Archives for September 16, 2010

‘After 21 years in the same Ralph Wilson Stadium lot, Ken Johnson plans to take his 1980 Pinto grill, filing cabinet pizza oven and, yes, his bowling ball thumbhole shots of liqueur across the street.’

‘Shortly after informing reporters Thursday he didn’t have any thoughts regarding his status, teammate Drayton Florence interrupted to jokingly announce the running back had been dealt. Lynch could only shake his head and laugh.’

‘In short, this book represents what it means to be a Bills fan. It should, at all costs, be a part of every fan’s collection. And it will have every reader talkin’ proud once again.’

‘”I feel pretty comfortable at all three interior positions, making the calls at center and all that stuff,” Urbik said. “I’m really new at center, but I feel really comfortable there and I feel like I’m doing pretty well there too.”‘

‘"It’s a big challenge for us," coach Chan Gailey said Wednesday. "Our defense will have to work hard to make sure they have every substitute situation down pat because we’re going to have to play certain people vs. certain packages and adjust that way because it’s hard to teach everybody everything in a short period of time."’

‘Jim said what keeps him on track is waking up each day and seeing his daughters – Erin, 15, and Camryn, 11 – and his wife, as well as the different way he feels inside. “I wish I would have known it a long time ago,” he said.’

‘”This defense allows us to put guys where their strengths are, allows us to play to our strengths more,” Whitner said. “That’s what Coach Edwards is doing … and we’re enjoying it.”‘

‘Lynch is just getting in the way at this point. It’ll be hard enough finding enough touches for Jackson and Spiller. Why do the Bills feel this obligation to involve Lynch in the offense? He’s been a constant embarrassment to the organization. He was slow to get involved in Gailey’s offseason program. Why not trade him?’

‘Torbor missed the season opener with a chest injury but worked fully on the grass field behind the team’s fieldhouse in Orchard Park. Hangartner has a sore ankle, but coach Chan Gailey said Hangartner should be ready for the game.’

‘”He’s a great player,” Rodgers said. “Any character issues that a team might see, in a situation like that, and you’ve seen that with different players across the league, when you give a change of scenery, and a guy like that who might feel like he has something to prove, and surround him with two guys, (linebacker Desmond) Bishop and myself who played with him (at California), that can only help him feel comfortable and see a lot of production.”‘

‘It’d be hard to find anybody in the NFL who does a better job of putting on a happy face than Evans, the former University of Wisconsin record-breaking wide receiver who is stuck in a miserable situation – he’d never describe it that way, of course – in his seventh season with the Buffalo Bills.’

Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk would be open to trade, agent Mike McCartney says (Green Bay press Gazette)

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers would approve of bringing on board Buffalo Bills’ Marshawn Lynch (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Injury report is ‘nothing big,’ says Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Jackson says he’s ready to take Packers’ starting role (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Sidelines don’t sit well with Packers’ Hawk (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Wynn, Wilson getting ready (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Buffalo’s Evans puts on happy face (Wisconsin State Journal)

RB Nance eager to prove worth in Green Bay (Wisconsin State Journal)

Jackson steps in for Grant, Packers thin at RB (AP)

Without Grant, Task Is To Move On As A Team (Packers.com)

Wynn Thankful For Second Chance (Packers.com)

Packers Sign CB Gordy To Practice Squad, Release LB Francois (Packers.com)

Mike McCarthy Press Conf. Transcript – Sept. 15 (Packers.com)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

‘ “Of course, it’s been the speed of the game. It’s a huge difference. You’ve got defensive linemen who are fast. You’ve got to know sometimes to take what’s given.”‘

‘”Yeah the way we all landed, I saw it on film,” Posluszny said. “I landed with the running back underneath me and our guys on top of me it just bent the wrong way under the pile.”‘

‘”This is old hat for me,” Ellison said with a shrug. “I feel totally prepared. I’ve been the backup, and there’s always somebody going down. So I’ve always been ready to step in.”‘