Archives for September 21, 2011

‘”He’s coming along,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “The more he touches it, the better he’ll be. He’s getting better I believe each week.”‘

‘”We played them here last year in the first game and they certainly gave us all we could handle,” Belichick said of the Bills, who lost 38-30 and 34-3 to the Pats last season. “I know we have a lot of respect for Buffalo and the way they play. It’s always competitive against them, and they’ve done nothing but get better since early in the season last year. They have a good experienced quarterback, good running backs, good receivers and tight ends, an offensive line that has really improved. Add (defensive tackle Marcell) Dareus to a strong defense . . . We’ve got our hands full this week.”‘

‘The Bills also reached an injury settlement with linebacker Robert Eddins, releasing him from injured reserve, and signed guard Keith Williams to the practice squad.’

‘The offensive line is the biggest surprise on a surprising team. Buffalo leads the NFL in rushing (190.0 yards per game) and has allowed only one sack.’

‘”I was impressed with their character and stick-to-itiveness they showed in that game. They’re definitely a team on the rise. It’s quite obvious.”‘

‘Harvard’s Ryan Fitzpatrick is the steady hand that runs Gailey’s spread offense. He is sixth in the league with a 109.6 rating and has thrown seven touchdowns and one interception. Fitzpatrick is unaffected by pressure – the Bills run a lot of shotgun out of the empty set – tough, and mobile. He has a strong arm with a long motion and doesn’t throw the prettiest spirals, but he gets the job done.’

‘”We lost a lot of those last year,” Fitzpatrick told reporters of the Raiders game. “It’s good to be on the other end of it. Chan told us after the game, ‘2-0 feels good, and it feels right.'”‘

‘It’s the second straight year Parrish’s season has ended early. He missed the final half of last season with a broken wrist.’

‘Naaman Roosevelt was promoted from Buffalo’s practice squad to take the open roster spot.’

‘It was reported last week that the Bills had shown interest in potentially extending Fitzpatrick, and now the franchise has taken the next step. There are no details on dollar amounts being exchanged or term of contract to this point, but according to the source, the Bills have indeed made an official offer.’

‘WGR Sports Radio 550 has learned through a league source that after exchanging contract proposals from one side to the other, the Bills and Johnson are $2 million per year apart in talks at this point in time.’

‘The club placed the wide receiver on injured reserve with an ankle injury, suffered in last Sunday’s game against Oakland.’