Archives for December 2003

‘Mounting a comeback from a 17-point deficit is not unattainable in the NFL, but when you look at the Bills’ offensive statistics, one could see that after the Buckley gift, it was all over in Buffalo. And possibly even for Bledsoe’s time here, too.’

‘”This is probably one of the worst games I’ve seen him play, but it’s a team game and we have to help him,” said receiver Eric Moulds.’

‘”Their offensive coordinator (Norv Turner) understood the way the game was being played,” Fletcher said with a wink. “They didn’t have to put the ball in the hands of their quarterback and pass the ball. With the wind conditions, Norv Turner did an excellent job of understanding the way to go in this ball game was just run the football and let the defense do what they are going to do. It would have been great if we would have understood that around here this week.”‘

‘”I’m just being honest. I don’t know it they want to keep me here. They have Nate (Clements) and he’s a good corner and his contract is coming up (after the 2005 season). Maybe they will or maybe they won’t. We’ll just have to wait and see.”‘

‘The Dolphins caught the Bills at the right time. Miami needed assistance, and that’s just what Buffalo provided.’

‘I say cut Bledsoe and move on. They can’t win with this guy. He has failed to produce an offensive TD in six games this season. In two games against Miami, he threw for 212 total yards with zero TD passes, three interceptions and 10 sacks.’

‘Go ahead. Flip the coin again. It’s going to come up heads. Williams’. And Gilbride’s.’

‘”It was a personal battle this weekend for me,” Fletcher said after the Bills’ 20-3 loss to the Dolphins Sunday. “I felt very slighted. Obviously, I look across the sideline and see their Pro Bowl middle linebacker. It was a battle between him versus me from my standpoint. Each and every week, I outplay each middle linebacker that I go against so it was definitely personal.”‘

‘Best Sign: “All I want for Christmas is some offense.”‘

‘Williams’ tenure at home comes to a sorry end. Ditto for Gilbride. Season finale in N.E. may be even worse.’

‘It was jailbreak city for Jason Taylor & D-linemen. Buckley took gift interception to the house.’

‘It might be comforting to know that the man commanding the Navy’s premier nuclear-powered attack submarine is a Buffalo Bills fan.’

‘A simple pink slip placed on Gregg Williams’ desk could earn Donahoe the adoration of countless Bills fans, but he doesn’t care. He’s not making that decision today, or tomorrow. Donahoe is going to wait until the season is finished because that’s what he believes is right. Period.’

‘The only people smiling in Buffalo were area merchants who probably saw a surge in business sometime around 3 o’clock when it became obvious Christmas shopping was a far more attractive option than watching this debacle.’

‘Despite an eighth sellout crowd for emotional support, the Bills would lose to a Dolphins team that committed 12 penalties, turned the ball over twice, received just 46 yards passing from Jay Fiedler, and whose own coach, Dave Wannstedt, will be fired even though he beat Williams four out of six times.’