Archives for December 2002

‘Unsung Hero: Bills linebacker London Fletcher finished with 13 tackles and a sack and always seemed to hover around the ball carrier.’

‘”We wasted an opportunity here because we didn’t make enough plays,” coach Marty Schottenheimer said.’

‘”We passed the ball a few times when he thought we should have run it,” Henry said. “But we got everything squared away.”‘

‘The primary reason Brees was pulled is that the offense hasn’t done much scoring the past two months. The unit has only 10 touchdowns in the last seven games, and three came in one quarter against Denver. Brees has now gone four games without a touchdown pass, doubling the second-longest streak in the league this season by a quarterback who has started four consecutive games.’

‘”They called so many (bad) calls against us,” Conway said. “And we didn’t get any.”‘

‘Doug Flutie no longer poses a threat to Drew Brees. There can be no question about that. At issue is whether Drew Brees is the answer.’

‘Bennett was holding in the mist and wind and frigid temperatures with only one glove on, having been unable to locate the person holding his other glove on the sideline. The snap went through Bennett’s frozen fingers and hit him in the chest. He handled the ball and set it down in time. But in his haste, the laces were facing him instead of the goal post, as they should have been.’

‘At 7-7 their playoff chances remain slim, but slim is better than non-existent.’

‘To the Bills’ relief, “Doug’s Revenge” was prevented thanks to an inspired defense that picked up the slack for quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who drew four pass interference calls on the Chargers, but did little else.’

‘He proved again Sunday that love him or hate him, you can’t ignore him. He still has a knack for making things interesting to the bitter end.’

‘Henry was a horse as he carried 26 times for 144 yards, a 6.5 average per carry. His six games of at least 125 yards lead the NFL.’

‘COACHING: The staff remembered Travis Henry just in time to win this one. The commitment to stopping Tomlinson and taking chances with Brees and Flutie was a sound one. A very big win for Gregg Williams against veteran coach Marty Schottenheimer. B+’

‘When he was announced as the Chargers’ new quarterback the applause was mixed with jeers. “The people in Buffalo that I bumped into the last 48 hours were just amazing,” Flutie said. “They were well-wishing, patting you on the back. Once the game starts, it’s completely different. And that’s football.”‘

‘Bledsoe had his least productive game as a Bill in yesterday’s 20-13 win over the San Diego Chargers, completing just 11 of 33 attempts for 107 yards.’

‘”I would consider it down the road a couple of years if (the Chargers) didn’t want me anymore,” said Flutie, who came on in relief of Drew Brees in the fourth quarter. “I’m not sure if my wife would approve. But as long as I’m playing in San Diego, that’s not going to happen. After that, who knows?”‘