Archives for August 2014

‘A source in the position to know on Monday morning said Morgan Stanley requested that the front man of the Toronto group attempting to buy the NFL team meet with the former Bills superstar, as a means of making their bid “more Buffalo friendly.”‘

‘”He’s not practicing today, and I’ll be ready to practice without him,” Marrone said. “He’s not out there, and when he comes back, I don’t know.”‘

‘A group of Buffalo Bills supporters plans to deliver a dozen U.S. mailbags to the Bills’ training camp at St. John Fisher College Tuesday. The bags will be filled with 13,000 letters from fans pledging continued support if the team stays in Buffalo and no support if it moves to another city.’

‘”Ribs are a funny thing. They really are,” Marrone said. “You can practice the next day sometimes. You can come back into a game. Sometimes on the x-ray it shows that it’s a crack. Sometimes it shows that it’s not and then you take a better x-ray and there is a crack. Sometimes, depending on the player, you can be out two weeks, four weeks, six weeks or two months. I’m not going to get into that stuff this year.”‘

‘He didn’t take all of the first-team reps at left tackle as the team is still trying to work him in slowly. Glenn was out there for the first snap of every team drill, showing a significant step forward. Head coach Doug Marrone said before practice that they would see how the left tackle reacts to the increased workload before coming to a decision on his playing status Saturday night at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘From left to right once again, the top offensive line had Cordy Glenn, Chris Williams, Wood, Pears and Henderson.’

‘Cuts: Chris Hairston, Edawn Coughman.’

‘Bills starting left tackle Cordy Glennmissed the first half of training camp with an undisclosed medical condition that landed him on the Non-Football Illness list. Last week he was cleared to begin practicing on a limited basis. On Monday Glenn was cleared to participate in team drills and practice fully for the first time since mid-June.’

‘”Woody is going to play in my opinion,” said Manuel. “I don’t think there’s ever going to be a game when he’s not playing. I assume that he’ll be out there when we first go out as the first group. He’s such a versatile receiver. You could put him in the slot and put him outside. That’s on [Offensive Coordinator] (Nathaniel) Hackett and [Head Coach] (Doug) Marrone to make that decision, but I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that he’ll be on the field.”‘

‘Quarterback E.J. Manuel’s numbers weren’t bad … 17-of-27 passing for 148 yards. But no TD passes and an interception when he underthrew a ball into coverage translated to a pedestrian 62.0- passer rating.’

‘”If you go back and look at the scheme, they’ve always been very good against the run,” Marrone said of Schwartz’s Lions. “There’s three linebackers instead of two or sometimes one where we’ve been in the past, where some people have been able to make some big plays on us.’

‘A source close to Kelly and bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach told The News on Sunday night that Kelly met with Bon Jovi face to face in Buffalo last week, but they didn’t merge.’

‘Many in the Buffalo area still refuse to believe it.’

‘”If (an) NFL (team) came, the Argos would die instantly, (and) we’d lose a 141-year tradition,” said Knott, an Argos fan for almost 20 years. “We’re trying to make a point. We want Jon Bon Jovi to hear the message that we do not want (an NFL) team in Toronto.”‘