Archives for August 2017

'"You know, I coached against Steve," Seely said. "He was one of those guys that was a fantastic football player. And again people say the kicking game is one-third of the game, well then that should be part of the Hall of Fame. This guy in Buffalo, he created a lot of advantages for the Bills just by field position by what he did. So there's a guy, to me, that is extremely worthy of consideration to go to the Hall of Fame because he was a difference maker in that area. And that's what the Hall of Fame is supposed to be about."'

'"I was very confident that we were a fit and that he thought we were a fit for him," Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said. "This was an important family decision for him… we weren't going to try and talk him into something that wasn't a good family fit.'

'Maybe I'm wrong, but regardless, going forward with Jones, and even Sammy Watkins, having been in a locker room with the 37-year-old? Sounds like it's going to be impactful. Although, I'd bet Boldin has a grab or two.'

'TJ Yates had another day of holding onto the ball for too long, taking four sacks including one where the coaching staff blew the play dead during 7-on-7's.'

'"Even if his speed is not what it was, and you know he was never a burner, but he still knows how to win," Beane said. "Contested balls? He comes down with his fair share and then some."'

'"We're very excited to get Anquan on board and see what he brings from a leadership standpoint, and obviously his production speaks for itself," said Beane.'

'"He is here to provide depth and help us — he'll compete to do everything. Everybody is going to compete to start, for playing time. My job is to bring as many players I can to help this roster. That's up to [offensive coordinator Rick] Dennison, [coach] Sean [McDermott] and receivers coach [Phil McGeoghan] how they work they work him in," he said.'

'“It all came down to opportunity.” Alexander said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White from Bills training camp at St. John Fisher College on Monday morning. “I think that’s what a lot of guys in this league either have or don’t have on a consistent basis. I was fortunate enough, obviously not fortunate enough in the sense that we had (the Bills) to lose Manny Lawson and I.K. [Enemkpali] to injury but fortunate enough to have that opportunity to go out there for 16 weeks and showcase my talent and not just be a spot player and have to come in and do something in 5-6 plays.'

'“He was very successful in Seattle and he’s made clutch kicks, but with Seattle not being the greatest weather, it’s really going to tie into what we do in playing in our division, especially the times where we’re going to be traveling there (New Jersey and Foxborough), that’s going to be big.”'

'Last season with the Detroit Lions, Boldin started in all 16 games played with 67 receptions for 584 yards, and eight touchdowns while averaging 8.7 yards per-reception.'

'Andre Holmes number could switch from 81. Anquan Boldin tweeted a picture of himself after signing in a Bills uniform with the number 81.'

'QB Tyrod Taylor had a very good practice, especially in the 2-minute drill with starters going against each other. Taylor threw with good velocity and accuracy and ended the drive with a 20-yard TD strike to Charles Clay in the middle the field. After that play, according to ESPN (I was standing further away and did not hear or see this), Taylor ran by several reporters on the sidelines and said "Write about that!"'

'This is a great signing for the Bills for a couple of different reasons — the first of which is obvious.'

'Austin wears that inspiration in the form of a thin orange bracelet on his right wrist. He can be seen fiddling with it on the practice field while waiting to receive snaps. Upon closer inspection, the band has ribbons on it, and the initials 'CTR.''

'aylor went 6-of-7 for 77 yards and a touchdown as time expired. As he ran past reporters, he yelled, “Write about that!”'