Archives for September 16, 2001

‘Jones admits he does not love the way coach Gregg Williams deals with players. "I didn’t totally agree with their approach," he said. "He’s not treating them like men. And I’m not the only guy who feels that way. You don’t insult players. There’s a certain way you talk to grown men, and there’s a certain amount of respect you give grown men, and liberties and freedoms you give them. . . . I think he’s still trying to figure that out as a head coach as far as how he wants to do it."’

‘When middle linebacker Sam Cowart suffered a partially torn Achilles tendon in the season opener, Buffalo Bills coach Gregg Williams acknowledged the team’s defensive star likely would miss a "significant" amount of time. It appears now that "significant" translates into the balance of the season.’

‘It’s almost seven months later, and it seems the Dolphins might have had made the offseason’s best decoy move by getting the Buffalo Bills to keep Rob Johnson instead of Doug Flutie. In February, a top team source with the Dolphins told The Herald and two other South Florida newspapers the team would be very interested in Johnson if the Bills were to let him go. But did they mean it?’

‘Buffalo Bills linebacker Sam Cowart underwent surgery on a partially torn Achilles’ tendon Friday, increasing the likelihood that he will be out for the season. But the Bills have not officially ruled out Cowart, who was injured in last Sunday’s 24-6 loss to the New Orleans Saints.’