Archives for October 2008

‘”I came in here today and met with them this morning and [they said] we’re going to give it a go today, there’s no reason to hold you back,” Edwards said. “I was feeling pretty good today at practice. We still need to work some kinks out, work some things out, but for the most part, I thought it was a good practice.”‘

‘”I’m very excited, coming off of the bye week and the long weekend, I’m all right,” Parrish said. “I was kind of sluggish out there with my endurance and getting in shape and just trying to get back in the groove of things. But I was catching the ball and just going out there pretty good.”‘

‘I had met with the trainers on Friday and the doctors, and just rested all weekend at my house and didn’t really do all that much. And I came in here today and met with them this morning and said we’re going to give it a go today, there’s no reason to hold you back and I was feeling pretty good today at practice. We still need to work some kinks out, work some things out, but for the most part, I thought it was a good practice.’

‘Heading into Week 7, the Bills rank 23rd in the NFL in rushing at 98.4 yards a game. One of the bigger problems has been a lack of push up front from what is, on paper, the heaviest line in the NFL, as backs Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson haven’t had much room to run.’

‘New offensive coordinator Turk Schonert has shown a good feel for calling a game and has drawn the most out of the personnel, though he admits he needs to find a rhythm in the running game. He has done a good job bringing Edwards along and has tailored the offense to his strengths, and it has worked. On defense, Perry Fewell was given some new parts in Stroud and LB Kawika Mitchell, and things have come together nicely, the loss to Arizona notwithstanding. As for head coach Dick Jauron, he has his team ready to play, he has a tremendous amount of respect from his players, and with a 4-1 record and first place in the AFC East, no one can argue with his results.’

‘Edwards, who said he did experience headaches last week, will undergo another battery of tests Tuesday to determine if his symptoms are in line with tests that were taken before the season. "I had met with the trainers and doctors on Friday and pretty much rested all weekend at my house and didn’t really do all that much," Edwards said Monday. "I came in here today and met with them this morning and they said, ‘We’re going to give it a go today. There’s no reason to really hold you back.’"’

‘For the second straight year, Evans is the campaign spokesperson for the Team 4 MS Campaign, which kicked off last week at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s 29th Annual Dinner of Champions at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Grand Ball Room.’

‘"I’m getting better each day," he said of the concussion. "It was a tough couple of days there after the hit. I had some headaches and residual effects from it, but slowly but surely they’re going away."’

‘Roscoe Parrish also was practicing with the wide receivers.’

‘”I went full go today,” said Edwards after Monday’s practice. “We had a no huddle period at the start of practice that J.P. (Losman) took, but beyond that I was full go with a normal amount of reps.”‘

‘It’s not a suggestion, but the Bills could vaguely slack for the rest of the way: Even a 6-5 finish may get them into the postseason. In a more positive sense, they can play more loosely the rest of the way, unlike in recent seasons where their post-bye contests were laden with pressure because of slow starts.’

‘The time to move is now. The AFC hasn’t been this wide-open in a decade. The New England Patriots were made vulnerable by the injury to Tom Brady. The Indianapolis Colts are getting by with mirrors and highly suspect on defense, especially with All-Pro safety Bob Sanders out of the mix. Complete this statement: Even if Gonzalez becomes a Buffalo Bill they still couldn’t beat ________ to win the AFC and advance to the Super Bowl. Is there such a team?’

‘Simply, Posluszny is one of the good guys. His relationship with Bills Nation was love at first sight, one that has the potential to evolve into a deep romance.’

‘Then, exactly five years ago today, the Bills did exactly as they did in Arizona last Sunday, getting splattered by the Jets, 30-3, at the Meadowlands. The rest of the season was a disaster. They suffered losing streaks of four and three games during the nine-game closing stretch. Bledsoe never came close to reprising his prime. In the finale, the Patriots shut out the Bills by the identical score by which they lost the opener, 31-0.’

‘Taxpayer donations to the Bills include $3 million annually in cash and more than $4 million in game-day take. The pile includes stadium naming rights, which the owner has yet to cash in on.’