‘”I think they all offer similar things that I can do” Manuel said when explaining why he chose those five. “Whether its throwing the ball down the field, the vertical passing game or taking off and running and just being smarter when you do that. That’s one area I had to grow from last year. That’s why I had the knee injury”(against Cleveland).’
Archives for August 2014
Bills back to only two healthy TEs; starting guard injured
‘Marrone also didn’t have any updated information regarding how long Chandler (groin) would be out, and it was already determined that Moeaki (hamstring) would be out for a while. Without the trio, the Bills are down to only Gragg and Dominique Jones as the available tight ends.’
Why the Hall of Fame wait was so long for Andre Reed
‘One year Gaughan lead his speech with Reed’s exploits in the postseason. Another year he highlighted the special combination that Jim Kelly and Reed were being one of the most prolific scoring tandems in league history. One year he even asked USA Today NFL reporter and committee member Jarrett Bell to present Reed just to lend a different voice to the presentation.’
Andre Reed’s one Hall of Fame regret
‘”The only person who will be missing is Ralph (Wilson),” said Reed. “I wish he could’ve hung on a little bit more. That would’ve been icing on the cake for him.”‘
4 things to take from Thursday’s practice
‘”I think it’s just from working more with the O-line,” said Manuel. “Those guys have a done a great job especially this week picking up the defensive blitzes. We’ve been communicating very well at the line of scrimmage and that allows us to really pick it up. For me as a quarterback when you know you’re protected you can just sit back there and pick the defense apart and distribute the ball to those receivers.”‘