‘"Early on I was pressing so much, trying to hit a home run on every play," Spiller said. "I tried to rely on my ability and my speed instead of letting my teammates do their job, which was blocking. But I can honestly say the last five games I really learned how to become an NFL running back as far as being patient, setting up blocks, taking those 3 to 5 yards and if the big one hits, let it hit. That’s the encouraging part that I’m heading into the offseason with."’
Archives for January 8, 2011
Bills like progress shown by rookies
‘"I felt like that those guys, the guys that played, they all made progress this year," Gailey said. "Nobody leveled off, nobody took a step back. They got better as the year went on and so I thought that we made strides with the rookie class. Nobody did anything unbelievable like the year before with Jairus [Byrd] and things like that, but I thought it was a good group and I think it has a chance to be a very good group before it’s over with."’