Archives for November 2001

‘Granted, Buffalo is awful, Rob Johnson has the pocket presence of a cellist, and the so-called West Coast offense is so inept, Bill Walsh is considering a lawsuit for defamation of offense.’

‘Rhodes ran against the Buffalo Bills with an inner drive we thought only existed in Edgerrin James, the Colts’ star running back who grew up tossing watermelons onto the backs of trucks.’

‘The Colts included James in their weekend travel entourage, but were pretty sure he would spend his time at Ralph Wilson Stadium lounging on the sideline. They did not deactivate him until 90 minutes prior to kickoff.’

‘I don’t mean to question the wisdom of the men who chose Rob Johnson over Doug Flutie, but, well, WHAT WERE YOU PEOPLE THINKING?’

‘Manning, who passed for 421 yards in Indianapolis’ 42-26 win over Buffalo earlier this season, didn’t come close to matching that dominating performance. Then again, he didn’t need to.’

‘It wasn’t as bad as last time, but it was still pretty bad for the Buffalo Bills.’

‘This Sunday before the Bills host the Indianapolis Colts, the team will honor two alumni with the Ralph C. Wilson Distinguished Service Award, as Kent Hull and Steve Tasker will be awarded for their outstanding service to the team in a special pre-game ceremony.’

"We didn’t play very well against them last time. Defensively we didn’t play well, and offensively we didn’t play well against them. We had 19 penalties, we killed ourselves, we’ve got to play better, and I think we’ll improve offensively. This is a good week for us to keep improving, we’re getting healthier and I’m not sure if we’ll get Jerry [Ostroski] back, but it’ll be nice to get him back and some other guys back in there."

"It’s in that area, but it’s nothing as severe as the people who have that separation or break or tear in that area. It’s just a sprain, and it’s really not that severe as [Washington Redskin rookie Jauron Dailey]. He’s got numerous bumps and bruises as a number of quarterbacks have at this time of year, but he’s ready to answer the bell."

‘The good news for the Bills is they have showed improvement. They only have allowed one pass play of 30 or more yards in the four games since. The bad news is the defense probably has to carry the load today.’

‘Price produced four catches for 103 yards and a touchdown in the Oct. 7 loss to the New York Jets. He struck for eight catches, a career-high 151 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s agonizing defeat at San Diego. He’s averaging 20.8 yards this season on 17 receptions, a flashback to when he was a feared big-play threat at the University of Tennessee.’

‘The Bills are 0-3 at The Ralph and have lost five straight there since last year.

Look closely. You’ll see Bills logos and other team accents on Wegmans’ ads and in their stores, but not on Tops’ ads. Tops can’t mention that their commercials star Buffalo Bills players or have them wear anything with a Bills’ logo because Wegmans’ is the official supermarket of the Bills…However, Tops can sign up individual players…’.

‘The Colts might be coming off a 35-28 victory over Kansas City, but the win didn’t hide all of their blemishes. Their defence, ranked among the worst in the league, has yet to hold an opponent under 23 points.’

‘Five weeks ago, Manning had a career day against the Bills in one afternoon, passing for 421 yards and four touchdowns in the Colts’ 42-26 victory at the RCA Dome. It wasn’t so much WHAT Manning did but HOW he did it that agitates the Bills like sand in a swimsuit. During one stretch of the first half, Manning needed just six plays and 2:08 of possession time to complete three long TD passes to blow the game open.’