Archives for February 5, 2010

‘”He’s a tireless worker. He’s a grinder. He’s a guy who’s going to be over there late at night. He and I text each other all the time. Hey, check out the Buffalo game, play No. 40. It’s a look we might see. I like that. I like a guy who’s constantly got football on his mind. I lean on Frank. I ask him a lot of questions.”‘

‘"I feel like this is a great opportunity for me to come in and have a chance to work with Coach Gailey again and the staff that he has been able to put together," Edwards said. "I am excited to have the opportunity to come to Buffalo and look forward to getting started as quickly as possible. This is a team that has played good defense in the past and I am excited to continue on with that tradition."’

‘”Defensively, we will start from a 3-4 alignment,” Edwards said in a statement released by the team. “But we will do what we feel is best for our players. We are not going to give anything away about exactly what we will do, but personnel will dictate what you can and what you can’t do. As far as the initial alignment, the 3-4 is what we will start off with and we will adjust from there.”‘

‘”It was a gut-wrenching decision,” said Whaley, 37. “I never had a tougher decision in my life. The Rooneys, [director of football operations] Kevin Colbert, everybody — they’re not only an unbelievable organization, but they treated me like family.”‘

Later, Gators: New UF defensive coordinator bolts for Bills (Florida Today)

Florida Gators defensive coordinator quits, takes job with Bills (Miami Herald)

Def. coordinator Edwards joins Bills, leaves Gators after weeks of service (Orlando Sentinel)

Edwards leaves Gators for Bills (Gainesville Sun)

‘”He’s not a big rah-rah guy,” Stroud said. “He’s definitely the kind of coach that demands the best, but he’s not going to do it by yelling and cursing out there. He will demand excellence though and you better do what you have to do as a player.”‘