Two Bills Drive

‘McGahee told WGR Sports Radio 55 a few weeks ago he’d need about a week to get ready. It’s unlikely you’ll see him until after the bye week.’

‘Xerox consolidated the Bills’ printer, copier and multifunction fleet, upgrading older systems with equipment that improves office productivity, including multiple Xerox Document Centre and WorkCentre Pro advanced multifunction systems, FaxCentre all-in-one devices, and Phaser network printers. In addition, Xerox uses its equipment and variable information software to personalize marketing materials for fans and information for players.’

‘”We really need all of our players to step up,” Williams said. “Even if Drew Bledsoe is not having his best day, somebody else needs to set up. There are other players on this team that can step up and make plays for him.”‘

‘”I feel like I’m ready,” said the Bills first round draft pick. “I’ve been working hard with the training and we’ll see how things go.”‘

‘McGahee’s agent Drew Rosenhaus was confident his client would be activated within the next three weeks. “It’s up to the Bills and we’ll respect whatever they do. But at this point we all anticipate that he’s going to be playing,” Rosenhaus said.’

Bills rookie running back Willis McGahee has been cleared by the team doctors to participate in practices and he will do so beginning with Wednesday’s practice.

‘Best guess, if a change is made, LeBeau gets the job. But don’t bet on it happening.’

‘He will be inducted along with ten other members of the Class of 2003 at an awards dinner on Wednesday, October 29 at the HSBC Arena in downtown Buffalo.’

‘”We are constantly exploring new ways to operate in a more efficient manner that is beneficial to our organization and our fans and this partnership with Xerox certainly accomplishes that objective,” said Bills President and General Manager Tom Donahoe.’

‘This is the second consecutive year Mike Kane has won a “Coach of the Week” award for Olean HS. The veteran coach guided the Huskies to a Section VI championship last year and has the team headed for the post-season playoffs again in 2003.’

‘Shaw extended his career-long receiving streak to 18 games with 6 catches for 58 yards against the Jets. Five of his 6 receptions resulted in first downs (19 of 26 for the season), including a third down grab for the 14th time this season and a fourth down conversion for the second time this season.’

‘The company has done an assessment of the Bills’ offices and developed a plan to eliminate outdated printing equipment, produce personalized printed materials in-house, and reduce turnaround time for document delivery to players, coaches, fans and prospective customers.’

‘Drew Bledsoe looked a lot like the number 11 he replaced on Sunday.’

‘"It’s important that you understand that you always play with a sense of urgency. But you don’t panic," Williams said Monday. "In the National Football League, you coach as hard as you can every week and you play as hard as you can every week. That doesn’t change. That’s what we’ll continue to do. We spend the hours and the hard work and prepare each week as hard as we can. We’ve got to play better and we’ve got to coach better."’

‘There were people who felt it was mean-spirited of me to question Henry’s intelligence a few weeks back. But it’s one thing for a columnist to do it. It’s quite another for the head coach to cheap shot his own player for making a boneheaded mistake. You can lose your team that way.’