Two Bills Drive

‘"In Buffalo we were always winners. They treated us that way. There was none of the stigma of losing four Super Bowls," said Parker, who played three years with Kansas City before joining the Giants.’

‘”I started talking to other people, I talked to (Washington defensive end) Bruce Smith, and it made me start thinking that I had to find somebody with more experience and class.”‘

‘Edwards confirmed that Cottrell will be allowed to return to Buffalo if he is named the team’s coach…"We’re not going to stop him," Edwards said. "If he would get that opportunity, we’d let him go."’

‘The Bills on Wednesday would not say if Williams was a candidate to replace Wade Phillips, who was dismissed as coach this month.’

‘Joe Pendry, the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator for the past three seasons, was hired by the Washington Redskins on Wednesday to coach the offensive line.’

According to radio reports out of the nation’s capitol, Joe Pendry has been hired by Marty Schottenheimer to be the Redskins’ Offensive Line coach. Pendry was Schottenheimer’s Offensive Coordinator back in Kansas City during the Barry Word/Christian Okoye years. Former Bills’ Head Coach Wade Phillips will be interviewing for Washington’s Defensive Coordinator’s position on Monday.

Why is he complaining? Personally, I am glad the Texans got Capers. Let’s hope the “back door” deal with Lewis is true….

‘Attempts to reach Joel and Kelly Enterprises on Tuesday evening were unsuccessful. No reason was given for the firing.’

‘Vick originally signed with Jim Kelly Enterprises of Buffalo to handle promotional activities and Joel Enterprises of Richmond, Va., to negotiate his contract… But league officials here for Super Bowl XXXV confirmed for SportsLine.com on Tuesday night that Vick has terminated the two firms.’

‘"If you think of the guys who were most responsible for the success of this team over the last several years, John Butler, Wade Phillips and Ted Cottrell are the first three names that come to mind," said defensive end Marcellus Wiley. "It’s tough for me personally because I feel like my network has been taken out of the situation. Those three names as well as Bruce (Smith) and Phil (Hansen) were key as far as my progress as a player.’

‘Both Parker and Zeigler refuse to say "I told you so" to those in Buffalo who doubted them.’

‘The wife of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas will have charges related to a bar fight [in a Franklin Street bistro] dropped if she stays out of trouble for six months, a judge ruled Tuesday.’

‘A year after signing Buffalo Bills free-agent defensive end Bruce Smith, the Washington Redskins are ready to announce the signing of offensive coordinator Joe Pendry as their offensive line coach and possibly fired head coach Wade Phillips as their defensive coordinator.’

‘"Wade and Ronnie both said they’d want me back, but they’re both gone so that’s all out the door," said Christie, one of the NFL’s most reliable placekickers. "I’m pretty confident somebody will pick me up."’

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston: “two highly ranked Ravens officials said yesterday that Lewis and the Bills are each their No. 1 choices and want to make the deal happen.” Preston also speculates that Lewis will bring with him “secondary coach Donnie Henderson and Chip Morton, the Ravens’ assistant strength and conditioning coach.” Finally, Preston also notes that “when he first came to Baltimore, Lewis tried to teach the ex-Browns the Steelers’ way. Big mistake. In the past two seasons, he has won over the players.”