Archives for June 11, 2008

‘"I thought we started off well," said Edwards. "I thought the first couple of periods of the day we were pretty sharp and then at the end we were giving up some plays that we hadn’t given up before. But they get paid to play defense just like we get paid to play offense. So they’re going to make some plays and we’re going to make some plays, so we’ll come back tomorrow and hopefully make more plays than we did today."’

‘Many have speculated Peters’ absence is due to a dissatisfaction with his contract, but that has not been confirmed by the Bills or Peters.’

‘”Part of the reason I came down was to tell him what it was like for me,” said Levy, who resigned as general manager of the Bills in January. “I learned a lot from our players, believe it or not, during that period. Listen to them. Don’t feel you have to be an autocrat when you come in, although I won’t tell someone to coach different than what their personality might be. Just come on in and stay alert, learn, work well with others in the organization. That’s what sustained me in the early times.”‘

‘Jauron declined to say whether he or anyone in the Bills’ front office had spoken with Peters, who also was the only Bills player to miss all 13 of the team’s voluntary sessions over the past month.’

‘”Jason is not here so he will be fined,” said head coach Dick Jauron. “I am surprised by it. I thought Jason would be at our mandatory minicamp, but it’s a decision he’s made and he’ll be fined.”‘

‘Lynch’s lawyer definitely wants to protect his client and move chess pieces carefully, but killing this story as soon as possible is now an imperative concern. Letting this lag isn’t helping the pro-Lynch perception. If the second-year man wants to go back to being held as an emerging star with a charmingly quirky personality, he needs to attend to legal matters now and then get in front of the media, describe what happened, and apologize if necessary. Like waiting to call and receive test results from the doctor, procrastinating won’t make things better.’

‘”He’s doing a good job,” Bills wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert said . “He’s like all the other rookies, the head’s spinning a little bit. But he’s a playmaking guy. We were very fortunate to get him where we drafted him because we had a higher grade than where we got him.”‘

‘Mr. Catlin left Buffalo with most of the coaching staff when Knox became coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 1983. He remained on the Seahawks’ staff after Knox left to return to the Rams in 1991. He retired as Seattle’s quality control coach in 1996. In recent years, he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease.’

‘Hines said his agent contacted him a couple of months ago saying that the Bills saw some of his college tapes and wanted him to work out for the team. After scheduling conflicts, both sides met, and Hines said the workout went great, but right now the NFL’s allure can wait.’