge.”‘

‘Gause, a physical specimen from South Carolina at 6-foot-4, 275 pounds, has impressed the coaching staff enough at camp thus far to be practicing with the second team. He currently is the No. 2 defensive end on the right side behind starter Aaron Schobel. “I’m going to try and stay there as long as I can,” Gause said after Monday night’s practice at St. John Fisher.’

‘”This was the toughest practice we’ve had so far, especially offensively,” said quarterback J.P. Losman. “We had to overcome so many things, like penalties. But we finished up pretty strong.”‘

‘Willis McGahee was fully dressed in pads but did not work out with his teammates, instead watching practice from the sidelines. The Bills say McGahee is fine.’

‘Monday, Mike Marsh of Rochester kicked a 20-yard field goal to win two Jet Blue round trip airline tickets to anywhere Jet Blue flies in Florida during the Jet Blue/Buffalo Bills Training Camp Field Goal Promotion.’

‘"My wife and I feel like having the five children that we do, we can go back and make sure those people who can’t have children, wanna have children and are really going to take the responsibility to be parents, can give their kids a chance whether they have a problem in their pregnancy or not," said Tasker.’