Archives for July 30, 2006

‘”It’s really disappointing and it’s obviously severely disappointing for him,” Jauron said. “But he’s a professional, been around for a while and he knows this happens. And once it happens, there’s nothing you can do about it except get it well as fast as you can.”‘

‘McCargo’s agent, Hadley Engelhard, said his client felt fine after he spoke with McCargo shortly after he returned from hospital. "He just overextended himself," Engelhard said.’

‘”The scheme we run is clearly a little bit different,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said Saturday. “Speed is really important. Size is not as important to us. . . . We think Angelo is kind of poised to make a leap. He’s athletic, he’s fast, he’s got range. We’re not handing anybody the job. We are penciling him in.”‘

‘As successful as the Bills have been in extending their franchise boundaries, especially into the Rochester area, they need to make more progress in their toughest area to penetrate, southern Ontario. “I think our biggest challenge is to continue to regionalize our franchise,” Brandon said.’

‘It’s convenient to blame Donahoe and last year’s coaches. There’s certainly justification for that. But the players bear a big share of the blame.’

‘”My thought process is pretty simple,” Jauron said. “They’ve been away from us for about five to six weeks, and I’d like to get them back into it. I’d like to get back to the basics and start teaching again. . . . We’ve got plenty of time in camp and preseason to get the pads on. . . . There’s every reason in my opinion to start them out a little bit slower in that regard – not in terms of speed, but in terms of pads and hitting.”‘

‘Sure, your beloved Buffalo Bills may have brought you to Rochester for the National Football League team’s training camp at St. John Fisher College. But Buffalo’s easterly neighbor has many more play-worthy attractions.’

‘We are told that McCargo is expected to be released in time to be back with the team for a closed practice session on Sunday afternoon.’

‘”I don’t regret anything I say or do,” McGahee said the other day when the Bills opened their seventh training camp at St. John Fisher College. “Things just didn’t go my way last year, but I’m not going to worry about it. I’m not going to say anybody else is better than me. I don’t have to prove nothing to nobody except myself; I’m doing it for me.”‘

‘They were 29th in passing yards, 27th in sacks allowed, 20th in converting third downs, and 24th in scoring points. The inconsistent and often feeble play by the offensive line (this is a recording) was a critical reason why Buffalo’s new leadership regime called in the wrecking ball.’

‘”‘Fletcher’ is my mom’s name, but the name ‘Baker’ is to pay homage to my grandfather and father with their last name,” Fletcher said. “They’ve been trying to change my name for a while. They thought about it when I was in elementary school. My grandfather was adamant about me carrying on the Baker legacy. I’m the last male who can carry on the name.”‘

‘”Where else would you rather be than right here, right now?”‘

‘So is it a natural conclusion to say the Tampa-2 is the ideal defense for Wire? “All I’ll say is I feel very comfortable in this defense,” he said. “I feel it.”‘

‘”I just felt a little tweak in the hamstring when I just kind of changed direction and went to take off full speed,” Nall said, noting he’s previously injured his right hamstring. “I knew better than to try to tough it out and keep going.”‘

‘In fact, when Levy was coaching the Bills, he said he was prepared to hire Jauron as his defensive coordinator in 1995. “We ended up being 12 hours too late,” Levy recalled this week. “By the time we called, he had already accepted an offer from Jacksonville.”‘