Archives for February 18, 2001

‘This is his first NFL post after spending the last 18 seasons coaching at the college level.’

‘A strong commitment from the head coach is the most important key to good special teams in the NFL, and it’s a big reason for optimism about the Buffalo Bills’ special units in 2001. New head coach Gregg Williams was a special teams coach – and a good one…’.

‘Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis "kept raising his demands, hoping the Bills would walk away from the table," the Sporting News reported. "It worked." Among the factors influencing Lewis, according to the publication, was that he didn’t want to put his two children in Buffalo schools.’

‘Flutie…many don’t like him because he’s a selfish player who places too much blame on others. Johnson…been knocked out of eight of those 19 starts…he also holds the ball too long, which has resulted in a sack every 6.2 pass attempts, the highest figure in the league.’

‘Levy retired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills after the 1997 season. The Bills were among the best teams in the AFC throughout the 1990s before stumbling home 6-10 in 1997. The losing didn’t get to Levy. The salary cap did.’

‘A college quarterback at Colorado State, and a second-team all-WAC selection behind Jim McMahon as a senior, Fairchild spent the past four seasons at his alma mater as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Like most of his colleagues on the Buffalo staff, he is viewed as a strong teacher.’