Archives for July 2009

‘The view here, especially if you’re a fantasy fan, is to look for Lee Evans to have the season of his career. If that happens, the attention Evans so richly deserves will be there, without his having to resort to reality shows and twitter accounts to make it happen.’

‘”It’s a tough position because it’s demanding,” Catavolos said. “There’s some line backer assignments as well as corner assignments. We have four individuals that have experience in playing that position so hopefully we can be more productive there.”‘

‘"It puts the city in a bad position to be honoring someone who the city has just convicted of a crime," said Beach Councilman Jim Wood.’

‘Reacting to the news, some City Council members said the city won’t go through with plans to host an event to honor Smith. “I don’t think it’s appropriate,” Councilman Jim Wood said. “It puts the city in a bad position to be honoring someone who the city has just convicted of a crime.”‘

‘Virginia Beach General District Court Judge Teresa McCrimmon gave Smith a 90-day suspended jail term at a hearing Thursday and fined him $350.’

‘It was the third time in 12 years that he was charged with drunken driving. The first charge was dismissed. He was acquitted on the second.’

‘”(Last season) just proved that I could compete at this level,” Jackson said. “I’ve had some success at every level that I’ve been in, and to come in last year and have some success like I did, it just let me know that I could compete here and that I belong here.”‘

‘"The first time I had to stick T.O., I was so excited," Lankster said. "I was like a little kid, like, ‘I’m really on the field with T.O.’"’

‘Kelly said, "This is my football camp. It has my name on it. This is my reputation. I’ve always wanted to do this. I love kids."’

‘”There’s no doubt the dynamics of our offense have now changed with Terrell on the other side of Lee,” said offensive coordinator Turk Schonert. “We have to see how teams are going to play us. Last year especially the second half of the season, Lee was doubled. They take away our big threat and everybody kind of copied it and did the same thing the second half.”‘

‘Lankster played in 22 games — including 13 starts — at West Virginia, and finished third on the team in 2008 with 68 tackles. The Bills seventh-round selection (220th overall) earned Junior College All-America honors at Jones County (Miss.) Junior College before enrolling at West Virginia in January 2007.’

‘The Buffalo Bills checked a few players off their draft list in terms of signings as they reached agreements with sixth-round pick Cary Harris and seventh-round pick Ellis Lankster on Tuesday. Contract terms were not disclosed in accordance with team policy.’

‘”As we go through camp and stuff I’m going to feel better especially from the explosion part from not doing it,” said Schobel of driving off the healed foot. “You can’t really train to be in football shape. You have to do the football stuff to get in shape for that. Through the spring I felt more explosive. So it takes time, but it’s going to come back. But as far as it hurting it doesn’t hurt.”‘

‘”I felt good,” Ellison said of his 2008 campaign. “There are always things you can work on and get better at, but for the most part I thought I did a pretty good job. This year I’m just trying to improve on that and get better and just help this defense get better.”‘

‘”The rookie symposium was a good chance for us to spend the whole day together, eat together, go to meetings together, and discuss things, so that made us even closer,” Maybin said. “That will help as we all go into training camp.”‘