PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- That distant echo you heard at Buffalo Bills training camp this weekend? Those quiet whispers were what's left of the roaring buzz that accompanied Rex Ryan's grand entrance to the region last summer.
The crowds that swelled St. John Fisher College as the Bills opened camp last July have not been matched as the team began camp this weekend, despite seasonable temperatures and partly cloudy skies both Saturday and Sunday.
Ryan didn't disagree Sunday when asked about the palpable difference between last season and this season.
"I think it was so new [last year].