Archives for March 2009

‘”I heard it from many sources, many credible sources: People have never or very seldom been around anybody that works as hard at his craft as this guy,” Jauron said Wednesday. “So that in and of itself is a big positive for us. We’re a hard working team as it is. We’ll become a harder working team. I think he’ll be a good example for a lot of our younger players in how he prepares and certainly once again, his stats speak for themselves.”‘

‘I know this will sound like a broken record, but when is a new contract for left tackle Jason Peters going to get done? This is an unpopular issue, judging from my e-mails, but if Edwards is going to keep Owens happy with a steady diet of passes, Edwards will need Peters to keep him upright.’

‘One thing’s for sure: It will make for an interesting year, and it will put Buffalo front and center in the consciousness of American sports.’

‘Wary Bills fans might wonder if it’s just a stealthy attempt by the Dallas Cowboys, responsible for 50 percent of Buffalo’s four Super Bowl losses, to roll another grenade under the tent in Orchard Park, N.Y. But this incongruous marriage makes sense. Here’s one case where you do put Tabasco sauce on a snow cone.’

‘History shows that the Bills are the ’27 Yankees compared with other teams through the ages. The nine — these losers don’t deserve a top-10 list — worst places to play. Ever…’.

‘Drew Rosenhaus can author all the agent-speak that he wants, but it’s obvious that no Super Bowl contenders were interested in T.O. and no team in the entire league was willing to give him a multi-year contract. After more than a decade of his tired act, Owens has officially become a loser.’

‘The Bills haven’t said anything officially yet, but it didn’t take long for Terrell Owens to get his familiar #81 with the Buffalo Bills.’

‘I got a lot of feedback about how crazy the signing was, but I am here to tell you as a guy who never misses a Bills game, I like it. I like it a lot, ‘cuz it’s time to shake things up. The search for affable, high-character players is admirable, but it has led the Bills to strange moments of inexplicable largesse. Nothing against a hard worker like Chris Kelsay, but four years at $23 million is a crapload of money for a guy who averages two sacks a season. Ditto the recently-jettisoned guard Derrick Dockery, who got the highest contract in team history at $49 million… only to get cut. For all that classy team building, we haven’t made it to the playoffs since 2000.’

‘"If you think that emotional outbursts don’t occur on every sideline on every Sunday, you’re sadly mistaken," said Jauron. "They do, between coaches and players and players and players. To the degree that he’s had them? Maybe. Do they get the publicity that he gets? No, because of his success and abilities as a player and to the degree of disturbance on the sidelines at times and the prominence of the people involved in them are. They happen all the time in our business, on the practice field, on game day and in the locker room."’

‘”Our relationship will grow from when we met in my office this weekend. That’s where our relationship started and it’ll develop from there,” Jauron said in his first comments since the Bills signed Owens to a one-year contract on Saturday. “I approach every guy that comes here as a unique guy.”‘

‘”Oh yeah it’s going to make you better,” said Bills veteran cornerback Terrence McGee. “Going against Lee (Evans) or a quick guy like Roscoe (Parrish), he’s very tough to defend one-on-one. Then you add T.O. and now there’s three guys that are fast like that every day in training camp, you can’t do anything but get better.”‘

‘"It’s given me the chance to live my dream, being able to play in the NFL, being in another uniform, being in the NFL and scoring a touchdown," McKelvin said. "When I scored in the Kansas City game, I actually danced for my first time and I actually had fun. The thrill of the game is exciting me every day."’

‘”Marshawn Lynch is not a party to this contract. The contract was signed by an Orchard Park businessman who is a friend of Jim Kelly’s,” the real estate agent said.’

‘Unfortunately, there’s already an issue between Owens and Lee Evans, namely that the latter exists. Owens is Buffalo’s second-best threat, which unfortunately may lead to him reflexively feeling contempt for whoever is above him. Through zero fault of his own, Evans is fated to end up on Owens’ mental targets list.’

‘Pundits and columnists from across the country, however, are viewing the move with skepticism – or worse.’