‘In the aftermath of the Bills’ discouraging 8-8 season, it should be evident that the team’s quarterback position is too important to leave in the exclusive care of Rob Johnson.’
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Butler’s replacement faces critical decisions
‘"Somebody’s going to have to come in…and take hold pretty quickly."
Season recap
‘”It’s just frustrating that I get these little injuries,” Johnson said.’
Bills’ offensive staff has got to go
‘Memo to Ralph Wilson: Just as you did to John Butler last week, it is time to send Joe Pendry, Max Bowman, Charlie Joiner, Turk Schonert, Carl Mauck, James Saxon and Ronnie Jones in search of other business opportunities.’
Quarterback controversy wore on Bills
‘”It wears on you when you guys just keep going over it and over it and over it,” defensive end Phil Hansen said Sunday, referring to constant media questions regarding Doug Flutie and Rob Johnson. “I guess, toward the end, you guys finally got what you wanted – a little controversy.”‘
Flutie Guides Bills
‘Playing against the league’s worst defense, the Buffalo Bills tallied up 579 total yards and punted only one time the entire game against the Seattle Seahawks.’
Even With Near Record-Setting Performance, Changes In Offing
‘Well, let’s just say that assistant coach Ronnie Jones won’t have to sign a new lease on an apartment in Western New York for next season.’
No defense for this finale
‘Flutie completed 20 of 25 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Antowain Smith entered the game with 84 carries for 207 yards – a 2.5-yard average that ranked last on the team – but he might as well have been O.J. Simpson on this night.’
Retooling should start on defense
‘Until Bills quarterback Doug Flutie ended the game with a couple of harmless genuflections for negative yardage, Buffalo had picked up 581 offensive yards – with 580 being the Seahawks record for defensive largess.’
Watters reveals his pain
‘Never in his public life had brash, in-your-face Ricky Watters been a sympathetic figure.’
Bills display finishing kick
‘Doug Flutie brought the Buffalo Bills’ offense out of its deep freeze Saturday night. It was too late to extend the Bills’ season, of course, but it served as some salve to the wounds the Bills have suffered the past month.’
Flutie gem won’t help Wade’s case
‘But if you ask me, this game merely confirmed everything Phillips’ critics have been saying about him. It magnified his two biggest mistakes – his mishandling of the quarterback situation and the special teams – and it should make iteven clearer to Wilson that Phillips deserves to be dismissed.’
Antowain works off frustrations
‘Running with the speed and power rarely seen from him this year, Smith rumbled for a career-high 147 yards on 17 carries during the Bills’ 42-23 victory at Husky Stadium.’
Sunday billboard
‘The Bills report to Ralph Wilson Stadium for physicals today, then pack up for the offseason. Some of them will be leaving for good, victims of the salary cap or their own marginal football skills.’
Bills keeping fans in check
‘Though the Bills haven’t had much success on the field this season, finishing at 8-8 after Saturday night’s win in Seattle, the security officers have been credited with improving crowd behavior in Ralph Wilson Stadium.’