Archives for February 15, 2007

‘”Last year, thousands of Rochester-area Bills fans couldn’t see the team they love because the last games of the season were blacked out,” Schumer said. “Rochester fans are just as passionate for the Bills as fans in Buffalo, and they deserve to see the games. It is in the best interests of the Bills and the NFL to have to the widest possible fan base for this team. The NFL needs to do everything it can to prevent blackouts next season.”‘

‘"It is in the best interests of the Bills and the NFL to have the widest possible fan base for this team," Schumer said. "The NFL needs to do everything it can to prevent blackouts next season."’

‘"Because the Bills had seemingly slipped from the playoff race and were facing less popular or talented teams, the Bills failed to draw the requisite number of fans in order to have the games broadcast on network television" Schumer said in a press release.’

‘”He was set back because he couldn’t do anything in the spring and missed all of our minicamps,” said Bills offensive line coach Jim McNally. “In the fall we still couldn’t really tell what he was capable of because he still needed strength. He wasn’t at the level to effectively compete down in and down out. We liked him, but there were incidences where you could see he needed more power. But we knew he had the potential based on his size.”‘

‘Losman, the Bills’ young QB, succeeded under Fairchild because he was brought along properly. The coordinator often had Losman lull the opposing defense to sleep with short passes, eventually breaking the enemy’s back with a deep heave downfield to dependable young receiver Lee Evans. Every time Fairchild called Evans’ number, it seemed to pay off in a big way. The three-year veteran’s 82 catches, 1,292 yards and eight touchdowns would attest to that.’