Archives for August 23, 2012

‘”In the off-season, I doubt we could have done much more. We kept everybody that we desperately had to keep, of our own people, and we were lucky enough to get two really good defensive guys.”‘

‘Perhaps bleakest for the Bills was how they played defense in the red zone. The Bills ranked last in the NFL, allowing touchdowns 64.4 percent of the time offenses breached their 20-yard line.’

‘”You always go by the motto, ‘Being inconsistent makes you non-existent,’ ” the second-year defender said after practice on Wednesday. “All you can do is give your best effort every day. You can’t relax in this league because somebody is always behind you.”‘

‘And Young said in an affidavit that he is unaware of who took out the loan in his name and that, to his knowledge, he never received any money from the loan.’

‘The moves leave Buffalo with an 86-player roster.’

‘”We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us, facing the Steelers they’re a smash mouth football team. It’s one of those things, we really don’t get to see it a lot in practice against our offense so we’ve got to prepare amongst ourselves to get the right looks, not just at practice, but whenever home studying film.”‘

‘”I was looking for it last week and the week before, too. You would like to have it happen this week and if it does not happen this week, you would like it to happen next week. If it does not, you hope it happens the opening game. Sometimes it does not happen exactly like you plan it. Hopefully we will improve this week. That is what I want to see is improvement.”‘

‘”We’ve got to have guys go out there and play together and communicate,” said Gailey. “The offensive line is the biggest area that has to have continuity and communication. They’ve got to have that, if they don’t have that you don’t give yourself very much of a chance to win.”‘

‘The Buffalo Bills made a couple of roster moves prior to their afternoon practice Wednesday. Cornerback Cris Hill and safety Josh Nesbitt were waived-injured by the club.’

‘On what fans will see from DE Mario Williams: I think that if you look at him and what he has done in the past, he is going to bring that to us. He is a major force off the edge. He has been for the last couple of years. That is why we signed him – to be that. I think he will have a strong impact. He may not have the numbers but he will have an impact on the game. That is why you sign free agents is to have an impact on the game. And he will.’