Archives for September 2003

‘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.”‘

‘In the few months since his hiring as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator, the Bills upgraded from Rob Johnson to Alex Van Pelt to Bledsoe. We should all be that fortunate. That’s like going from a Pacer to a Buick Century to a Porsche.’

‘Bills QB Drew Bledsoe: His quarterback rating of 144.2 was just short of perfect. He only played three quarters, but that was more than enough. He completed 19 of 25 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns, was not sacked and did not throw an interception. If he plays like that every week, the Bills aren’t going to lose very often.’

‘Quarterback: A+.’

‘”When teams commit to stopping the run, then we can throw the ball,” Bledsoe said. “Kevin is very creative. He can find holes in the defence.”‘