Archives for June 9, 2008

‘”I feel with the repetition and with everyone getting on the same page and getting our chemistry down now I feel we’ll do fine,” said Hardy. “There are little things we have to clean up, but that’s normal this time of year.”‘

‘Wearing big sunglasses, Lynch said he had Lasik surgery on Friday and expects to be cleared to return to practice by Wednesday, when the Bills open a three-day mandatory minicamp.’

‘If you think 10-6 is being a little generous, keep in mind that recent Bills-related prognostications from me have been fairly accurate. This is my third season prediction for the Bills at RF365. Prior to 2006, I forecast a 7-9 mark for the Bills in Year 1 of Dick Jauron’s era on the sideline; in the end, they finished 7-9. Then last September, it was my belief the Bills would worsen slightly in 2007 and end up 6-10; once again, though, they went 7-9. Without coming off as a braggart, only being off by one game in two years isn’t too bad, is it? So hopefully, then, Bills fans, I’ll be on the money again (or close to it) in ’08.’

‘”We’re very pleased with what he’s brought to us overall on defense,” Bills linebackers coach Matt Sheldon said. “We evaluated him the last two years as a free agent, and he’s brought what we watched on video. He’s a physical presence in the run game, he’s strong and he’s able to defeat blockers at the point of attack.”‘