Mort goes to camp report

Alright, it is fair to say everyone hates Chris Mortensen for his unabashed hatred of the Bills ever since they fired his boy Tommy D but his report is decent to at least honest..

PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Nobody knows what will happen in late October when the weather starts to turn, the wind blows, the temperatures drop in Buffalo and Trent Edwards' passes maybe aren't quite hitting the mark.

The mark wears No. 81. Terrell Owens is the name, aka T.O. Or, in some circles, quarterback killer.

Here's one advantage for Edwards: Head coach Dick Jauron signed off on offensive coordinator Turk Schonert's plan to install a no-huddle offense.

No huddle means no T.O. blowups in the huddle.

"I never thought of it that way," Edwards said with a laugh.

Nevertheless, the concept of Owens and a no-huddle offense has the Bills more hopeful about sustaining a competitive edge in the AFC East.

"I know that when you're on defense facing the no-huddle, it's hard to get your calls in, hard to catch your breath and hard to get your personnel substitutions exactly right," said safety Donte Whitner. "Now you throw a player like T.O. in the mix and, hey, we have some really good players at receiver like Lee Evans, Roscoe Parrish and Josh Reed, so I think this no-huddle is going to be a handful for the defenses we face."
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For a team that traded a Pro Bowl left tackle, Jason Peters, the Bills were more optimistic about the offensive line because the group is more athletic and no-huddle friendly. Edwards really likes center Geoff Hangartner, and the Bills are high on first-and-second round picks Eric Wood and Andy Levitre to strengthen their interior and allow four-year veteran Brad Butler to move to his more natural position at right tackle. The biggest question is whether Langston Walker can stabilize the LT spot for Edwards, whose durability has dogged him going back to college.

# Even though the Bills traded former first-rounder John McCargo to the Colts, only to have the Colts flunk him on a physical, they say McCargo is having by far his best camp. The Bills also believe defensive line coach Bob Sanders, who was the Packers' defensive coordinator, has had an impact with the defensive line that includes a now-healthy Aaron Schobel at DE.

# Don't forget, there never would have been a T.O. signing if the Bills first had been successful in signing free-agent Laveranues Coles, who ended up with the Bengals.