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Archives for September 6, 2013

A New Hope

‘Progress is what I’m looking for. As long as Manuel can show us he has the high end talent to be a difference maker at quarterback for the Bills, the number of games they win is not that important to me.’

Pats’ Amendola limited, but ”ready to go”

‘The Bills were without cornerback Stephon Gilmore (wrist), guard Doug Legursky (knee) and kicker Dustin Hopkins (right groin) during the session once again. The trio have already been ruled out of the contest against the Patriots.’

Bills’ Byrd responds to trade request report

‘”From what I understand, someone is saying ‘sources.’ I would like to know what sources they’re talking about before you can say sources,” Byrd initially remarked when the report was brought up. “My focus is just on football now, honestly. For this team, my teammates mean the world to me. I don’t want to be any distraction to them. We have a big game coming up. We need to be 100 percent on New England, and that’s where our focus is at. That’s it. That’s that.”‘

What to watch for: Patriots at Bills

‘Sunday’s game will mark the ninth time the two teams will have met on Kickoff Weekend. The Week One series between the two teams is split at 4-4, with the Bills holding a 3-2 mark in home games.’

Mario is all systems go

‘”We’ve got to make sure that this is the type of player that has the ability to take control of the game,” said Marrone. “I think we game plan, and then go back through and say, ‘Okay, where is he going to line up? Where is he going to be?’ Make sure we can have a plan for him.’

S Jim Leonhard an experienced addition

‘”I’m trying to get in here and find a role in the defense and get out there and make plays. That’s what they brought me in for,” Leonhard, 30, told Buffalobills.com. “They brought me in for leadership and knowledge of the system. I’ve produced in the system. I love these coaches and I believe in what they’re saying, and I hope we can get everyone on board.”‘

Jairus Byrd focused on healing, not trade reports

‘”From what I understand someone is saying sources, I mean I would like to know what sources they’re talking about before they just say sources,” Byrd said. “My focus is really just on football right now honestly. My teammates they mean the world to me. I don’t want to be any distraction to them like we have a big game coming up and we need to be 100 percent focused on New England and that’s that.”‘