Bills new coach Fewell made impression on his first day

What is different on the first day of having a new coach with the Buffalo Bills? A different coach Perry Fewell and a different starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. And that are enough to impress all those who wear Bills jerseys.

Perry Fewell joked that he threatened to start cutting off players’ fingers if they jump the snap count in practice. Comparing to his predecessor, Fewell said himself of a little bit more fired up and a lot more emotional.

Fitzpatrick and several other players noticed that.


“He’s got some fire in him and I like what he did in the first meeting,” Fitzpatrick said. “He’s here to kind of break us out of our little funk, and I think he’s a good guy to do it.”

At least his decision to start Fitzpatrick over Trent Edwards at quarterback has been supported by the team. Any receiver Terrell Owens said, Fitzpatrick, in his fifth season, is more experienced than Edwards, who is in his third year.

Four more Bills players left field with injuries during Sunday game

The Buffalo Bills won the home opener over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 33-20 on Sunday, but with the cost of four more injured players including right tackle Brad Butler, tight end Derek Schouman, starting cornerback Leodis McKelvin and rookie tight end Shawn Nelson.


So it was really not an easy victory. Butler hurt his right knee late in the first half when Buccaneers defensive lineman Stylez White rolled into back of his legs. He was cart off in his intact bills jersey the field and did not return. Third-year tackle Jonathan Scott then took over in Butler’s place. And Schouman and Nelson’s leaving made Derek Fine being the Bills only one tight end on the field. McKelvin was seen limping off the field after Carnell Williams scored on an 8-yard touchdown pass to cut Buffalo’s lead to 20-14 with 27 seconds left in the first half. But fortunately, the Bills finally made it to win.

According to the Bills Coach Dick Jauron, the status of the four injured players needed to be evaluated after having further tests. So it is still uncertain whether any one of the four would be able to play the Bills home game against the New Orleans Saints next weekend.

Bills RB Jackson felt better with sprained wrist and would not miss season opener

After a test showed that there was no serious injury to his left wrist, the Bills running back Fred Jackson took a load off mind for knowing that the sprain would not keep him out of the regular season opener.

“It was a little scary yesterday when I first did it, but I feel fine right now,” Jackson said. “That’s always a good thing when the X-rays come back negative, so I’m enthusiastic about that.”


The Bills shared the same feeling. Because their starter Marshawn Lynch was suspended by the NFL for the first three regular games, Jackson and veteran Dominc Rhodes will play the starting role for the first three games. It was really important for Jackson to keep healthy.

Jackson also planned to test the injury though practicing on Thursday. If everything will be ok, he will play in the Bills’ third preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.

T.O. will not be available for preseason game on Saturday

Since Terrell Owens jammed his toe Hall of Fame Game last Sunday, he has missed a whole week of practice and will still miss the Buffalo Bills' preseason game against the Chicago Bears on Saturday.

The wide receiver tweeted recently that he would like to be back as soon as Monday, but Bills Coach Dick Jauron told reporters that the team still had no timetable for when Owens should resume practicing. Jauron admitted that Owens’ toe is healing, but the team just does not want to take any risk of aggravating the injury by resuming practice too early.

Owens was signed by the Bills in March with a one-year, $6.5 million contract after he was released by the Dallas Cowboys. He had two catches for 27 yards in his Bills debut and did not help the team beat the Tennessee Titans in Hall of Fame Game.