Two Bills Drive

‘Agent Drew Rosenhaus said Friday that Bills president Tom Donahoe has accepted a request to meet in Baltimore for lunch Saturday, prior to Buffalo’s preseason opener against the Ravens. “I’m a firm believer that, typically, if you’re having a hard time getting a deal done, it’s beneficial to meet face to face,” Rosenhaus said.’

‘"We need to come out and be efficient," added Bledsoe. "We need to put together a good drive or a couple of drives and look sharp, and then we’ll let the young guys take over. The idea with the preseason games is to go out and get something accomplished when you get a chance and then get off the field and stay healthy."’

‘"They contribute to the depth we’ve accumulated at that position," Kaiser said. "They’re all good players with great work ethics, but we have six. They can’t all make the team."’

‘Ever since Washington’s departure, Buffalo has been searching for a legitimate tackle, someone to draw double-teams away from Williams and help stuff the run. For two years, Williams has bemoaned the lack of a strong surrounding cast and suggested he would be a Pro Bowler on a better defense. He has his wish now.’

‘Tickets are required for the Monday night workout. They will be available starting at 9 a.m. Monday at all participating Tops Friendly Markets locations. Tickets are free and limited to six per person. Shuttle service that evening will begin at 4:45, and gates will open at 5 p.m. The practice will not include a full-team autograph session afterward.’

‘” You have to have a fearless attitude,” Shaw said after Thursday morning’s light training-camp session at St. John Fisher College. ” You’re going to get hit in this game no matter what.”‘

‘” Hopefully, nothing happens to our starting three guys, so he may not see much, just on special teams,” Gray said. ” But sometimes guys break into this league being a special teams player and you do so well there that you get a chance to play on defense, and I think that’s the position we’re in right now.”‘

‘In 1992, Alan Dorenbos, a computer-sales consultant and a Little League president, bludgeoned his wife, Kathy, to death with a power sander in the garage of their suburban Seattle home. Prosecutors said that Kathy Dorenbos had confronted her husband about an extramarital affair; that Alan Dorenbos, in a fit of rage, stuck his wife in the head with the heavy tool as many as 10 times. Jon, then 12 and the youngest of the couple’s three children, heard all of those details as he sat in a courtroom with his siblings before his father was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison. In an inexplicable blur, three children lost two parents.’

‘"Chris is a high-intensity player," said defensive line coach Tim Krumrie, who’s in his first year as a Bills assistant. "He’s a blue-collar player in my mind; a high-motor, high-effort guy. He’s a typical Tim Krumrie-kind of player."’

‘This was the most impressive part of practice. Coach Williams wasn’t kidding when he said that he values Special Teams very highly… the practice ended with special team drills and EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE TEAM — from Drew Bledsoe all the way down to Lovelle Sape was on the sidelines listening to the special teams instruction.’

‘Danny Smith pointed out a lesser known rule. If it at the end of the quarter, half, or game the Bills punt – but the other team lays off and does not down the football, DO NOT TOUCH THE BALL", the official will call the play dead. If this happens, Smith will go out to the ref and point out the rule that gives the kicking team a FREE play, whether time has run out or not. Smith stressed "this is rule a lot of people do not know".’

‘"You know they’re battling for a spot and going into this week they know that they’re battling for a spot, so when they have a chance to make a play they’ve got to step up and do it. They’ve got to block well in the running game and they’ve got to demonstrate that they know what to do first and foremost and then when they have a chance they’ve got to make a play."’

‘Moore has a strained hamstring and will be a game-time decision, while Campbell (right hamstring) is expected to play, said coach Gregg Williams.’

‘Spikes is a hard-hitter, who also has the range to drop back into coverage. He and Posey will play the outside positions, with returning starter London Fletcher in the middle.’

‘The Bills may have finished out of the playoffs, but they were just one game behind a three-way tie (Miami, New York and New England) for the top spot in the division.’