Archives for May 2010

‘”It’s always good to get on the field,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “You can only talk football so much. You need to be on the grass or on the field and be able to go see who can do what on the field.”‘

‘”I’ve been ready to go,” said top pick C.J. Spiller, who made a pre-draft visit to One Bills Drive and then a post-draft visit a day after being taken ninth overall by Buffalo. “I like the group of guys that we have here. Everyone is ready to work hard and everyone wants to be on one page.”‘

‘Two weeks ago, the Buffalo Bills drafted Ed Wang, an offensive tackle from Virginia Tech, in the fifth round. If he makes the roster as expected he will become the first full-blooded Chinese player in NFL history.’

‘”It’s a great responsibility for all of us,” Troup said. “We all have to come here and do our job and make a difference on the team and turn the team around.”‘

‘”Unlike last year, we are seeing a lot of pent-up demand from sponsors, some of whom held back a bit because of the economy,” Popko said.’

‘Buffalo’s selection of nose tackle Torell Troup with their second pick in the NFL draft last month no doubt got the attention of four-year veteran Kyle Williams.’

‘”I think it’s a pretty big advantage going into OTAs and the next minicamps to get this time under my belt,” Brohm told the team’s website. “You see the offense develop, you get to run the plays and see how they unfold and how coach likes to call them and what he wants with different coverage. It’s five extra days that you get to go out there and compete and be in the meeting room with the coaches and see what they want out of the quarterbacks. It’s definitely an advantage.”‘

‘”We think if you can hit on two or three of these guys (it really helps), first to improve your football team, but it’s also probably the most economical way to put players on your football team,” Nix said. “There are a lot of good football players out there. All of us probably remember when there were 12 rounds and then 17 at one time. So all of those players after seven rounds are still out there and a lot are good players, it’s a matter of identifying them and spending a little money to get them.”‘

‘Yet I think back to Buffalo’s Super Bowl years and remember the alleged Bills’ fans who called them “losers” because they dropped four in a row. Their mantra was “Marv Levy can’t win the big one.” Oh, and none of the playoff games a team has to win to make four straight Super Bowls are big?’

‘Brian Brohm will be participating in the team’s rookie minicamp this weekend opposite the rookie Brown. Being a second-year player, Brohm along with a host of other first and second-year players are free to participate in all of the practice sessions from Friday through Sunday on a voluntary basis.’

‘"Kids really listen to athletes and it’s important to me, especially as a Bills player, to help educate kids by sharing my experiences of eating healthy foods and exercising properly," said Bell.’

‘Moody has 31 years of coaching experience at the college and high school levels. Before joining the Chargers, Moody spent 13 seasons as an assistant at the University of North Carolina, including eight as offensive coordinator. He also held assistant coaching posts at Tulane, Louisiana State, Appalachian State, North Carolina State, Clemson and Southern Mississippi. He played quarterback for N.C. State.’

‘He practiced against veteran wideout Terrell Owens, who wasn’t on the team in 2008. “I feel T.O. definitely got me better,” Corner said. “We went at each other.”‘

‘Booker didn’t have the big interception numbers because even the elite AFL QBs were reluctant to throw his way.’

‘The team also announced Matt Hand has been promoted to an area scout, overseeing the midwest. C.J. Leak, brother of former Florida quarterback Chris Leak, will replace Hand as Buffalo’s BLESTO scout after spending the past two years as a pro personnel assistant.’