Archives for October 2003

‘Reese received the fine because he knocked over an official while trying to make a play. He is expected to appeal the fine.’

‘Moulds is listed as questionable for Sunday’s contest against unbeaten Kansas City. He has already missed games against the New York Jets and Washington Redskins the past two weeks.’

‘Moorman has gone from playing two seasons in NFL Europe and interviewing for part-time teaching jobs in support of his wife’s pursuit of a law degree, to emerging as one of the NFL’s top young punters. It began when he joined the Bills just before the start of training camp in 2001, an 11th-hour pickup by a salary-cap strapped team gambling on an unproven player.’

‘One thing Vermeil has always liked about Baker is his ability to tune out the noise and chaos and concentrate on the task at hand. His net average of 34.9 yards through seven games is not the best in the league. But it tops the net of 31.9 that the Chiefs’ opponents have averaged.’

‘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.”‘