Archives for July 23, 2014

‘”That’s the goal I always want to set for myself, even growing up,” Gilmore said. “I want to make the Pro Bowl and I want to be the best cornerback on the field.”‘

‘”The guy is making plays,” Marrone said, snapping back into the moment. “A lot of people are excited.”‘

‘”If he was a malicious guy and you looked him in the eye and he wasn’t remorseful, you’d take a different course of action,” Whaley told USA TODAY Sports. “But when you’ve been around this guy and you know him, you know he must make better choices.”‘

‘Marrone also wasn’t pleased with Manuel’s inability to get the ball off during several 7-on-7 drills, when the quarterback decided to take off and run. “I’m not fine with that,” Marrone said. “I mean, it’s 7-on-7. We want to throw the football down the field.”‘

‘Dareus was excused to attend a court hearing in Alabama on Monday. He agreed to enter an NFL substance abuse program to have two felony drug charges dismissed.’

‘Dareus was scheduled to return to camp in time for practice Tuesday morning. But the team says his flight was canceled by bad weather in North Carolina. He is scheduled to arrive at camp in suburban Rochester, New York, later in the day.’

‘”It’s never just what you see. You always have to have a basis,” said Manuel. “We’re a progression-based offense and you always are going to go through your progressions someway, somehow. So if nobody is open, do a realistic thing, throw it away or take off and run.”‘

‘To put it bluntly, the Bills’ offense had their worst day of training camp to this point.’

‘Any time Tuel’s name was brought up and the Bills were asked what they would like to see from him, some variation of the words ‘he needs to get stronger,’ was used. The second-year quarterback took it to heart, nailed down a program with the training staff to get leaner in the offseason and has come back to the Bills with a new physique.’

‘Adding another layer to the story, Dareus also hasn’t been able to take the field for the team after a failed conditioning test on Saturday. The team said they’ll continue to evaluate him and determine when they believe he’ll be ready to take the test again. No timetable has been given, but the Bills remained confident that he’ll get back on the field.’

‘Cornerback Brandon Smith and linebacker Darrin Kitchens, each who were injured during Monday afternoon’s practice, have suffered what head coach Doug Marrone termed a “lower body injury.”‘

‘”Luckily we have a lot of familiar faces back” Wood said. “We have Chris Williams at left guard, that’s our only new addition once Cordy gets back. We have pretty good chemistry or should have with that starting five. The good thing is we have a lot of talented back ups now and they’re competing for starting jobs. If they can beat out one of the starters that will mean they’re playing pretty good ball.”‘

‘”Luckily we have a lot of familiar faces back” Wood said. “We have Chris Williams at left guard, that’s our only new addition once Cordy gets back. We have pretty good chemistry or should have with that starting five. The good thing is we have a lot of talented back ups now and they’re competing for starting jobs. If they can beat out one of the starters that will mean they’re playing pretty good ball.”‘

‘”The offensive line can block and get some contact once they put the pads and they were definitely opening up some holes for us,” said Fred Jackson. “We notice it and it’s always the best part for us running backs when we can put the pads on and feel some contact out there.”‘

‘Boyd entered the league earlier this year as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens. The 6-2, 243 pound Western Kentucky product lead the Hilltoppers in tackles with 103, tackles for loss with (15.5), sacks with (8.5) and had one forced fumble during the 2013 season. Boyd is 23 years old and a native of St. Petersburg, FL.’