Archives for June 2010

‘Johnson’s 2009 season was mostly a wash because of a rib injury. He only played in five games and had two receptions for 10 yards. Yet heading in to year three with the Buffalo Bills, it certainly sounds like he’ll have every opportunity to start to make an impact.’

‘”I feel good about (the offense). I think it’s a dynamic offense, so all of the receivers should be able to work moves and get open,” he said. “We still have to go make our plays, so we can’t really worry about who is coaching.”‘

‘”It’s been challenging, but it’s kind of what was expected. I’ve never played end before, so I’m going into it trying to do something totally new,” McCargo said. “I’m taking it a day at a time, just trying to learn and do the techniques that my coaches want me to do because it’s totally different. (But) nothing I can’t handle.”‘

‘”It’s just kind of how it worked out. They (the coaches) are just looking out for me, as far as watching my reps,” McGee said. “It’s definitely not how I planned it, but at the same time, it’s for a good cause, so I can be ready by the start of training camp.”‘

‘A reasonable amount of patience with the new coach might be a sound idea.’

‘Expectations are low in Year One of the rebuilding effort by Buddy Nix and Gailey. The move to the 3-4 defense eventually should help the Bills match up better in a physical division. But it may take awhile. Aaron Schobel says he’s inclined to call it a career. That puts pressure on Aaron Maybin to produce. The drafting of Spiller added some much-needed explosiveness. But the team still has more question marks on offense than any other team in the league.’

‘The 29-year-old Edwards, who signed as a free agent with the Bills in March after spending six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, will be signing autographs, greeting fans and raffling off some Bills’ helmets, footballs and jerseys.’

‘Said Gailey: "We have three guys. They got pretty much equal reps during (organized team activities) and minicamps. We’ll go to camp. We’ll have a pecking order but nothing’s in concrete. Everybody’s still gonna have a chance to win the job."’

‘Gailey says the competition is close and that he knows in his mind who is at the top of the list.’

‘”We have three guys,” said Gailey referring to Brian Brohm, Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick. “They got pretty much equal reps during OTAs and minicamps. We’ll go to camp and, like I said earlier, we’ll have a pecking order but nothing is in concrete. Everybody still is going to have a chance to win the job.”‘

‘"He’s a very interactive coach," Edwards said. "He’s one of those guys that will call the play, step back and then want to talk with the other quarterbacks about it. And what’s nice is having a guy that you report to with one voice. One guy that you have to talk to is nice — you just have to report to Chan."’

‘After an off-season of watching third-year pro Demetrius Bell, whose father is former NBA great Karl Malone, Gailey is convinced the former seventh-round pick out of Northwestern (La.) State can play at a very high level in the NFL. It’s a view that was formulated by Bills coaches and front executives last year when Bell was named the starter and veteran Langston Walker was cut.’

‘"Well you better have confidence in this business. If you don’t have confidence in this business, you’re going to lose in a hurry. So we have confidence that our system will put guys in position to make plays. You still have to go make them but I think we’re going to have guys that have some talent. We’ve got to make sure that they get the opportunity to go be special on the field and that’s what we’re working on. You try to have confidence without being cocky." — Coach Chan Gailey how confident he is in rebuilding the offense.’

‘”I’m just ready to go,” Meredith says. “I was with the first group in the rookie camp and it just carried on over. I’m going to hold the fort down. Hopefully, Demetrius will get back and we’ll have a lot more healthy linemen.”‘

‘”We haven’t talked about the pecking order in terms of what it’s going to be yet,” said Fitzpatrick. “I’m sure before I leave here I’ll have a conversation with Chan just to kind of know his thoughts on how everything went, this offseason so far and the things I need to improve on going into camp.”‘