Archives for August 12, 2010

‘”But, at the same time, you’re mostly trying to evaluate personnel. You have a lot of players that you have seen on film, but you have a lot more players that you haven’t seen on film. We’ve got a lot of objectives in this ballgame, but the first one is that you would like to win it.”‘

‘”I felt last year’s preseason was horrible,” quarterback Trent Edwards said. “I’d throw that out and say that right now, that we didn’t do what we needed to do. We weren’t in rhythm.”‘

‘The Redskins hold a 7-5 edge in their all-time preseason series with the Bills, including a 17-14 home victory in the last such meeting, prior to the 2008 season.’

‘In the first preseason game starters typically get a series or two with the amount of play usually expanding up until the third preseason when most teams play their starters the longest. Gailey indicated that his starting units will probably play a bit longer than that.’

‘”He’s done a nice job so far,” said George Cortez, Bills quarterback coach. “He’s studying and not struggling to pick up the things up. He has shown he has some ability and hopefully we will get a chance to see some of it.”‘

‘”Oh, it’s a definitely an opportunity,” said Roosevelt. “(Coach Gailey) has given us all the chances in the world in practice, and he just wants us to perform in a game. That’s all I want to do, is perform.”‘

‘"He’s got all his priorities in order," Heinlen said recently of Carrington. "He’s taking care of his business on and off the field and that definitely plays into it because there’s so much involved with things on and off the field at this level."’

‘"We do it every day … and I love it," said Bills center Geoff Hangartner, with a strong dose of sarcasm in his voice. "As much as we maybe make some comments about the chutes and how not fun they are, I think it definitely helps you train your body. It’s all about training your body to do the things you want it to do, just as with any sport. So you’re training your body to stay low and fire off the ball."’

‘Asked if the Bills will have to add a receiver due to injuries, Gailey said: "We’ll have to see. We’ve got a short week next week so it’s not like we can go out and do a ton in between the next two ballgames. Then we’ll make a decision probably during the week next week whether we need to address it for the long term or not."’

‘”I think everybody in camp around this time we’re right in the middle of the grind so I think guys are feeling it a little bit,” said Aaron Maybin. “They’re going to be excited and anxious about getting out there and hitting somebody with some other colored jerseys.”‘

‘”Hardy is going to be out at least a week to 10 days it looks like unless something major happens,” said Gailey.’

‘The fourth-round draft pick out of Connecticut has not practiced since falling awkwardly on his knee during a training camp session on Aug. 2.’