Archives for February 2014

‘”It’s no different than being a player,” Moore said. “I don’t know how you can play that game and not want to play at the top level. It’s the same with coaching. I knew at some point I would coach at this level, I just didn’t know when.”‘

‘The pair will be honored March 8 at Justin’s Grill in East Syracuse.’

‘Knowing Schwartz from his time in Cleveland, the Bills’ new defensive line coach Pepper Johnson was eager to get a fresh start with a new coaching staff. He had spent the past 14 seasons as a member of Bill Belichick’s staff in a number of different capacities.’

‘”We are very appreciative of the continued support of New York State and Erie County for the Buffalo Bills franchise.’

‘”As I was walking down to morning meetings he was already in there watching film from practice the day before,” Downing recalled. “He was also staying late watching film. He’s kind of a film junkie. I think that’s going to be what propels EJ to the next level. He wants to do all those things. Now you’ve got to give him a little direction and tell him what to look for and teach him to watch tape, but EJ has that in him to want to be great. Him doing all those extra things was the first alert to me that you’ve got something special here.”‘

‘We look forward to reengaging with Lt. Governor Bob Duffy and Empire State Development President Kenneth Adams as well as County Executive Mark Poloncarz and his staff, all of whom were instrumental in securing the current modernization project. We also welcome Mayors Byron Brown and Paul Dyster as well as Dottie Gallagher-Cohen of Buffalo Niagara Partnership to the effort.”‘

‘Assuming the team likes Manuel and wants to build the offense around him, the Bills could use a top-notch receiver. That could be Steve Johnson, or the Bills could look outside at a player like Eric Decker, Emmanuel Sanders or Andre Roberts — somebody who possibly could be a No. 1 receiver type but wouldn’t cost them that much money.’

‘Three of Cuomo’s five appointees include Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster.’

‘”The purpose of this is not to have communities fighting over where a stadium gets located,” Dyster said. “Wherever it is that keeps the Bills in Western New York, that’s what I’m in favor of.”‘

‘This year’s guest speaker will be Doug Legursky, an NFL player for the Buffalo Bills. Legursky is originally from Beckley and played at Woodrow Wilson High School and Marshall University.’

‘Among other things, this assumes that exposing people you want to impress to a chronically crummy team, and to outbreaks of drunken mayhem in the stands, is somehow more of an enticement than a deterrent.’

‘His most enduring trait was toughness. Reed was fearless going over the middle – a willingness lacking in all too many current NFL wideouts – and once catching the ball, he did something with it.’

‘Here’s what the group said about each game…’

‘He’s a 1996 graduate of Clarence High School.’