Archives for April 3, 2008

‘The Bills held the exclusive rights to retain both players.’

‘Buffalo kept a pair of young players on their roster as exclusive rights free agents Tim Massaquoi and Corey Mace re-signed with the club.’

‘The Steelers were considered one of several obvious opponents because they also maintain a large following in Toronto.’

‘ In week two of the preseason Buffalo will "host" Pittsburgh at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for a Thursday night contest on Aug. 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm and the game will air locally on WKBW-TV.’

‘This team needs to consider every method possible of advancing the ball, and an obvious method of doing so would be sneaking in more throws to a running back who seems capable of adding this aspect as a huge weapon in his personal arsenal. Lynch finished with a 139.6 passer rating last season after tossing a touchdown on that fabulous halfback option against the Bengals, but his real talent could be bumping up his quarterback’s numbers by receiving more high-percentage passes before he speeds and bruises away downfield.’

‘The Bills are not switching to a pass-happy, horizontal, West Coast attack similar to those run by Philadelphia and Seattle. Jauron said he still will emphasize the running game, putting a high priority on getting talented running back Marshawn Lynch his carries. The Bills are not forsaking Lee Evans’ ability to run deep, either. “We have to run it, and we have to run it to throw it,” Jauron said. “We have to use play action. We have two good young quarterbacks with live arms. They can get the ball out quick and be accurate and get it down the field. We have some speed. So we have to take advantage of all those things.”‘