Archives for August 30, 2010

‘Bills head coach Chan Gailey and his staff began the process of whittling down their offseason roster a day before cuts had to be made. Buffalo released three players from their squad a full 24 hours prior to the league deadline, parting ways with OL Kyle Calloway, DT Lonnie Harvey and WR Aaron Rhea.’

‘It wasn’t easy, but Smith and Talley expressed their gratitude for the NFL careers. Smith said he had 11 surgeries, while Talley counted 14 surgeries because of football. "If not for luck, anybody can lose their career on any down," Talley said. "We went through aches and pains and reconstructive surgeries, but would we do it again? Yes."’

‘”(I’m) just trying to get better and better every week. Every day, I come in with the mindset that I’m trying to earn a job, and I can’t take a play off, I can’t take a down off,” he said. “I’m just trying to adapt, trying to get used to the game, and trying to transition from the college game to the NFL. So far it’s going well, but I can’t be satisfied with anything, I’ve got to keep working hard every day.”‘

‘"I still feel like I have a long way to go," said Maybin. "There’s still a lot I feel I have to improve on and all that kind of stuff. But as far as where I started at and where I’m at now, I feel great. I really think I’ve shown a lot of improvement."’

‘"Chan Gailey is a good offensive-minded coach and he just likes to get the ball in the playmaker’s hands," Parrish said. "I just come out every day and do what I need to and just take advantage of my opportunities. I heard a lot before, but that is in the past. Right now is right now. I just have to control my own destiny and that is to take advantage of all the opportunities that come my way."’

‘”It’s going good,” McIntyre said of playing in first-year coach Chan Gailey’s offense. “It’s giving me a chance to show people what I can do. A lot of people think about me as just a special teams guy."’

‘Now if they can just fix the line, play some defense, cover a few kicks and beat the Patriots at least once this year we will know there is real progress.’