Archives for November 12, 2000

‘His nickname is "Haggis," in honour of his Scottish and Irish roots. Steve Christie eats it up too – the food and the nickname.’

‘Four of the Bills’ five wins heading into today’s sellout home game against the Chicago Bears at Ralph Wilson Stadium have come on late Christie field goals.’

‘Few franchises have been run as well as Buffalo, which surely would be recognized as one of the game’s great dynasties if the Bills had won just one of those four consecutive Super Bowls in which they played.’

‘"We don’t see them as a 2-7 team, that’s for sure," cornerback Ken Irvin said of ‘da Bears. "They have good athletes, so regardless of their record, you know you have to respect them."’

‘For 30 years, the wife, daughter and son of James Robert Kalsu have attempted to fill the huge void created by the Vietnam War. For 30 years, they’ve been on a journey of discovery that has been profoundly gratifying and sad.’

‘Bills win if . . . They keep in mind that Indianapolis came to Ralph Wilson Stadium and beat them, but couldn’t go into Soldier Field last week and defeat the Bears.’

‘By not decisively naming a starting quarterback since midway through the second Clinton administration, Buffalo’s coach earned the wrath of fans, commentators, columnists and a lot of other people whose opinions, in the end, don’t count for much…’

‘With Rob Johnson’s shoulder not fully recovered, Doug Flutie will make his fourth straight start at quarterback for Buffalo when Chicago visits Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday…’

‘Even with debate raging throughout the region and the nation about Bush and Gore, Flutie and Johnson, the networks’ premature evaluation and a coach’s maddening indecision, with the impact of drunken driving arrests thrown in as a wild card, there remains a message everyone can agree on…’