Archives for December 18, 2001

‘Voted the team’s Ed Block Courage award winner Tuesday, Ostroski was noted for his charitable efforts and perseverance in returning to the Bills lineup after breaking his leg last August.’

‘You want a hosing against the Pats, recall the 1998 season when Buffalo had seemingly secured a key win in the final seconds at Foxboro only to have the officiating crew award a first down to Pats’ wide receiver Shawn Jefferson, even though both feet were out of bounds on the catch … and he was short of the marker.’

The Buffalo Bills have concluded the home portion of the NFL schedule and as the losses mounted, attendance fell. The attendance figures are the lowest for the Bills since 1987 (437,187), a season which was interrupted by a strike by NFL players.

‘"I’m glad to be on the field any time," he said. "I just want to help the team win some games."’

‘"Just to say the ball is dead because he’s asleep on the sideline, I don’t understand that."’

‘"I’m not worried about the crowds," he said. "We’re going to really get better over the next two or three years with Tom (Donahoe) and our drafting crew. I’m very optimistic. "I’m not just saying this. We have some good young players that’ll improve, some that won’t and they’ll be gone. But with another draft and maybe two, we’re going to get much better."’

‘"We understand the interpretation and how it was interpreted, but the thing is there’s a lot of interpretation in that rule, it’s tough in the possession part of it," Williams said. "There will be a lot of discussion the rest of the season and into the off-season on that type of thing."’

‘"Sometimes when we think the breaks are going to go our way, there’s always something. They come out with a rule like this to take it away from us. It just takes the breath out of your team."’