Archives for October 2003

‘Shaw extended his career-long receiving streak to 18 games with 6 catches for 58 yards against the Jets. Five of his 6 receptions resulted in first downs (19 of 26 for the season), including a third down grab for the 14th time this season and a fourth down conversion for the second time this season.’

‘The company has done an assessment of the Bills’ offices and developed a plan to eliminate outdated printing equipment, produce personalized printed materials in-house, and reduce turnaround time for document delivery to players, coaches, fans and prospective customers.’

‘Drew Bledsoe looked a lot like the number 11 he replaced on Sunday.’

‘"It’s important that you understand that you always play with a sense of urgency. But you don’t panic," Williams said Monday. "In the National Football League, you coach as hard as you can every week and you play as hard as you can every week. That doesn’t change. That’s what we’ll continue to do. We spend the hours and the hard work and prepare each week as hard as we can. We’ve got to play better and we’ve got to coach better."’

‘There were people who felt it was mean-spirited of me to question Henry’s intelligence a few weeks back. But it’s one thing for a columnist to do it. It’s quite another for the head coach to cheap shot his own player for making a boneheaded mistake. You can lose your team that way.’

‘"We would hope that he would be able to get back out there sometime this week," Williams said of Moulds. "We’ll see."’

‘”Everybody has got to look at themselves when we’re not playing well and find out what he can do individually to play better,” Donahoe said.’

‘As this half-season winds down, it’s apparent that Williams has done a better job of extinguishing himself than distinguishing himself.’

‘Gilbride knows his stuff, but he lost a lot of credibility with Sunday’s showing.’

‘The Bills are now 4-13 in games against AFC East teams under Gregg Williams, and the losses have been by an average of more than 14 points.’

‘Under the contract, Xerox will overhaul most of the printers, scanners, fax machines and other document equipment the Bills use. Xerox systems will now produce brochures, playbooks and half-time reports for the Bills, plus some more personalized materials for season ticket holders.’

‘Defensive line – A. DE Shaun Ellis got his sixth and seventh sacks of the season. NT Jason Ferguson had two sacks, two batted passes and a forced fumble. DT James Reed had seven tackles and a sack, as did rookie Dewayne Robertson.’

‘Drew Bledsoe was sacked seven times in an outstanding game by the defensive line, but that’s not all. The Jets also confused Bledsoe by playing combination coverages. They showed their traditional cover-2 look (zone with two deep safeties) but added a wrinkle at times – man coverage underneath. The extra time Bledsoe needed to recognize the coverage resulted in several of the sacks.’

‘The question that is now arising is, were the Bills over-rated to begin with? It appears that could be the case. With all the new additions on defense, maybe it wasn’t reasonable to assume they would jell quickly and become a dominant unit. There have been far too many breakdowns in the last four weeks and newcomers Takeo Spikes, Sam Adams and Lawyer Milloy have tailed off precipitously since opening day when all three played major roles in the 31-0 shellacking of New England.’

Coaching – D…True, they aren’t the ones making the plays, but they’re the ones putting the players in bad situations.’