Archives for January 26, 2007

‘"It says that he’s really talented," April said. "He has a way of hitting the ball. It’s not like its luck. There’s a way that he hits that ball that causes it not to bounce over into the end zone. He drops it a little bit different and he hits it a little bit different."’

‘"I think once you’ve decided to franchise a player you have to plan for that number," said Bills Vice President of Football Administration Jim Overdorf. "It’s definitely going to be your cash number because the player won’t take less than that. So it figures into your planning."’

‘ Larry Zierlein, who was assistant offensive line coach last season under Jim McNally, received permission from the Bills to interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers.’

‘Recognizing their defense is in dire need of a stopper up the middle, the Bills looked closely at ex-Louisville tackle Amobi Okoye earlier this week. Remarkably, Okoye has already graduated from college with a psychology degree despite being just 19 years old. Ever since emigrating with his family to the United States at the age of 12, Okoye, a Nigeria native, has been bright both in the classroom and on the football field. Throughout his seven-year career on the gridiron, Okoye, who resided in Huntsville, Ala., has been widely recognized as a phenom.’

‘But history doesn’t change. And on that one Sunday at least, Buffalo was the center of the football universe.’

‘But when you have an NFL team playing in your city for the most affordable price in the 32-team league, the complaints about the latest ticket hike just don’t make much sense to me. Complaints about the team’s performance are valid; complaints about the ticket hike are not.’

‘The North Tonawanda native was a bit surprised by how much the production team wanted him to be a part of making his vision a reality. "I think they wanted me to be involved, but they didn’t want to force me," he said. "I did have some say. There were times where I just sat out in the driveway outside of the house where we shot some scenes and watched on the playback monitor. Then the director Joe Pytka would yell out, ‘What do you think?’"’