Archives for November 10, 2003

‘You have to admire Gilbride’s determination. No matter how few points the Bills score, or how pitiful they look not scoring them, he simply and utterly refuses to adjust in any way.’

‘”Our record is what it is,” Bledsoe said. “We’ve got to win at least six of the last seven games to get ourselves in (to the playoffs) … that’s what’s ahead of us.”‘

‘Now I know why Buddy Ryan punched Kevin Gilbride on the Houston Oilers’ sideline about a decade ago.’

‘The Buffalo offense only mustered two field goals in the first half, despite a 127-98 yard advantage.’

‘Making the three-hour drive from Houston to Dallas on Sunday morning, the group ran out of beer and decided to stop in the small town of Buffalo, which is two-hours away from Dallas. After realizing that beer is not sold in Buffalo because it is a dry town, the group got back on the bus, only to find that it had broke down.’

‘The last time the Buffalo Bills’ offense looked this bad over a four-game road stretch, Dennis Shaw and James Harris were sharing the quarterback duties. The year was 1971 and the Bills were 1-13.’

‘”It’s tough. I feel empty inside,” cornerback Antoine Winfield added. “You go out there and give the effort and everything that we had. We just didn’t have any help.”‘

‘But I have the same feeling about him that I did about Rob two years ago. The Bills are going nowhere with him at quarterback, and the sooner he’s out of town, the better off they’ll be.’

‘The Dallas blitz resulted in three sacks and two forced fumbles. On many third-down situations, Bledsoe wasn’t given enough time to find a receiver.’

‘In fact, the Bills had only two possessions where they ran the ball on consecutive snaps.’

‘Pat Williams on the offense’s minimal contribution: “When you hold a team to 10 points, you’re supposed to win the damn game.”‘

‘”Most of them got here for the kickoff, but we didn’t get here till after the first quarter,” Koch said from the stadium parking lot after the game. “We held out for the new bus, and we had a woman driver who took us here at 80 mph. It was wonderful.”‘

‘I’m trying to think if Rob Johnson, or even Todd Collins looked as bad as Bledsoe has for the past seven games.’

‘Not good would be one way to describe the play of quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’

‘At this point, the Bills must ask themselves whether they really want to activate the final three years of the contract they inherited from the Patriots after next season.’