Archives for August 26, 2010

‘”Fun? I guess,” McGee said reluctantly. “It’ll definitely be good to see him, but it’s no fun and games out there trying to cover him. You definitely don’t want to get beat deep or beat for a big play. Before the game it’ll be fun to say hello, but during the game its business. I will not smile if a deep route is caught on me. It would not be fun and games.”‘

‘Edwards, for one, is excited about the prospect of watching Spiller in that situation if the Bills opt to employ the formation. "We can put C.J. in the backfield, direct snap to him and put a lot of pressure on the defense," Edwards said. "I was telling C.J. that if he goes down I might be the backup in the Wildcat. So, I was messing with him that he better not get hurt."’

‘"Once you get in a rut, no matter what you do you’ve got to work yourself out of that rut," McCargo said. "I’ve been in a rut for a while just because of injuries and other things with me mentally. But I’m just trying to get back on track. I’m healthy, which is number one. I’m just hoping that somebody will notice that I’m trying to play football and give me a chance to play."’

‘”We tried to be smart with getting James back,” Bills coach Chan Gailey said. “He felt great, so we’ll push it a little harder [today]. He could even play Saturday night, which would be a real positive.”‘

‘The franchise Gailey coaches is symbolic of Buffalo as a whole, a monument to mismanagement and stagnation.’

‘”It went very well,” said Hardy. “I just started to go out there and get a little run in and see if there was any pain. For the most part I felt that the pain that is there I’ll be able to deal with it. Hopefully I’ll be out there on Saturday. We’ll see how it goes (Thursday).”‘

‘Every team with the Bills on their schedule already knows that with Spiller’s dynamic potential and first-year coach Chan Gailey’s reputation as an offensive innovator, it is a case of when they use the wildcat, not if they’ll use it.’

‘"I grew up watching Warrick – that was my man," Spiller says of the retired running back. "Not just because of what he did on the field, but all the (good works) he did off the field. You never heard anything negative about him. I had the chance to meet him. Wonderful guy. He gave me some encouraging words, telling me not to worry about what people said regarding my size."’

‘The 2008 second-round pick had been competing for the No. 2 receiver job opposite Lee Evans(notes) before he was hurt near the end of practice on Aug. 10. The injury was the latest setback for a player who missed all but the final two games last season while recovering from left knee surgery.’