‘"I’m looking forward to this," Evans said. "Gregg is a fiery coach, a no-nonsense guy who’ll have his team fired up. He’s a coach you love to play for."’
Archives for September 4, 2002
Jets Guard Against Bills Surprise
‘"Some people are writing them off, but we’re not writing them off at all," the Jets cornerback said. "They’ve got nothing to lose. I remember having that feeling in ’96 when I was with Jacksonville. Nobody even thought we were going to make the playoffs."’
Cowart pumped for Bills
‘Is he ready to play? “Ask me Sunday evening and I can answer your question precisely,” Cowart said. “Right now I feel ready to go, but you never know until you get out there and start hitting, start banging and get back into the feel of things again.”‘
Madden: Coach unafraid of Bledsoe
‘”Belichick knows something, has confidence and if he thought anything else, he wouldn’t have done this,” Madden said. “The question I have is what effect will Bledsoe being in Buffalo have on Tom Brady – plus or minus? Will he feel better without Bledsoe? I’m not sure.”‘
Some change for the better — and some not
Gilbride has strong-armed Drew Bledsoe to throw downfield. He also has receivers in Eric Moulds and Peerless Price who have the size and speed to stretch a defense. When teams finally respect the Bills in the air, Gilbride has a ‘talented line’ and ‘hard runners’ in Travis Henry and Shawn Bryson.
Bledsoe’s arrival restores cautious hope in Bills
‘"People should be excited. You don’t want to try to temper that in any way," Donahoe said weeks later as the Bills prepare to open the season against the New York Jets on Sunday. "But people have to be realistic. They have to understand that we’re still a young team in a lot of areas."’