Archives for October 2002

‘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.’

‘He was ravaged by guilt and shame and disgust and vulnerability after this 23-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but he will bounce back from this, as will this very good Dolphins team.’

”’Our defense was brilliant except for that 70-yard pass [from Drew Bledsoe to Eric Moulds],” Lucas said. “I gave ’em almost everything else. I let everybody down.”’

‘Saint or shrew? Touchdowns or tirades? You make the call.’

”’He’s got great character and he’s going to stay up,” Fiedler said. “He’ll come back in two weeks and give the best performance of his life.”’

”’We knew if we spread the ball out and went into some one-back formations, we could have some big runs on the outside,” Henry said.’

‘Lucas didn’t help himself by often staring down his target and being indecisive at times.’

‘Quarterbacks: Ray Lucas lived every QB’s nightmare, suffering four interceptions and being blamed for two lost fumbles. He was inaccurate, made bad decisions and single-handedly raised appreciation for injured Jay Fiedler. Lucas’ early TD pass and late 17-yard scramble were overwhelmed by his costly errors. F’