Archives for October 2, 2011

‘”People ask me why does that happen, and I’m like this,” Fitzpatrick said, holding his hand out to indicate that his emotions are a flat line. “After we won the Raiders game, I was excited, but it’s very hard to get down. And it’s very hard to get me excited.”‘

‘Jackson’s base salary is $1.75 million this season, making him the Bills’ 24th highest-paid player and the 42nd highest-paid running back in the league. His contract doesn’t expire until after the 2012 season, but Jackson hasn’t hidden his desire for a new one. “It’s something I would like them to take care of this year,” Jackson, 30, said. “I’m out here trying to make plays to let them know I’m a guy they can count on, and hopefully something will get done about it.”‘

‘”We’ve got no egos here,” said Buffalo starting fullback Corey McIntyre. “It’s just guys tired of how things have been around here in Buffalo. They’re tired of being that team that’s talked about as an easy win when you play them.”‘

‘I learned that as I took heaps of verbal abuse throughout the game.’

‘”It was such a long season last year, starting 0-8 and losing some tough games and trying to find ourselves,” Fitzpatrick said. “I think that was sort of the beginning of trying to find our identity as an offense and trying to figure out what kind of team we actually were, what kind of team we could be. I think that was probably the beginning for us.”‘

‘Gailey’s spread-the-field approach took a while last season to sink in. The Bills opened 0-8 but righted themselves with a 4-4 second half. "Last year, everything was so new," Fitzpatrick said. "There’s a lot less thinking this year and a lot more of going out there and playing."’