Archives for May 2010

‘”He’s focusing on his family, and is concerned about the move (to this area) and how it would affect them,” Reilich said. “But he wants to do it, and is excited about the opportunity.”‘

‘”It was great,” Spiller told reporters. “I was just really anxious to get back going, I haven’t played since the end of December. I was really excited to start back up and be out there with the guys running around and learning the playbook.”‘

‘Under former defensive coordinator Perry Fewell’s 4-3 scheme, the Bills stressed speed over size. Under George Edwards’ 3-4, it will be size and speed.’

‘Coach Chan Gailey made it known he’ll be a very hands-on offensive coordinator and deeply involved with his quarterbacks. That’s how he built his reputation as one of the NFL’s top offensive minds. “It’s been great so far,” QB Brian Brohm said. “He’s been in the classroom teaching us. Every single day he’s up on the board drawing up plays, with the quarterbacks one-on-one, with the quarterbacks and receivers and with the whole offense. He does a lot of teaching.” With the dual role of head coach/offensive coordinator, Gailey said that it’s obvious he’ll need to spend a bit more time with the offense. “And I try to keep my eye on the quarterbacks at all times,” he said. “That’s one of the things that I think is important; that we make sure that we evaluate correctly.”‘

‘”The personnel changed a lot so any time the personnel starts changing and you’re losing guys like Leon Lett and getting younger up front with Greg Ellis coming in for example. Guys on the back end were getting older. We had to adjust to the skill set of the new players we had. So we went to more of an under (3-4) defense. It was a new philosophy for them.”‘

‘"When he wasn’t able to draft me, he (said he) just hoped that someday we’d be able to be on the same team," Brees said at a new conference before the dinner at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. "Sure enough, it happens, and sure enough we won a Super Bowl together."’

‘The cuts were announced on Wednesday, three days after the team completed a weekend minicamp for rookies and players with fewer than three years of NFL experience.’

‘A day after waiving defensive lineman Marlon Favorite, the Bills also parted ways with two more players Wednesday. Buffalo waived RB Walter Mendenhall and OL Kyle Mutcher.’

‘”Everybody’s great. Everybody’s working hard,” Harvey said after a rookie minicamp practice Friday afternoon. “Troup looks really good. We expect great things out of him this year. We’re expecting great things out of all of us this year.’

‘Cushing will be eligible in the revote – why I don’t know – and it will be interesting to see how much support he receives. He might win the revote if enough of the 50 voters cut him slack because they believe many other NFL players use performance-enhancing drugs. Maybe they won’t be as tough on cheaters as the baseball Hall of Fame voters have been.’

‘"There’s a lot of time in the day if you use it wisely," Carrington said. "You do your studies at a certain time and playing with your kids – you never know when that’s going to come because he’s always amped up – comes up on you at any time. You have set periods for football, set periods for class, then you just fill in everywhere else."’

‘”Everyone knows my story, how I walked on and was in school for a year before football even came into the picture,” Easley said. “Academics have always been something my family has pushed me to excel in. To finally be able to walk across that stage and get my degree was one of the biggest accomplishments in my life.”‘

‘Simpson ran for 102 yards and a pair of scores last season with Indianapolis. He also had a 23.6 yard average, which included a 93-yard touchdown, on 38 kickoff returns.’

‘To make room for Simpson, Buffalo released defensive tackle Marlon Favorite, who was signed in March.’

‘Simpson (5’9" 216) spent the last two NFL seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Originally signed as a college free agent in 2008, Simpson was elevated from the Colts’ practice squad to the team’s active roster in Week 6 appearing in the final 11 games that season as a reserve running back and kick return specialist.’