By Jay Skurski
5 things to know about camp
1. If it rains, the Bills will move indoors, and those practices are closed to the public. The interactive areas will also close. The best way to make sure camp is going on as scheduled is to call the hotline at 800-441-5942 or visit the team’s Web site at www.buffalobills.com.
2. Alcohol is prohibited. Fans can bring in their own food, beverages, small coolers, thermoses and cameras.
3. Training camp is free, while food and beverages will be sold. Merchandise and ticket vendors will accept credit cards.
4. Public restrooms will be located throughout the fan areas.
5. There will be an information booth within the vendor area and a first aid tent will be available.
Public parking/shuttle information
• There is no public parking on the St. John Fisher College campus. Fans can use public parking lots at either East Rochester High School or Nazareth College. The lot at East Rochester High School will be closed Friday and Saturday.
A $1 (for fans between the ages of 12 and 62) shuttle service will get fans to St. John Fisher College. All services are handicap accessible.
Directions
• Take Route 90 (NYS Thruway) to exit 46. Then take Interstate 390 North to Interstate 590 North. Exit at Monroe Avenue. Take a right on Monroe Avenue and green and white road signs will direct fans to any of the shuttle lots.
Key training camp dates
• July 28: First day of practice from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 2:15-4:15 p.m.
• July 29: Buffalo Bills pep rally on Main Street in Pittsford at 12:30 p.m.
• Aug. 3: First public night practice, from 7-9:15 p.m.
• Aug. 12: First preseason game, 7:30 p.m. at Carolina
• Aug. 18: First home preseason game, 7 p.m. vs. Cincinatti
• Aug. 24: Last training camp practice, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Camp hotline
• The Bills have established a training camp hotline for fans. The number is 800-441-5942. Fans are encouraged to call that number or visit www.buffalobills.com for the most accurate information, since practice times and schedules are subject to change.
Interactive area
Open whenever the Bills practice, the interactive area is adjacent to the practice fields. It includes the Buffalo Bills experience, which is a series of activites that includes:
• Quarterback challenge
• Fourth-and-goal bungee run
• Football toss
• Obstacle challenge
• Run the gauntlet
• Touchdown run
• Obstacle course
• Basketball free throw
Kids’ autograph zone
• Children under the age of 14 will have a chance to get autographs following each practice. Three players per session will be at the autograph tent for 15 minutes and each child can get one item signed. Because of high demand, the lines will be limited to the number of children that can be accomdated that day.
Fans can also get autographs along the fence of the field as the players exit practice after each session. A complete schedule of players and the days that they are signing autographs will be posted on buffalobills.com.
Restaurants
There are a number of dining options available in Pittsford. They include:
• Brio Mediterranean Bistro, 3400 Monroe Ave., (585) 586-7000. French, Spanish, pizzas, pastas. Open at from 11:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., except Sunday and at 5 p.m. every day.
• Chef King, 55 Pittsford-Victor Road, (585) 248-3298. Chinese. Open for lunch and dinner.
• Erie Grill, 41 N. Main St., (585) 381-9900. Located in Delmonte Lodge. Progressive American fine dining — sounds fancy! Wanna live large? Go for the Delmonico.
• Hicks & McCarthy Restaurant, 23 S. Main St., (585) 586-0938. Great breakfasts. Salads, homemade soups, wrap sandwiches. Brunch only on Sunday.
• Olive’s, 50 State St., (585) 381-3990. Greek food. Family recipes. Lussaka with eggplant, cheese and beef. Off on Sunday.
• Pittsford Pub, 60 N. Main St., (585) 586-4650. Golf themed with a menu that ranges from N.Y. strip steak to mozzarella sticks. Add in five big screens and you’ve got fun.
• Schoen Place Rib House Inc., 50 State St., No. 25, (585) 586-5286. Seafood, lobster, prime rib. Dinner only, starting at 4:30 p.m.
• Starbucks Coffee, 5 State St., (585) 586-8290.
• Subway, 725 Pittsford-Victor Road, (585) 586-6980.
• Tom Wahl’s Restaurant, 643 Pittsford-Victor Road, (585) 586-4920. Try the Caesar burger, hot dogs, ice cream.
Need a suggestion? Here are ours:
• Coal Tower Restaurant, 9 Schoen Place, (585) 381-7866. Burgers and dogs right across from the Erie Canal. And why not stop next door for an ice cream on the way out.
• JoJo’s, 60 N. Main St., (585) 385-3108. Wines, flatbread pizzas, the JoJo burger — Eric Moulds and Lawyer Malloy were spotted here last year. Closed for lunch.
• Richardson’s Canal House, 1474 Marsh Road, (585) 248-5000. Two menus — one for fine dining and a casual patio menu. Everything from a burger to striped sea bass or rack of lamb. Lunch Mon. through Fri., dinner every night.
— For a complete list of available dining in the Rochester area, go to visitrochester.com
Hotels
- Brookwood Inn, 800 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, (585) 248-9000
- Quality Inn-Airport, 1273 Chili Ave., Rochester, (585) 464-8800
- Best Western Rochester Marketplace, 940 Jefferson Road, Rochester, (585) 427-2700
- Fairfield Inn South, 4695 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta, (585) 334-3350
- Hampton Inn Rochester South, 717 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, (585) 272-7800
- Holiday Inn Express/Rochester (Brighton/Pittsford Area), 2835 Monroe Ave., Rochester, (585) 784-8400
- Doubletree Inn, 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, (585) 475-1510
- Park Plaza Hotel Rochester, 175 Jefferson Road, Rochester, (585) 475-1910
TRAINING CAMP BATTLES
Starting quarterback
- THE CANDIDATES: J.P. Losman, Kelly Holcomb and Craig Nall
- OUR PICK: Losman — The young homeowner has the most physical talent and chemistry with No. 1 receiver Lee Evans.
No. 2 receiver
- THE CANDIDATES: Peerless Price, Josh Reed, Roscoe Parrish, Andre’ Davis, Sam Aiken
- OUR TAKE: Price — He’s eager to prove that his failures in Atlanta — not his success in Buffalo — was a fluke.
Starting left guard
- THE CANDIDATES: Tutan Reyes, Duke Preston
- OUR PICK: Reyes — He’s more experienced and got most of the reps in minicamp while Preston filled in on the right side for the absent Chris Villarrial.
Starting strong safety
- THE CANDIDATES: Donte Whitner, Coy Wire, Matt Bowen
- OUR PICK: Whitner — His skills are tailor-made for the Tampa 2 defense, which is why the Bills drafted him so high.
Strong-side linebacker
- THE CANDIDATES: Jeff Posey, Angelo Crowell
- OUR PICK: Crowell — Posey’s been quiet in his three seasons with the Bills, while Crowell finished with 125 tackles during a breakout 2005.
Nickel cornerback
- THE CANDIDATES: Jabari Greer, Ashton Youboty, Eric King
- OUR PICK: Greer — Youboty’s too raw and King looked out of place at times in 2005. Greer’s experience will get him the job, at least at the beginning of the season.
Sports reporter Jonah Bronstein contributed to this piece.
Buffalo Bills 2006 numerical roster
No. Name Position Height Weight NFL Exp. College
3 Setta, Nicholas K 6-0 194 1 Notre Dame
5 Kingsbury, Kliff QB 6-2 220 3 Texas Tech
7 Losman, J.P. QB 6-2 217 3 Tulane
8 Moorman, Brian P 6-0 175 6 Pittsburgh State
9 Lindell, Rian K 6-3 235 7 Washington State
10 Holcomb, Kelly QB 6-2 212 10 Middle Tennessee State
11 Parrish, Roscoe WR 5-9 168 2 Miami
14 Denney, Chris WR 6-3 219 R Nebraska-Omaha
15 Wilson, George WR 6-0 210 2 Arkansas
16 Nall, Craig QB 6-3 230 5 Northwestern State
17 Nance, Martin WR 6-3 212 R Miami-Ohio
18 Davis, Andre’ WR 6-1 195 5 Virginia Tech
19 Smith, Jonathan WR 5-10 194 3 Georgia Tech
20 Williams, Shaud RB 5-7 193 3 Alabama
21 McGahee, Willis RB 6-0 228 3 Miami
22 Clements, Nate CB 6-0 209 6 Ohio State
23 Vincent, Troy S 6-1 200 15 Wisconsin
24 McGee, Terrence CB 5-9 195 4 Northwestern State
25 Gates, Lionel RB 6-0 233 2 Louisville
26 Baker, Rashad S 5-10 198 3 Tennessee
27 Wire, Coy S 6-0 205 5 Stanford
28 Thomas, Kevin CB 6-0 182 4 UNLV
29 King, Eric CB 5-10 185 2 Wake Forest
30 Bethea, James DB 6-0 180 1 California
31 Shelton, Daimon FB 6-0 262 9 Sacramento State
33 Greer, Jabari CB 5-11 169 3 Tennessee
35 Burns, Joe FB/RB 5-9 215 5 Georgia Tech
36 Whitner, Donte S 5-10 204 R Ohio State
37 Thomas, Kiwaukee DB 5-11 192 7 Georgia Southwestern
38 Youboty, Ashton DB 5-11 189 R Ohio State
39 Lee, Rob DB 6-0 193 1 Northern Illinois
40 Simpson, Ko S 6-1 201 R South Carolina
41 Bowen, Matt S 6-1 203 7 Iowa
42 Leonhard, Jim FS 5-8 190 2 Wisconsin
43 Bassey, Eric CB 6-1 200 R Oklahoma
44 Goldsberry, Jon FB 6-1 246 2 Purdue
45 Jackson, Fred RB 6-1 210 1 Coe College
46 Ming, Derrick FB 5-11 245 R Missouri
50 Ezekiel, Liam LB 6-0 249 2 Northeastern
51 Spikes, Takeo LB 6-2 242 9 Auburn
52 Hunter, Wendell LB 6-0 228 2 California
53 Haggan, Mario LB 6-3 248 4 Mississippi State
54 Schneck, Mike LS 6-1 237 8 Wisconsin
54B DiGiorgio, John LB 6-2 225 R Saginaw Valley State
55 Crowell, Angelo LB 6-1 235 4 Virginia
56 Carothers, Greg S/LB 6-2 228 R Washington
57 Stamer, Josh LB 6-2 238 4 South Dakota
58 Villarrial, Chris OL 6-3 318 11 Indiana (PA)
59 Fletcher, London LB 5-10 245 9 John Carroll
60 Butler, Brad OL 6-7 309 R Virginia
60B Watson, Courtney LB 6-1 246 3 Notre Dame
61 Pennington, Terrance OL 6-7 325 R New Mexico
62 Merz, Aaron OL 6-4 340 R California
63 Word, Mark DE 6-5 295 5 Jacksonville State
64 Ellison, Keith LB 6-0 228 R Oregon State
65 Thomas, Jason OL 6-4 325 R Hampton
67 Fowler, Melvin OL 6-3 295 5 Maryland
68 Brown, LaWaylon DT 6-5 305 R Oklahoma State
69 Gandy, Mike OL 6-4 310 6 Notre Dame
70 Reyes, Tutan OL 6-3 310 7 Mississippi
71 Peters, Jason OL 6-4 328 3 Arkansas
72 Morgan, Matt OL 6-6 304 R Pittsburg
72B Neill, Ryan DL 6-3 265 R Rutgers
73 Geisinger, Justin OL 6-3 322 2 Vanderbilt
73B Cooper, Joshua DL 6-3 261 1 Mississippi
74 Gibson, Aaron OL 6-6 375 7 Wisconsin
75 Preston, Duke OL 6-5 311 2 Illinois
76 Jerman, Greg OL 6-5 310 5 Baylor
76B Hall, Jason DL 6-3 260 R Tennessee
77 Anderson, Tim DT 6-3 304 3 Ohio State
81 Price, Peerless WR 5-11 190 8 Tennessee
82 Reed, Josh WR 5-10 208 5 LSU
83 Evans, Lee WR 5-10 197 3 Wisconsin
84 Royal, Robert TE 6-4 260 4 LSU
85 Everett, Kevin TE 6-4 241 2 Miami
86 Cieslak, Brad TE 6-3 262 2 Northern Illinois
87 Euhus, Tim TE 6-5 249 3 Oregon State
88 Neufeld, Ryan TE 6-4 250 6 UCLA
89 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 204 4 North Carolina
90 Kelsay, Chris DE 6-4 275 4 Nebraska
91 Powell, Eric DL 6-3 268 R Florida State
92 Denney, Ryan DE 6-7 275 5 BYU
93 Sape, Lauvale DT 6-1 296 3 Utah
94 Schobel, Aaron DE 6-4 262 6 TCU
95 Williams, Kyle DT 6-1 295 R LSU
96 Posey, Jeff LB 6-4 241 9 Southern Miss.
97 McCargo, John DT 6-2 295 R North Carolina State
98 Tripplett, Larry DT 6-2 295 5 Washington
99 Jefferson, Jason DT 6-1 310 2 Wisconsin
NFL Europe allocation
2 Woodbury, Tory QB 6-2 3 Winston Salem
17 Ochs, Craig QB 6-2 210 R Montana
39 Lee, Rob CB 6-0 193 R Northern Illinois
45 Jackson, Fred RB 6-1 210 R Coe College
65B Tupa’i, Faafetai DT 6-3 330 R Washington State
79 McFarland, Dylan OT 6-5 290 3 Montana
