Archives for May 25, 2010

‘”These first two weeks, these first six practices we’re giving Fitz and Trent a few more of the reps because Brian (Brohm) and Levi (Brown) had the whole rookie minicamp,” said Gailey. “Those two guys got almost 100 reps apiece in that minicamp, so we’re trying to catch these two guys up because they have not had any reps in it thus far. The first six practices, the majority of the reps will go to those two guys and then it’ll start to even out more as we go after these first two weeks.”‘

‘The eight night practice dates are tentatively scheduled for Friday, July 30, Monday, August 2, Wednesday, August 4, Friday, August 6, Monday, August 9, Wednesday, August 11, Monday, August 16, and Sunday, August 22.’

‘Now, I’m not saying that’s what new gm Buddy Nix and head coach Chan Gailey are planning on as they look to rebuild a team that hasn’t been awful, but not very good either, over the past several seasons. But it does seem like a reasonable possibility at this point, since the Bills have arguably the most unsettled quarterback situation in the league heading into the season.’

‘Gailey says he did not assume Lynch would be at the voluntary practice.’

‘”We lose $25,000 per year providing that service,” NFTA Executive Director Lawrence M. Meckler said Monday. “So we’ve said let’s see if we can cut into that deficit before we make any decision about renewing the service for this year.”‘

‘”It’s been great so far,” he said. “I feel great out there. I feel like it’s a very natural position for me and it feels like I’ve been playing it for a long time. As we move through this preseason I think I’ll only get more comfortable.”‘

‘The New York Daily News reported that the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens were the only teams (of 20 polled) who indicated they would vote against the New York bid for the 2014 Super Bowl.’

"It’s definitely frustrating because I don’t know how much time Jim has spent in California," Edwards said. "I love the state of California. Obviously, I’m very biased towards where I grew up in, but it’s a little bit naïve maybe that he makes comments like that.