Two Bills Drive

‘What would you rather see happen, have your fiancée, Elisabeth Filarski, win "Survivor" or your brother, Matt, win the Super Bowl with the Seahawks?’

‘From what I’ve seen so far, the changes have been for the better.’

‘Now that the Buffalo Bills have drafted a whopping 12 rookies, they have to find a way to sign them by the time training camp opens on July 29. Let the slicing of the salary cap pie begin once again.’

‘The Buffalo Bills kicked off the fifth annual HSBC/Buffalo Bills Fitness Club Wednesday at John T. Waugh Intermediate School in Angola. Bills linebacker Kenyatta Wright participated in the fitness presentation, an interactive program designed to educate young students on the importance of health, fitness and encourage them to adopt a healthy lifestyle.’

‘Kelly is considered by many to be the greatest Bill ever and has been retired the past four seasons. He holds virtually all of the Bills’ passing records. He ranks ninth on the NFL’s all-time passing efficiency list with a passer rating of 84.4.’

‘They will be inducted on separate home-game weekends in the fall.’

‘Download great Buffalo Bills artwork to use as wallpaper for your PC. Includes a calendar! The following calendar/wallpaper artwork was created by the talented Gina Mustico (Moose – for those of you who read the Stadium Wall message board)…’

‘"This isn’t college anymore. That was pretty fast for not having any pads on. It was a learning experience and I have to adjust."’

‘Buffalo Bills rookies Marques Sullivan, bottom left, Randall Cummins, background center, and Josh Lind catch their breath after doing sprints on the first day of mini camp Friday, April 27, 2001, in Orchard Park, N.Y.’

‘I watched the Bills practice yesterday in the fieldhouse. The Bills are doing drills that I’ve never seen before. There was one play that took my breath away when the defensive player took the receiver to the turf rolling over a couple of times. They both bounced up, then I read the numbers…”

Names and jersey assignments as of this past weekend.

‘"I wouldn’t say it was a great three days, but it was a pretty good three days," Williams said as workouts for veterans and rookies ended Sunday at Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse. "We have a better understanding about how we want to practice. It’s not completely the way we want to practice yet, but the tempo is excellent."’

‘The fourth-year offensive tackle seemed to be on the fast track to stardom with the Buffalo Bills after a solid first year as a starter in 1999. But he quickly fell out of favor with the coaching staff last season and eventually lost his job to Marcus Spriggs. Even undrafted free agent Jon Carman was taking snaps from Hicks toward the end of the year.’

‘Like Spielman, Spoon has the short hair, a set of biceps so big you are forced to check for valve stems, an all-business attitude and one of those "You-talking-to-me?" stares.’

‘"It’s a whole new team," said Christie, noting the 34 new faces on the roster and the almost entirely new coaching staff.’