Bills Camp: Day Six
By: John Kucko
Updated: August 1, 2012
The Bills held their second primetime practice under the lights at St. John Fisher on Wednesday night. Below is a transcript of their post-practice comments, beginning with head coach Chan Gailey:
On MLB Kelvin Sheppard not practicing:
On MLB Kelvin Sheppard not practicing:
Yeah, he sat out tonight. He may be out a couple days.
We will see. He has a situation that he is dealing with. It is medical and that
is all I am going to say about it right now.
On the defensive backs breaking up a lot of
passes:
They are doing a good job. The defensive backs are
seeing a lot of things and reacting to the routes they are seeing a lot of. They
are doing a good job of picking up on those things.
On having veteran DBs Jairus Byrd and George Wilson
anchoring the secondary:
You take Jairus, you take George, and every Da'Norris
(Searcy) is playing very well. You take those three guys and they make up for a
lot of ills that might happen. They cover a lot of bases for us back there.
On S Da'Norris Searcy taking snaps with the first
team defense:
We have been doing that all along. George (Wilson)
missed the last part of the season and we want to make sure we have got somebody
ready to go at either position. George may have to move to the other spot and
Da'Norris play there. One injury and Da'Norris has to go in.
On when QB Brad Smith will begin practicing as a
receiver:
That will be a little while yet. We want to keep giving
him (practice at) quarterback. He will be the third quarterback going into the
season so he has to know the offense to finish a game. We have to get him enough
where he is comfortable, well as comfortable as he is going to get taking as
many limited reps as he is taking. We have to get him that before we take him to
receiver.
On the one-two running back punch of RB's Fred
Jackson and C.J. Spiller:
Those two guys are very, very good football players. We
are fortunate. It is a good problem to have. It is a little bit of a problem as
we have said all along to make sure those guys touch it as much as they need to.
We'll solve that problem, hopefully, as time goes on.
On the necessity of having to capable running backs
in the NFL game:
It is ideal. The thing I am not sure of is I do not want
one of them standing over me too much because they are both such good players.
We will see how it works out this year. We may do that, platoon them some. Or we
may rotate them both in there.
On concerns over QB Tyler Thigpen's
accuracy:
It is a little early but it is a concern. It is not just
Tyler. He and Vince (Young) both are having some trouble there. The twos in
general are not performing very well offensively. I think our ones are doing
some good things. But our twos are struggling offensively.
On if he has focused on the run a little bit more the
past two days:
Yes. Consciously.
On if he is starting to see real progress leading up
to the first preseason game:
Some progress. Not real progress, we are starting to see
some progress.
On the chemistry QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and TE Scott
Chandler have:
They are. (Fitzpatrick) and Scott, (Fitzpatrick) and
Stevie, are really the two that are the most in sync. We have to find out who
can get there going into game one.
On the defensive line depth after over a week of
practice:
I know our second team offense is not performing very
well right now and I think that probably has something to do with
it.
On the addition of DE Mark Anderson being a "under
the radar" type of move:
(Anderson) may be forgotten by the public, the press but
he is not forgotten by this football team or us coaches. I can tell you
that.
On the conscious effort the team made in the
offseason to improve its pass rush:
I give all the credit in the world to Buddy (Nix) and
his staff for going out and getting two guys who make an immediate impact on our
football team.
On what the focus off the offseason
was:
It (was) about pass rush and playing better defense.
On Mark Anderson's work
ethic:
He will push himself so hard sometimes that we have to
slow him down. That is a good problem to have, by the way, as a coach.
FS Jairus Byrd
PM Practice - Wednesday, August 1,
2012
On his play on WR Derek Hagan and the mentality that
comes with it:
Coach Wannstedt talks about being a physical defense and
bringing that physical presence out there and that is something we want to do.
Within means of it is our own teammate, but we want to get ready for the
season.
On if he feels like a veteran with the young
cornerbacks the Bills have:
Yeah, it does. It happens fast but, at the same time,
with the youth we have added I have to make sure I am passing on and making
their job a lot easier.
On the secondary being very active in the passing
lanes through the last two practices:
I think it is a little bit of both. I think we are
getting accustomed to what they are running but I also think that our techniques
are looking good, too. It starts with that first. I think we are getting down
our techniques. We are gelling together and communicating well. We just have to
keep it moving.
On the SS George Wilson's vocal leadership
communication of the defense:
Yeah definitely, but I do not mind (George Wilson being
vocal). George has been in the league for a long time and he has a lot of
knowledge to pass on. No matter who gets the credit for communicating, it takes
all of us to be on the same page for it to work. George has a lot of knowledge
because he has been in the game. We all do a good job of just making sure we are
handling our sides of the field.
DT Marcell Dareus
AM Walk- thru - Wednesday, August 1, 2012
AM Walk- thru - Wednesday, August 1, 2012
On what his expectations are coming into his second
year after a solid rookie season:
I just want to do a little bit better every year, just better my game and be a better football player.
I just want to do a little bit better every year, just better my game and be a better football player.
On the new additions to the team and how they could
help him:
I get free! I have not been free in a while so I can see what I can do. We have Mario (Williams), Kyle Williams, Mark Anderson; we have a lot of leeway and can have some fun.
I get free! I have not been free in a while so I can see what I can do. We have Mario (Williams), Kyle Williams, Mark Anderson; we have a lot of leeway and can have some fun.
On making the jump from year one to year
two:
There are so many things that I saw year one that I wanted to improve on in year two; my endurance for one thing and the level of play. There are just a lot of things I want to work on.
There are so many things that I saw year one that I wanted to improve on in year two; my endurance for one thing and the level of play. There are just a lot of things I want to work on.
On if he likes the high level of expectations for the
defensive line:
Yes, it gives you something to play for. There are a lot of people waiting on you to get together and go out there and play together and show what you can do. A lot of fans are coming tonight so you have to give them something to look forward to.
Yes, it gives you something to play for. There are a lot of people waiting on you to get together and go out there and play together and show what you can do. A lot of fans are coming tonight so you have to give them something to look forward to.
