Two Bills Drive

‘"The team doesn’t need to lose it’s focus just because we’re away from here," said Bills safety Keion Carpenter. "We still have a season to play and a season to prepare for and we need to go home and take care of ourselves and come back in shape. We have to held accountable because we are professionals."’

‘"A lot of guys say special teams is a third of the game, but how many devote a third of the practice and a third of the meeting to it?" said Danny Smith, the special teams coordinator. "Well, we do here. And that’s a credit to Greg."’

‘Moulds said yesterday he will spend two to three weeks throwing and running with Johnson in Laguna Beach, Calif., Johnson’s residence, as a final tuneup for training camp. "Generally, Rob works out with different receivers on the West Coast so I said I’ll be there to work on our timing before camp," Moulds said.’

‘Donahoe’s goal is to get all five signed by the end of the month in order to give himself and his staff some time off before training camp, which opens on July 29.’

‘If the new year began with turmoil and uncertainty following a major front-office purge, the new executive group headed by president Tom Donahoe and rookie head coach Gregg Williams appear to have steadied the Bills’ ship.’

‘Williams’ no-nonsense approach has gotten the attention of the young Bills, desperate for some discipline after the laid-back posture of his predecessor, Wade Phillips. He meticulously checks attendance at the "voluntary" workouts, using them as a yardstick for a player’s commitment to the team.’

‘Moore, 24, apologized to the organization and his teammates because he believes his recent legal problems have been a distraction. Moore met with Bills coach Gregg Williams for 45 minutes following the team’s two-hour minicamp workout on Wednesday.’

‘"What happens, happens," he said. "Coach Williams controls if I make this team or not."’

‘Vanderbilt defensive back Jimmy Williams became the latest in the string of draft picks to sign with the Buffalo Bills.’

‘"I want to apologize to the entire Buffalo Bills organization," Moore said Wednesday. "In my heart, I feel I have been a distraction."’

‘Hill was re-signed by the Bills as a free agent Nov. 22, 2000, and waived on June 1.’

‘"All rookies come in thinking they own the world, and they don’t," Williams said. "Not around me, they don’t. He’s going to have to earn it. These guys are expecting him to earn it. You have to learn it’s a different gear, so I always like picking on him."’

‘"Coming from high school to college it was a lot faster and I had to work a lot harder to get where the older guys were at that point, just to play at their level," Aaron said. "Somehow I got there and then I got a little faster than everyone else, played a little faster. Now I’m here and I’m hoping I can catch up and maybe even get ahead and then this won’t seem so fast."’

‘"We went to court today and we asked to have the hearing today, but Jeremiah Taylor (the alleged victim) said he had witnesses," said Jim Haywood, Moore’s attorney. "So it was moved off until August."’

‘"Last year, you’d get about three or four ‘uhs’ before the play came (in the headset)," Johnson said. "A lot of the time you don’t get a lot of confidence as a quarterback when that’s what’s coming out of the huddle. "I don’t want to knock who was here in the past but Doug would tell you the same thing. We would get the play with 12 seconds left. You can’t audible, you can’t think."’