Archives for August 25, 2002

‘Penalties, penalties, penalties.’

‘"It felt good to be out there again," Ahanotu said. "It’s been a long time. This is the first time that I’ve had pads on since the Super Bowl. I felt all right. It will get better next week."’

‘From the time Jim Kelly was confirmed as one of the football immortals, Buffalo has gone Hall of Fame nutsy.’

‘"I root for the Buffalo Bills because they are New York’s true team," Pataki said during his visit. "But I’ll root for the Jets except when they play the Bills."’

‘Quite simply, it was not a good night for the Bills as they were sloppy and largely unproductive in every phase of the game, and the clearest shred of evidence was a ghastly 16 penalties for 97 yards.’

‘Is it too soon to be concerned about the Buffalo Bills’ season?’

‘The No. 1 unit actually remained intact through the first series of the third quarter and had its way with the Bills.’

‘So far, there has been no reason whatsoever to be optimistic the offense will carry the load for this team again. Not a single reason.’

‘Playing the first half and the first possession of the third quarter, the Colts line sacked Buffalo quarterback Drew Bledsoe three times and anchored a defensive effort that over the time it was on the field limited the Bills to 95 total yards in a 19-7 Colts victory.’

‘If it seemed a subpar night for the Colts, it was even worse for the Bills.’

‘Bledsoe continued his solid preseason play in the first half, completing 9-of-16 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. He started the second half and completed just 1-of-4 attempts and threw an interception.’