Archives for October 21, 2002

‘Maybe all you true believers who have predicted since the day of the Drew Bledsoe trade that the Bills could make the playoffs weren’t so crazy after all.’

‘However, Chris Watson had perhaps his best game of the year and Jason Bostic held his own in the slot when the Bills went to their nickel (five defensive backs) package. "They did an excellent job stepping up," Clements said.’

‘It’s hard to say what was more remarkable – going four straight games without a takeaway, or getting six in one game against Miami.’

‘Score this battle for Jennings, who held Taylor to only three tackles (one solo) and no sacks.’

‘Who would have thought that after going four weeks without a single takeaway, the Bills would go plus-six at Miami? The answer is, "Nobody."’

‘As they steam toward the midway point of the season, the Bills are now 4-3 and in second place in the AFC East, one game behind Miami.’

‘”Hey, this is the NFL, we don’t care how we get the victories,” said an animated Fletcher, his words acting as an umbrella to those trying to rain on Buffalo’s big win. “Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us if we go into a game with injuries. Someone goes out, the next guy’s supposed to get the job done. You’re one play away in this league from being the guy.”‘

‘That 3-13 nightmare of a year ago seems so long ago, doesn’t it?’

‘COACHING: Gregg Williams and staff had the Bills ready, taking advantage of a banged-up Dolphins offense to end a four-game losing streak to the Dolphins. B+’

‘Lucas also caused one fumble on a poor handoff to running back Ricky Williams as he single-handedly let the Bills waltz back into the AFC East race. First the fans booed Lucas, then they left. For the final three minutes, the hundreds that remained lustily serenaded the Bills.’

‘”I can probably clean this up in about one second,” Wannstedt said. “Six turnovers against a team that is scoring 35 points a game … it’s going to be tough winning.”‘

‘…even after committing four turnovers, and forcing none, they still had five possessions to cut a 10-point lead in the final 19 minutes. But they bungled that, too…’.

”'[Bledsoe] wasn’t able to do that much all day, but he saw the one that we had one guy deep,” Marion said. “He’s from the old school. He sees that defense with one guy in the middle of the field and he’s throwing it to the sideline. . . . That’s what you see from guys like that, like Marino.”‘

‘A theme has emerged from the Dolphins’ two losses this season: An opposing player catches three interceptions.’

‘Without Chambers and Gadsden, the passing attack stalled significantly. Only five of quarterback Ray Lucas’ 13 completions went to wide receivers, including one pass to tight end Desmond Clark, who lined up numerous times at wide receiver.’