Two Bills Drive

‘Now you know why the Buffalo Bills have placed a priority on keeping Rob Johnson healthy. If Johnson is hurt again, the team could be in very serious trouble, because their quarterback depth chart isn’t very deep.’

‘"This is my 12th year in the NFL, I don’t need to be kicking off if I don’t have to. These guys are 10 years younger, so they should be able to kick off and I’m all for that."’

The Bills today announced a special "Back-to-School" promotion for the team’s August 18th preseason game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

All kids 14-and-under can purchase tickets for only $8 while Bills season-ticket holders have the opportunity to purchase them for $6. Also, the first 10,000 kids through the door will receive an official Bills Back Pack. All fans will be treated to a post-game Fireworks Show.

Players scheduled for the Autograph Tent: Larry Centers, Shawn Bryson, Phillip Crosby (after AM session); Rob Johnson, Pete Gonzalez, Jack Hawley (PM session).

‘Packers coach Mike Sherman didn’t want to part with Bowens, who was acquired in a trade with Denver last season, but he said he had no choice.’

‘The Bills, meanwhile, sent backup tight end Bobby Collins to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for defensive end David Bowens. In two years with the Bills, Collins caught 15 passes for 196 yards. Bowens has 48 tackles since entering the NFL with Denver in 1999.’

The Bills acquired DE David Bowens from Green Bay for TE Bobby Collins. Looks like Mr. O'Leary will have a job….

‘More than 6,000 people piled into St. John Fisher College as the Bills continued training camp Monday. The players signed autographs for 25 minutes before holding a two-hour practice session, and the huge crowd was yet another example of how much the area has embraced the "Late Night with the Bills" setting.’

‘Beebe suffered six severe concussions during a National Football League career during which he made six trips to the Super Bowl, four of them with the Buffalo Bills. Additionally, he estimates that two or three times a game his thought process and awareness were scrambled by collisions that jarred his brain against his skull.’

‘Compared to a year ago when the Bills relocated their camp from Fredonia to Rochester in order to grow their fan and business base, attendance is down by an average of 1,182 per day for the first six days of full-team workouts.’

‘"If Gregg wins early, it will make him stronger because this style, I know, doesn’t work well when you’re losing. It gets old real quick."’

‘Fisher saw time with both the first and second team defense, as well as the dime unit as a pass rusher. For a team in need of defensive-line depth – they’ve lost starters Bruce Smith, Marcellus Wiley and Ted Washington over the last two years – Fisher helped himself.’

Everywhere he went, a playoff berth soon followed. Was he imaginative or an innovator? Geez, his old nickname, "Ground Chuck," screams for a negative response to that one. Knox is the sixth-winningest coach in league history and all five of the guys in front of him have their likenesses in bronze here.

‘"I’ll tell you what. They don’t come much tougher than Rob. He got the hell knocked out of him a bunch of times last season and he still got up. I just hope he can throw that ball away when he has to, and save that body, because we need him."’

‘Could the Buffalo Bills of all teams benefit from a quarterback controversy in their season-opener Sept. 9 against visiting New Orleans? Saints Coach Jim Haslett says his team’s starting QB job is up for grabs between Jeff Blake and Aaron Brooks.’