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Hollis kicks Bills special teams up a notch
September 19, 2002
Sporting News
Mike Hollis' confidence got a boost long before he started hitting clutch 50-yard field goals for his new team, the Buffalo Bills.
It was during a meeting before the season started when Bills special teams coach Danny Smith reassured Hollis.
"I really admire the fact that Danny Smith had said, 'We're playing the varsity squad this year because we've got a varsity kicker now. We're going to try some long attempts,' " Hollis said. "Obviously, that shows a lot of trust in me from Danny."
Hollis' arrival, after he signed as a free agent last spring from Jacksonville, has changed Buffalo's special teams.
Last season, inexperienced kickers Jake Arians and Shayne Graham proved unreliable. The Bills never attempted a field goal beyond 50 yards, an indication of how little faith they had in Arians, who missed 9-of-21 tries, or Graham, who missed 2-of-8 down the stretch.
This year is different.
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Hollis kicks Bills special teams up a notch
September 19, 2002
Sporting News
Mike Hollis' confidence got a boost long before he started hitting clutch 50-yard field goals for his new team, the Buffalo Bills.
It was during a meeting before the season started when Bills special teams coach Danny Smith reassured Hollis.
"I really admire the fact that Danny Smith had said, 'We're playing the varsity squad this year because we've got a varsity kicker now. We're going to try some long attempts,' " Hollis said. "Obviously, that shows a lot of trust in me from Danny."
Hollis' arrival, after he signed as a free agent last spring from Jacksonville, has changed Buffalo's special teams.
Last season, inexperienced kickers Jake Arians and Shayne Graham proved unreliable. The Bills never attempted a field goal beyond 50 yards, an indication of how little faith they had in Arians, who missed 9-of-21 tries, or Graham, who missed 2-of-8 down the stretch.
This year is different.
...MORE...
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