Archives for September 8, 2008

‘Denman had been the Buccaneers’ seventh-round draft pick out of Fresno State, but was released as part of the team’s final cuts on Aug. 31. To make room on their practice squad, the Bills released offensive lineman Dustin Dickinson.’

‘Just another Ho-hum Bills blowout. Sure. We don’t see a lot of those, do we? Could the Bills have played better than they did on Sunday? Sure. But is there room to complain. I don’t think so.’

‘To make room on the practice squad for Denman, Buffalo waived offensive lineman Dustin Dickinson.’

‘Drenched in sweat after a heavy workout Monday, Peters says he’s "100 percent ready to go and glad to be back." He says he ended the holdout and reported to the Bills on Saturday after receiving certain assurances that the team is open to restructuring the three years left on his contract.’

‘”Jason is planning to play, but we don’t know that until we see him practice and we won’t know how he practices and what kind of shape he’s in until late in the week,” said Jauron. “Jason is probably in very good shape, but he’s probably not in very good football shape and there’s a big difference between those two. It’s not the same as working out. Playing a game is not the same as conditioning to come to camp. We have to make sure that when we do activate him that he is ready to go football-wise.”‘

“It was as good as could be expected in all phases of the game,” said Dick Jauron, Buffalo head coach. “I can’t say enough about the preparation of our staff and our players just performed. We played hard the whole game.”‘

‘Discounting the handful of sluggish early possessions, Buffalo performed exactly as advertised, running when necessary and using short strikes to set up rare but effective big plays; all the while, they moved the ball consistently during their 34-10 rout over the Seahawks. It was almost as if they were following a plan.’

‘”Our special teams took the air out of them today,” safety Donte Whitner said after the Bills’ 34-10 victory. “Whenever you block a punt, block a field goal or take a kick back, it takes the air out of the opposition. … It gave us the momentum.”‘

‘”You’ve just got to have that swagger back there,” said Parrish, who led the NFL with a 16.3-yard average last season. “That’s the key, you know? When I return punts I try to have fun and trusting the guys in front of me, just knowing they are going to do a good job blocking. That first man you just can never let him tackle you.”‘

‘”We got kicked around pretty good today,” coach Mike Holmgren acknowledged after his team absorbed its 34-10 pounding in Ralph Wilson Stadium. “Give the Bills credit. They did a great job. Clearly our inexperience in certain areas showed.”‘

‘”When Marcus first came in, he said, ‘I’m going to get my ankle right and I’m going to be an impact player for you guys, week in and week out,'” Wilson said Sunday after the Bills drilled the Seahawks, 34-10, at rainy Ralph Wilson Stadium. “He’s just showing you guys the tip of the iceberg.”‘

‘It would have been nice to hear Lynch’s take on the afternoon, but that’s his choice. He’s not the first player to withdraw from the spotlight. The offensive linemen on the Denver Broncos have declined interview requests for years. But the day will come when he’s summoned to the podium and forced to comply with NFL rules regarding dealings with the media. And on that day he’ll encounter the questions he could have been done with at the start of training camp instead of prolonging the inevitable.’

‘”We’ve played together for a while,” Walker said. “Some of the things we tweaked, like me going to left tackle and Kirk coming in. But for the most part, everything was the same as last year. So I wasn’t worried about our cohesiveness at all.”‘

‘Jauron had them primed and ready to play. Schonert’s debut as coordinator was a success. Fewell did nice job of moving around defenders.’

‘”The atmosphere was amazing. Everyone was standing up the whole game,” said 16-year-old Lake View resident Joe Pezzino III. “The defense was just stopping Seattle.”‘