Archives for September 15, 2003

Excellent response to PFW article on Bills by Stadium Wall All Pro Barry Brady.

‘The Bills were 8-14 in the game on third down, despite a running game that was virtually non-existent outside the red zone.’

‘”I don’t know if you can establish yourself as the team to beat after two games,” he pointed out with an eye toward next Sunday night’s game against the Dolphins in Miami. “But we can definitely set the tone for how we’re going to play for the rest of the season.”‘

‘And, oh yeah, Buffalo middle linebacker London Fletcher wasn’t even frustrated at the short field his unit inherited. “The fake punt didn’t go our way,” he admitted, “but I look at it as a challenge for us to step up and play.”‘

‘After a tough opening week when second-year wide receiver Josh Reed dropped a sure touchdown pass on a flea-flicker and caught only one ball of seven thrown his way, he redeemed himself with five catches for 71 yards against Jacksonville. “What happened last week?” Reed joked, “All I know is that we won. In this game you have to have a short memory.”‘

‘The last time the Bills scored TDs on the opening two possessions of consecutive games at any point in a season was in December of 1990 (12/9/90 at Indy and 12/15/90 at NYG).’

‘"He’s a very accurate quarterback and when he gets hot he can really hurt you," Del Rio said of Bledsoe. "We stopped the run, made them throw and he torched us."’

‘It’s only two games into the season, and premature to write the year off as an utter and complete failure just yet. But it’s getting close to panic-button time…’.

‘In outclassing a Jaguars team that has lost 11 of its last 14 games, the Bills made some statements about their passing game. Their three-receiver formation still is dangerous despite the loss of Peerless Price. Their pass protection is capable of high-quality play. And Bledsoe is virtually unstoppable if given enough time to throw.’

‘"They don’t come any tougher than Antoine," said Fletcher, who tied Winfield with a team-high 12 tackles in the season-opener against New England. "He’s not afraid to take on anybody. I know I have to watch him leading the team in tackles. If I’m not careful he’s going to break my record (209 last year).”

‘"Honestly, we’re able to do a lot of things," said center Trey Teague. "But when we’re being successful with one thing, we’re not going to do something else just to beat our heads against the wall. If something’s working, we’re going to keep doing it until they show us that it’s not going to work."’

‘"Bobby doesn’t have Peerless’ speed, but he has the same intelligence of knowing what he needs to do and a great understanding of how to get open and get separation. Josh can do a lot of those things as well and will continue to get better as he gains experience."’

‘"We’ve won two big games and scored a lot of points, but we still have room to improve," Morris said. "And that’s scary."’

‘Travis Henry had a miserable day running the ball (21 carries, 26 yards), but did manage to score a career-best three touchdowns, all in all, not a bad trade-off.’

‘They staged a frat party at Alltel, breaking chairs, knocking over lamps, spilling beer on the carpeting and parading farm animals through the kitchen. And when it was over, they were tacking a second straight blowout in the victory column, 38-17, and the Jaguars were begging, ” Please, just leave.”‘