Archives for May 12, 2008

‘"We said, ‘This is going to be a good move for you and ultimately it could be a good move for us too,’" said Bills offensive line coach Sean Kugler. "We wouldn’t move a player to a position if we didn’t think it would help the player make the team and we didn’t think it would help him benefit us as well. It was a mutual move and he was excited about it."’

‘By any statistical measure, Bruce was a Hall of Famer.’

‘As for his first NFL season, it’s anybody’s guess whether Fine will beat out Buffalo’s starting tight end, Robert Royal, for No. 1 duties; regardless, he should see a decent amount of playing time in 2008, and he’ll have opportunities to at least fill the role now-Detroit Lion Michael Gaines had in Buffalo last year. That is, Fine — who arguably has better hands than Gaines — should be able to catch around 20 passes as a rookie and bail out Edwards when necessary.’

‘Local operators paid the Bills $78 million for eight "home" games over five years and plan, naturally, to make a hefty profit over and above. They know that when it comes to such opportunities in Toronto the ozone layer is the limit. P.T. Barnum ("there’s a sucker born every minute") should have had dual citizenship.’

‘”I’ve been pursuing a coaching job in the NFL,” Reich said yesterday while attending the annual St. Paul’s Knights of Columbus golf tournament at Fairview Golf Course in Quentin. “I was in the (Indianapolis) Colts training camp last year as an internship, was just invited back for minicamp and OTAs (organized team activities), which go about a month. I’ll go there May 16, be there for a month. No guarantees after that, but hopefully it’s another step in the right direction to connecting with a job in the NFL.”‘