Archives for September 1, 2000

‘Buffalo coach Wade Phillips said Thursday that Flutie might serve as the team’s third quarterback behind starter Rob Johnson and backup Alex Van Pelt, but a final decision may not be made until game time.’

‘"It is different certainly without the Big 3 and they certainly are in our minds and in our hearts,” said coach Wade Phillips, who returns for his third year. "But I hope there’s a Big 6 or Big 8 or Big 10 that show up with this year’s team. We have a lot of good young players. "If they play well, then those are the guys we’ll remember 10 years from now."’

‘The Titans, who fell a yard short of sending the Super Bowl into overtime, might be the league’s best team. The Bills almost always draft well and have stayed respectable even while the stars of the early ’90s fade from the scene. But they’re young. No miracles needed. TITANS, 24-16.

‘It wasn’t his choice to leave Buffalo, but apparently fans there resent his decision to join the Bills’ archrivals in the AFC East. “I’ve gotten nasty mail — `Watch your back when you come to Buffalo,”‘ he said. “I’m thinking they mean maybe a couple of snowballs, but you never know when you get letters like that.” He can’t say former teammate Jim Kelly didn’t warn him. “Jim was the first person I called when I came down here,” Thomas said. “He said, `If you still think you can play, go ahead and do it. But you’re probably going to make a lot of people in Buffalo mad.””