Archives for September 2012

‘”It was like they wanted me here, they accepted me,” Johnson said of the contract negotiations. “So I needed to make some changes. It’s time to change the way I go about things, the penalties and all that stuff. I had to get rid of that. It was nothing they said, just the notion they had for me. And I wanted to change it.”‘

‘”It is big,” Gailey said of Jackson’s possible fortuitous return. “Anytime you can get a good player back, it helps your football team. I don’t care who you are or what league you’re in, it helps your football team when you can get a really good player back.”‘

‘Fitzpatrick is Fitzpatrick, and Brady is Brady, the guy who has lost only twice against Buffalo in 20 tries.’

‘”We have made good progress in the conversations, but this is a complicated transaction,” Cuomo told reporters Monday. “It’s a lot of money, and it is very important for western New York.”‘

‘Jackson expects to practice on Wednesday for the first time since getting hurt in a season-opening loss at the New York Jets two weeks ago.’

‘It seems the Bills have dodged a big bullet here, but Gailey wasn’t in the mood to think so, “We’ve lost Fred and CJ, and you say we’re catching a break? They do look like they could have been and we probably if look at it that way, we probably are fortunate they aren’t long term.”‘

‘The numbers are above average for the right side of the offensive line, but extremely impressive for the left side.’

‘The Bills won on the road for the first time in more than a year and that’s something. Just how much credit we want to give them may depend own what we thought of the Browns going into the game. That’s where much of the conversation surrounding the NFL and how meaningful each win is gets tricky/migraine inducing.’

‘”From my point of view I’m giving myself a 70 to 75 percent chance to play,” said Jackson. “It’s a game we need to play well and I need to be out there I think to play. I think that I’ll have that opportunity to get out there and if I keep working and those guys continue to keep doing the tremendous job they’re doing then I’ll get out there.”‘

‘On what the injury is: I do not know. Do not ask me all that stuff.’

‘Yeah. If all goes well, hopefully I can be out there Sunday.’

‘”How many yards did they have like 30-something?” Anderson said. “That’s a great game for the defense. Hats off to everybody, we played well. And we’re looking forward to next week.”‘

‘”For us to have a really good team win today … these are the most satisfying ones. It’s just another step, our second win of the year, but a step in the right direction.”‘

‘”For me, as a quarterback, you always have to stay upbeat. You always have to stay positive because you know guys are looking for you … especially in the times of crisis and times that things are not going well. That’s as important to this position as being able to go out there and throw touchdowns … being able to handle that adversity.” He added, “I try to stay level. A lot of time I internalize things – which might not be the best – taking everything and putting on that happy face and making sure that everybody stays positive.”‘

‘Choice can’t replicate Spiller’s breakaway speed and he’s not as physical as Jackson. But he’s a smart, assignment-sound back with some quickness. He rushed for 91 yards on 20 carries – a healthy 4.6-yard average – and allowed the Bills to keep balance in their offense.’