Archives for October 23, 2003

‘I know the have said they want to run the ball. But, I hope it remains the priority when Moulds returns. If Henry is the first focus for the Bills, it will only help Moulds. It sure looked in losses to Miami and Philadelphia that those teams realized if they took Moulds out of the game they would win. Both teams did a good job of neutralizing Moulds. The test will be the next time they struggle with the run, and whether or not they will stick with it.’

‘“I was coming up for run support and putting my hands on his lower back, trying to guide him out of the way, because he never moved,” Reese said. “It was a play I really couldn’t avoid. … I barely touched him and he fell over.”’

‘Bills receiver Eric Moulds complained of soreness in his injured groin Thursday, and he wasn’t sure whether he will be able to play against the Chiefs this weekend.’

‘Johnson said he’s enjoying spending time with his family at his home in North Carolina. He wouldn’t say whether the Bills have made him an offer or when he’ll make a decision on his future. The Bills would only say that Johnson is with the team as a visitor.’

‘Here are my preliminary picks for this year’s Hall of Fame candidates…Kent Hull…Steve Tasker…’.

‘For the past 10 years, Clark was worked as the community outreach coordinator for the Rose Bowl in his hometown of Pasadena, Calif.. He’s focusing now on the Rose Bowl’s efforts to get an NFL team.’

‘If you’re wondering, the Bills have lost six of their last seven road games – the lone win at Jacksonville – and haven’t won at Arrowhead Stadium since the 2000 season, when Rob Johnson had one of his best games in a Buffalo uniform en route to a 21-17 victory.’

‘Buffalo will keep it close, but will come up short in the end.’

Fans have voted Buffalo Bills running back Travis Henry the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week for games played on October 19-20.

‘”The most dangerous thing they do with Priest is they give him a lot of different things to do,” said defensive tackle Sam Adams. “If he runs up the middle and you stack the middle, then he runs to the perimeter. Then they give him a draw, then they give him a screen. They change the personnel and do a lot of shifts and motions to try to disguise their basic plays. They get him the ball a lot of different ways.”‘

‘The Bills have lost six of their last seven road games. The only win was against a weak Jacksonville team on Sept. 14. In those six losses, Bledsoe threw three touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. He was sacked 23 times. The Bills averaged 9.3 points in those games. They haven’t scored an offensive touchdown in any of their last three road losses.’

‘”It was a run play and we were in three-deep coverage,” Reese said. “You can’t tell whether a runner is going to come out of there (through the line of scrimmage), so I’m coming straight down and trying to play for the run. The ref usually moves to the side and he didn’t move. I kinda put my hands on his lower back and tried to guide him to the side and he fell over. I got fined 25,000. I’ll definitely appeal it as long as I can.”‘

‘”We played well for 3 1/2 quarters last year, and they got that one drive on us at the end,” Prioleau said. “For whatever the reasons, we didn’t do what it took to get off the field. But the good thing about that is, is that it is what it is. It’s last year, and we have an opportunity to redeem ourselves this year.”‘

‘It is believed that Moulds will gradually pick up his pace in practice this week, and Williams thinks the Bills’ No. 1 offensive receiving threat will play against the Chiefs.’