Archives for May 21, 2023

‘“He wasn’t a natural football player, and I mean mentally. I’ll be quite honest with you, his parents weren’t too crazy about him playing football after he hurt his ankle in the eighth grade,” Goerge said. “What he did with his work ethic and how he improved and how he just made himself into a great player – I can still remember him and his dad in the summer. We would have early-morning workouts, 7 a.m. or whatever it was, and they would come an hour early, just to be on the JUGS machine. He was constantly working his craft. It just blossomed. He gained that confidence.”’

‘As for the Bills, it’s probably best for both sides to move on. Sam Martin did just fine last season, and the Bills signed him to an extension. It makes no sense to peel off the scab and have to answer questions about Araiza – a punter drafted in the sixth round – all over again. I’m guessing fan reaction would be split if Araiza were signed. There are some who would welcome him getting another chance, and others who feel like there is no need to go down that road again.’

‘The cooking style is very different. Let’s use a menu item like pizza. Pizza is very regional and people are passionate about the pizza style. In your marketplace, we have to serve that cup-and-char pizza. Hands down, that has to be on the menu. And now, when we’re designing the stadium, we have to make sure we were able to deliver that same quality that you would get there, or in one of the local neighborhood taverns. I’ve been to La Nova, and that’s the style that we would look to emulate inside the stadium. That’s what fans want, and they told us that.”