Archives for September 2009

‘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.”‘

‘Waived by the club were OL Chris Denman and WR Shaine Smith. Placed on the waived/injured list were three players, TE Travis McCall, CB Lydell Sargeant and DT Marcus Smith.’

‘”We just wanted to go out and see what we could do with it,” said Jackson. “But it’s going to be sore and there’s not really much you can do about it. You can try and tape it certain ways and kind of ease the pain a little bit, but it’s something I’m just going to have to play with.”‘

‘”It felt good to be back out,” Owens said. “Obviously dealing with a toe injury, no one really knows the extent of it and how it really feels to have a bum toe. But I’ve done all the treatments and it’s gotten better week to week. I felt better coming into this week getting a little practice in.”‘

‘The no-huddle is a particularly bad fit for this team. It’s incompatible with the offensive talent, and with the coach’s defensive philosophy. Jauron favors a conservative defense, predicated on preventing big plays and forcing teams to execute time-consuming drives.’

‘"We really liked the way he was coming. We wanted to see him work in there with our first unit in this last game and had planned to split time (between Walker and Bell). And we would like to see him get healthy quick so we could get him back out there playing because he was doing really well."’

‘”I thought we’ve had a great past couple weeks of practice,” said Edwards. “Unfortunately, we haven’t transitioned that into the game and that’s something that a good team needs to do.”‘

‘”That will be left up to the coach,” the star wide receiver said. “If they let me and allow me to play, then yeah, (I’d like to play). But at this point, it’s probably not necessary. We’re going to be smart about it. We’ve got the big opener against the Patriots so that’s where my focus is right now.”’

‘If an opposing team chooses to gamble big on the first play from scrimmage – a concept that’s obviously foreign to the Bills’ offensive coaches – it could be handsomely rewarded.’

‘During the season, Mr. Owens practices with the team two hours a day, three to four days a week. In the off-season, Mr. Primm emails him a different workout for the day, every day of the week. Most workouts take 45 to 60 minutes and comprise about 10 different exercises, such as leg extensions, leg curls, dumbbell bench presses, bicep curls with resistance bands and abdominal work. Mr. Owens takes about 45 to 60 seconds of rest between sets before moving on to the next exercise. “I’m a no-nonsense guy when it comes to the gym,” he says.’

‘The downside of a hurry-up scheme – quick possessions that put a team’s defense back on the field with little rest – was on full display in a 17-0 loss to the defending Super Bowl champs.’