Archives for August 17, 2006

‘He was hoping that daily physical therapy treatments would alleviate the pain and allow him to travel to Rochester to see his new-look team under general manager Marv Levy and coach Dick Jauron train at St. John Fisher College before camp breaks a week from today.’

‘”I went back and asked the coaches about the number, and that’s when they told me the story of Steve Tasker,” Aiken recalled the other day. “Ever since then I’ve been trying to do Steve and that number proud.”‘

‘Most Bills fans aren’t yet familiar with the name Kyle Williams, but they probably will be soon.’

‘Whitner had a solid outing as a backup against Carolina, credited with a team-high five tackles.’

‘If Price and Davis want to be one of the four lucky enough to remain in Buffalo, they better start running crisper routes and becoming bigger downfield threats tomorrow evening, when the Bills take on the Cincinnati Bengals.’

‘Jauron said that Jackson’s knee injury wasn’t as serious as first feared. The running back was able to watch practice standing just a day after twisting his knee awkwardly on a running play. Jackson however, is unlikely to play against Cincinnati Friday night.’

‘"I would say sure only because I’m one of those people that thinks anything is possible and I feel like I’d be lying to you if I told you ‘no,’" said Buffalo’s head coach. "We’d certainly love to see him do it, but on the flip side if one of those other two guys have an unbelievable game they could be right back in it. The pressure is still there and I think it’s a good thing that it is on all of them. They’re still fighting for the job."’

‘On playing Friday night: I ran a couple of sprint outs today and kind of looked back at Coach Schonert like what are you doing to me, but it felt good. I didn’t have any problems and I’m ready to go. It’s just a matter of getting out there and getting back the rhythm of playing football. Also, not thinking so much, just going out there and playing.’

‘On his frame of mind going into this season franchised: I still had the same mentality. I’ll continue to step up and elevate my game. It’s no different than any other year. I’m ready and I’m no more prepared than a week or a day before.’

‘On how much getting reps with the first teams help with Matt Bowen out: Since Matt (Bowen) went down, I’ve taken every snap with the first team. It’s unfortunate that Matt went down. Matt will be back soon. He’s competitive and we’re still going to compete for the starting job.’

‘On the competition and how Coach Jauron has handled it: No, I’m definitely happy. I think everybody is on the team. I think fans, everybody around the league and anybody who wants to be involved or know what’s going on here knows that the competition was a great thing. It still is a good thing and it’s ongoing. He’s been very honest. The whole time they’ve given the three of us reps to prove ourselves. And the same thing with Coach (Steve) Fairchild. He’s probably the one running the actual show. He’s coaching me as hard as can be.’

‘On how much each Quarterback will play: I have a pretty good idea, but I’m not going to say right now. JP will play a good deal of the first half, maybe all of it. We’ll just have to wait and see and then it just depends how the second half goes.’

‘Nall clearly has some catching up to do in the competition for the Bills’ starting job. J.P. Losman was named the front-runner after his performance against Carolina on Saturday and has been getting the majority of snaps this week in camp.’

‘”It was definitely a disappointment, you have high hopes,” he said of falling to the third round. “But I have the opportunity to play with the Bills. I’m in the NFL, and that’s my ultimate goal. I’m here and I’m trying to make the best of it.”‘

‘Wilson, 87, said he is staying home in Gross Pointe Shores, Mich., because of a bad back that he aggravated while playing tennis.’