Archives for May 18, 2006

‘"I was as surprised as anybody," said Cieslak of his spot on the depth chart through the first two camps. "Any reps I was getting I knew I had to make the best of them regardless of when or where I was getting them. I didn’t even look at it as far as where I was in the pecking order. I just focused on doing the best I could."’

‘The Bills, in their recent draft, filled some team needs. The goal, naturally, is to build a winning team. But the Bills, and their fans, should hope that in the coming season a player emerges with a bit of the Flutie magic.’

‘I found it astonishing how grown men and women in their 40s, 50s and 60s took up sides in the newsroom this past week with just the mention of Flutie’s name. The presidential debates, the economy, the price of gas, not even the smoking ban, generated more intense vocal outbursts.’

‘If McGahee becomes the dominant back the Buffalo Bills are hoping for, he can essentially continue with his current lifestyle. However, if he’s unspectacular, his time in Buffalo may be all but over after this year. Since McGahee’s a big city, warm weather guy, he may not even object.’

‘Essence, the Ewing, N.J., spa where Vincent himself goes for a little pampering. His favorite treatment: the stress buster massage ($30), a normally half-hour procedure concentrating on the head, neck, shoulders and back. "I love to extend the stress buster to 90 minutes," he says, "so I can fall asleep and wake up relaxed."’

‘Immediately following the draft all of my phone lines were blowing up with teams wanting to sign me as a priority free agent. Some teams were only willing to allow me 5-10 minutes to decide whether or not I was going to sign with them. I ended up signing with the Buffalo Bills because their roster situation provided me with the best opportunity to make the team in some way.’