Archives for August 28, 2009

‘”Coach and I have talked about him,” said special teams coordinator Bobby April. “He wasn’t ready to do it in the last game. We’ll see how he does ramping up to this week’s game. We’ll see if we can give him the opportunity to perform."’

‘"Once I sat down with the coaches and they told me what they were trying to do, I knew it would be a good fit," the former Indianapolis Colts starter said. "Talking with the running backs coach, he told me how many balls Fred [Jackson] and Marshawn caught last year. I knew that would be perfect for me because in Indy I caught a lot of balls. It fits my skills."’

‘"Watching him, he looked like he moved well," said coach Dick Jauron. "It was a good sign. Now we’ll just see how he feels."’

‘"People say I look 100 percent, but I don’t feel like myself. It’s coming, it’s definitely coming. But your body is so weird. I haven’t felt like I’m quite there."’

‘When your team is coming off three straight 7-9 seasons, that’s nothing to brag about.’

‘”We play in a very tough division,” Posluszny said of the AFC East, which includes the highly regarded New England Patriots. “But I believe we can compete with anybody. We have confidence in our abilities. Now, we just have to make plays and win games. Talking about it is one thing. But during the season, we have to go out and do what we need to do to win.”‘

‘"First year was call the play and run it," he said. "Last year, a majority of the plays were called and I ran it. Now, it’s more on the quarterback to get us in the right play and get us into a play you feel comfortable with. … The way you handle that is by not running a ton of plays. It’s running the ones you’re good at."’

‘Coach Dick Jauron was encouraged by Owens’ progress Thursday. He added it’s possible the receiver will be cleared to start practicing fully next week. It was the third straight day Owens has worked out, and marked the most time he’s practiced since jamming his foot in the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 9.’

‘”I think we’ve made some strides,” Fewell said. “He’s not there yet, but it is a work in progress and he’s definitely improving.”‘