Archives for August 2010

‘Trent Edwards played the entire first half and led the Bills on three scoring drives. He was 13 of 17 for 153 yards. His lone touchdown pass going to Roscoe Parrish, from 12 yards out. CJ Spiller carried 12 times for 52 yards which included a 20 yard scramble into the endzone. Spiller also punched in for a one yard score.’

‘Owens said after the final game last season that he’d be willing to come back if things fell into place. The WR claims he’s not bitter he wasn’t asked back by Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey, “No, I was open to the opportunity to come back, but for some reason that coaching staff felt they didn’t need my services and that’s their prerogative. It’s not like I couldn’t play and I don’t know what made them make that decision so I’m not going to cry about it, I feel like I’ve landed on my feet and doing good where I am.”‘

‘As a whole, the first team offense looked good. Maybe not just good, how about really good. Again, it’s just preseason, but it was a lot of fun to be a fan of the Bills on Saturday night.’

Green has been downright awful. In one of those “imagine that” situations, a guy who wasn’t re-signed by an awful Raiders offensive line looks brutal. At the 8:33 mark of the second quarter, with the Bills having two touchdown drives under their belt, no one in my press row could recall a successful play run to Green’s side. Green is the likeliest starter on the field to be a healthy pull by Week Four.

The National Football Post’s Aaron Wilson is reporting that, according to an NFL source, Easley has healed from his knee surgery and is already off crutches. While it was thought to be an ACL tear, it was not, and Easley reportedly could have returned some time in September.

‘”We did some good things,” he said. “We’ve got to make adjustments quicker and faster, and as time goes on, we’ll hopefully be able to do that in all phases of it. It’s not a point of concern, but it’s definitely something we’re looking at, and we need to make sure we start faster.”‘

‘If there was any doubt before — or if Bills fans were in denial and still clinging to hope Brian Brohm would win the gig — Trent Edwards is Buffalo’s quarterback.’

‘”I think it’s pretty much starting to define itself, and it has to because after this game it’s pretty much all downhill until Miami [the opponent for the regular-season opener],” Evans said. “I think what you’ll see in this game is probably what you’ll be getting. One of them will have to step up and make plays and that’s basically the bottom line. But I think it’s starting to define itself now.”‘

‘”I can’t see a lot of movement in stock one way or the other because they’ve all done a pretty good job,” Gailey said of his quarterbacks. “That’s a good thing. Nobody’s moved down. Everybody’s played well when they’ve had the opportunity so that’s been a positive.”‘

‘”It’s a situation you know you’re getting into,” Christie said. “But when you make it on the road and the whole stadium is silent, it’s just as loud as when you’re at home and you make it. Part of the job is coping with possible failure, and the biggest part is how you react after you miss.”‘

‘”Every week is a learning experience,” coach Chan Gailey said. “Every week is a challenge. We had pretty good challenges in the first two weeks and I thought they responded, obviously, a lot better last week. We’ve got to continue to get better. It will be fun to watch and see how our guys respond to this challenge.”‘

‘Said Owens about Fitzpatrick: “He realized and saw me on an everyday basis – he saw me practice and play. I appreciate it. I was surprised because you don’t find too many people who have stepped out and said positive things about me.”‘

‘Fitzpatrick and Palmer have that same low-flame temperament that made them extremely close friends when Fitzpatrick backed up Palmer here in 2007 and 2008 and has kept them close to this day.’

‘”We don’t want to go out there and just see how we match up. We want to dominate,” safety Donte Whitner said. “We’re not trying to play around. We want to go out there and try to solidify ourselves as one of the top secondaries in the league.”‘