Archives for July 12, 2006

‘Former Bills defensive end Bruce Smith and former Sabres left winger Dave Andreychuck are among the 11 members of the 2006 class. The other inductees include, Joe Ehrmann, Bill Hurley, Dick Harvey, Paul Fitzpatrick, Billy Scherrer, Rudy Pikuzinski, Jody Swanson Stark, Jeremy Jacobs, and Bobby Banck.’

‘For the Bills to go far this fall, Anderson or some other nose tackle will have to effectively anchor a run defense in need of major improvement from last season.’

‘Now, the hero of every kid in Fayetteville and every Blue Raider fan is going through another obstacle. He must fight his way to the top of the depth chart again, this time with a new organization, the Buffalo Bills. His competition? Young quarterback J.P. Losman, whose performance thus far has been less than stellar. "I’ve already be through this before, so I don’t approach anything any different," Holcomb said. "These coaches are evaluating us on and off the field and in the classroom on who’s prepared. I don’t think anybody cares as long as we win and support whoever is our quarterback. We want to get the 5-11 taste out of our mouth. Regardless of what happens, I am looking forward to training camp."’

‘Helping his friend, former MTSU standout and current Buffalo Bills quarterback Kelly Holcomb, required him to fly from New York to Atlanta Monday and then catch a flight from Atlanta to Middle Tennessee Tuesday morning. But Pollard didn’t mind because he was traveling to compete in the Second Annual Kelly Holcomb Celebrity Golf Tournament at Stones River Country Club on Tuesday. "I enjoy playing golf," said Pollard, who was a teammate of Holcomb’s with the Indianapolis Colts. "The biggest thing’s to help Kelly. Anything like this I want to be a part of."’

‘But the biggest reason the Bills are being disrespected is their glaring uncertainty at quarterback. League observers don’t have a lot of confidence in J.P. Losman, Kelly Holcomb or Craig Nall.’

‘Was there ever a doubt as to what would be the greatest moment in Bills history?’

‘The Bills last made the playoffs in ’99. That streak isn’t going to end in 2006. The Bills could be out of it by October. Really.’