Archives for September 6, 2001

‘"They’ll go through growing pains," Haslett, the former Bills linebacker, said yesterday. "We struggled ourselves through pre-season last year and the first couple of games, and then it all came together. "Once they get it together, they have the makings of a heckuva offence."’

‘"Those are things that people are going to remember if he keeps getting sacked. People are going to continue to harp on it and it’s going to wear and tear at him. He knows what he has to do. He has to go out and do it."’

‘"I know this town’s been snakebitten in the past, but they should give us a chance. Wait to see us play on the field."’

‘A never-used third-stringer with the Green Bay Packers in 1999 and the clipboard holder with the Saints for the first three months last year, Brooks played with poise and confidence when he inherited the starting job. He guided New Orleans to victories in three of the final five regular-season games before beating defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis on Wild Card weekend.’

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‘Sixty-six are how many sacks the Saints recorded to lead the NFL last season. Forty-eight — or once for every seven times he dropped back to pass — are how many times Johnson was sacked last year. And two are the total combined NFL starts three of the Bills’ five offensive linemen have between them. Added up, it equals trouble.’