Archives for September 2, 2009

‘On plans for RB Marshawn Lynch after the last preseason game: We’ve talked about it a good deal and we feel confident that he’s got a real good idea of what he’s going to do and he certainly knows what he needs to do.’

‘"My team is going to need me to make plays when I’m called upon, so I’m excited about that and looking forward to the opportunity," Jackson said.’

‘Thomas, a four-year NFL player, signed a one-year deal with Buffalo in March after playing in 12 games with Kansas City last year.’

‘"We really only saw him in OTAs and minicamp," said head coach Dick Jauron. "He practiced the past couple of days. It’s just one of those things numbers-wise where we just wanted to get down even further and we did."’

‘”I’ve just been listening to the trainers,” Hardy told Buffalobills.com. “They want to get a lot of consistency from me in order for me to practice with the team. They want it to be three or four days in a row without any soreness at all the next day and I haven’t been able to take it to that point yet.”‘

‘”Expectations? I have none as far as statistics,” Schouman said. “I’ve never been a statistics guy, and I never will be. You’ve got to have them. Statistics equals production. But I need to do more than catch passes. If I get caught up in that, I’ll lose focus on the other things I need to do to help this offense.”‘

‘He’s a 6-foot-5, 245-pounder who spent nine weeks of last season on New England’s practice squad. He appeared in two games for the Patriots. DeVree was undrafted out of Colorado.’

‘”This is a process that you just have to be patient with,” the second-year pro said Tuesday. “I was just talking to Leodis (McKelvin) and Donte (Whitner) saying, ‘I wish I could be out there,’ and telling them how lucky they are to be out there. You appreciate the game a lot more when it’s taken away from you.”‘

‘There probably won’t be any blackouts of Bills home games this regular season. Fans in as many as a dozen other cities might not be so fortunate. One of the safest NFL records this year is fewest games blacked out in a season (seven out of 256 games in 2007). Jacksonville might have blackouts for all eight home games.’

‘The Bills on Tuesday waived offensive lineman Chris Denman(notes), linebacker Solomon Elimimian and receiver Shaine Smith(notes). Tight end Travis McCall, defensive back Lydell Sargeant and defensive tackle Marcus Smith were placed on the waived/injured list.’

‘”Quite frankly, I was more pleased than I thought I’d be. I didn’t expect much from him tonight. I thought his legs would be very heavy and way behind. But he came off the ball … I thought he got the edge on the guys a couple of times.”‘