Archives for September 20, 2003

‘”It was unmanly of him (Moulds) to do it and then come back and say he didn’t mean it,” Surtain said. “It’s severed between us. It’s all business now.”‘

‘Wade Smith is so mild-mannered and laid-back, it seems surprising when he reveals he used to be a bit of a trash-talker his final two seasons at the University of Memphis.’

‘Look for the Bills to move to 3-0 winning by more than a touchdown.’

‘On the subject of “tough kids,” Buffalo right guard Mike Pucillo hasn’t gotten much attention yet, but he certainly ranks in that subset. The Bills haven’t been very productive in running the ball through two games and their 2.3-yard average is the lowest in the league. Buffalo has just two runs of 10 yards or more and none of 20 yards. But the Bills said they were going to be better balanced in 2003, to protect Drew Bledsoe from taking so many hits, and coordinator Kevin Gilbride has stuck to that script.’

‘”We just need to contain things down to a minimum. I think that starts with Ricky Williams,” linebacker Takeo Spikes explained. “We can’t allow him to do what he did last year and have a chance.”‘

”’It’s made up,” Surtain said Friday. ”It was funny because it was a blatant lie.”’