Archives for July 2013

‘If one player will need to consistently be in position and make plays for the Bills defense it is cornerback Stephon Gilmore.’

‘It all points to Kolb providing a bridge to the Manuel era.’

‘The Bills enter training camp at St. John Fisher College with a dozen receivers on their roster. Johnson has 95 more catches, 1,703 more yards and 19 more touchdowns than the other 11 receivers combined.’

‘The success of the young QBs has raised expectations for Manuel. He’s not in their class, not yet. He doesn’t need to set the world on fire from the start. But Manuel needs to show the skills that made the Bills take him at No. 16 overall, a pick that many felt was a reach.’

‘Florida State Fans should keep modest expectations as EJ adapts to reading NFL defenses.’

‘”I thought it would be a good idea if we could kind of meld good storytelling, some video work that we’re going to have on the site, and a lot of stuff with social media,” he said.’

‘”When anybody says hard work does not pay off, I’m going to have to say ‘look at me’ because I believe it does,” said Whaley.’

‘Slapping him with the antagonizing franchise tag was the first sign of trouble. And now that a July 15 deadline has passed for working out a long-term deal, things have morphed into a netherworld where players and teams never hug and hold hands again. It means there’s a very good chance Jairus Byrd will play his final season for the Bills in 2013.’

‘”All of these calls and texts have really inspired me,” DeLamielleure wrote. “To tell you the truth, I knew this walk would be tough but it was actually more challenging than I thought it would be.”‘

‘”It really is Joe to do this,” Ambrose said. “He will get involved in causes. He doesn’t just sit around and say, ‘Oh, that’s too bad, I wish it were better,’ he’ll say, ‘What can I do about it?”

‘”We set about raising that money knowing God would take care of it. Along the way we met many families who were in the same situation. They were trying to adopt and help children with special needs and were willing to walk the road, but couldn’t do it because they couldn’t afford it.”‘

‘Tony Buzbee, the Houston attorney representing Marzouki, was seeking a wide range of financial and medical records from Williams, including his tax returns, his contract with the Bills, financial and medical records dating back to 2011 and access to Williams’ cell phone to check text messages and other data.’

‘”A lot of us come from the same type of foundation on each side, be it offense or defense,” said Marrone. “There isn’t a lot of time. We have to make sure we hit the ground running and you don’t want to spend a lot of time trying to catch someone up on the type of communication and terminology really because that’s going to keep you moving backward at a time when we’ve got a lot of things going on."’

‘”I think we’re very pleased with where Kiko is and it’s a solid room,” said Pettine of Alonso. “(Inside linebackers ) Coach (Chuck) Dreisbach has done a very good job developing those guys, whether it’s Arthur Moats or Nigel Bradham, Bryan Scott. We’ve been working Marcus Dowtin both inside and outside. We’re pleased with where that group is.”‘

‘ Bills coach Doug Marrone’s first order of business is finding a long term answer at quarterback because newcomer Kevin Kolb isn’t the answer.’