Archives for October 22, 2001

(tie) Buffalo QB Rob Johnson and New England WR David Patten. Johnson, with his 23-of-30, 1 TD performance in the Bills’ first win of the season Thursday night at Jacksonville, is a symbolic pick.

Don’t place blame — find solutions. That’s what the Buffalo Bills did this week. They simplified their game-plans and worked on fundamentals. They didn’t run that 4-6 defense with all the clever blitzes.

Buffalo at San Diego Rob Johnson vs. Doug Flutie . This is one game that I really think Buffalo prefers to play on the road. The general sentiment in Buffalo is that the fans love Doug Flutie. Johnson had a very good game against Jacksonville. I think San Diego has learned their lessons on the road — they have to earn every victory. This will be a very hyped game in both cities.

‘It’s about Johnson and Flutie. It figures to stay that way until Sunday. And probably long after.’

‘”It’s the best game I’ve seen out of Rob,” said A.J. Smith, the Bills’ former pro scouting director who now fills the same duties for the San Diego Chargers. “He did an outstanding job. He looked very comfortable, made all the plays. And his accuracy, it was outstanding.”

‘Fred Rogers, from TV’s "Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood": "Sometimes a football game makes us very happy, like after an onside kick that our team recovers on the first play of a game. Other times, it makes us sad, like when some knucklehead on our team gives the ball back on a fumble. It’s best to draw pictures of the play that made you the angriest, then have Dad roll it up in a big envelope and send it to One Bills Drive, c/o Gregg Williams. He’ll be very happy you shared your feelings."’

‘Some observers believe Wilson went too far with his statements about how badly he wants to win this game. Given the lost season this is turning out to be for the Bills, the "Ralph Bowl" is about as good as it’s going to get.’

Every week of the 2001 season, the Pro Football Hall of Fame lets you submit questions to Hall of Fame legends as part of our Spotlight Game coverage. Your E-mails will be forwarded to each Hall of Famer as they sit down and discuss their careers, current NFL action, or anything else you want them to talk about. Questions will be collected by Thursday of each week. Then come back on Friday to read what they had to say.