Fewell makes impression on 1st day as Bills coach

Buffalo Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell talks with Bills' Terrell Owens (81) during NFL football practice in Orchard Park, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Fewell takes over after Dick Jauron was fired as head coach on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Bills have a new starting quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick. They practiced in pads on a Wednesday for the first time that anyone can remember.
As for addressing all those false-start penalties the Bills have been committing this season?
Well, Perry Fewell joked that he threatened to start cutting off players' fingers if they jump the snap count in practice.
However interim his title might be, Fewell made some lasting impressions on his first full day as Bills head coach after Buffalo abruptly fired Dick Jauron on Tuesday.
"We had fun," Fewell said, who has little time to prepare for his debut on Sunday, when the Bills (3-6) travel to play at Jacksonville (5-4).
"I'm probably a little bit more fired up, a lot more emotional I would say," he said, comparing his style to that of the ever low-key Jauron. "Whether (the players) take on those characteristics or not, I don't know.
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