Archives for July 16, 2008

‘The Bills are a team I love. They have a talented core of young players. They have a very good defensive line with DE Aaron Schobel and offseason acquisition Marcus Stroud at DT. They have a bright young quarterback in Trent Edwards, who is surrounded by some of the best skills players in the NFL with wide receivers Roscoe Parrish and Lee Evans and running back Marshawn Lynch.’

‘"James is coming along. His head was swimming a bit in the spring, but his talent is there," said Schonert. "He’s a great weapon and he and Trent (Edwards) just need to get on the same page. He’s just got to get a lot of reps and I’ve got to do a good job of putting him in good positions and simplifying it if I have to."’

‘With two new players in the pen and Williams locked in for a while thanks to his new contract, the group is improved and established, not to mention that individual enemy blockers know that they may be facing four different tackles in a single game. The Bills’ plan to continually swap out the inside defenders, which has been seemingly ongoing since the Chuck Knox era, may actually not only be activated this year but also work.’

‘Kelly knew when it was time to quit, and when he gave his word, that was it. Sadly, Favre has waffled back and forth to the point of embarassment, and yet he now blames the Packers for his current situation.’

‘”No matter what you do if you’ve succeeded and you’re passionate about the game you always have second thoughts,” Kelly told Buffalobills.com. “You always know that you can still play better than some of the quarterbacks out there.”‘