Archives for September 14, 2004

‘This is going to be a good football team. They just need to correct a few of their mistakes and eliminate their turnovers. They have a strong running game and a great defense and that’s what wins games in the NFL. They have a chance to do a lot better than we did last year and finish with a better record.’

‘"I don’t feel like we lost the game on the last play of the game," coach Mike Mularkey said. "I felt like there were opportunities, many of them, that one of them could have been the difference in the game."’

‘Since the start of the 2001 season, Lindell is the only NFL kicker who has coverted fewer than half his kicks from 40-49 yards.’

‘"It’s one round in a 16-round fight," Vincent continued. "It’s a great teaching tool, unfortunately. That one counts, it’s in the loss column and it’s a tough one to swallow, but we’ll look at it, we’ll correct the mistakes we made and we’ll move on. We played extremely well and there’s things we can take from the game and build on."’

‘What, you don’t like 36 running plays and a succession of 5-yard dump passes?’

‘Buffalo’s commitment to run disappeared on third and goal from the one when the Bills decided to pass resulting in a sack. "We did run the ball and we didn’t get chased out of it," said head coach Mike Mulakey. "It’s third down and they had 11 guys within two feet of the football. We took a chance that we’d get the fullback in the flat and they won that play."’

‘My point is that Bills fans are told and sold on these players being the Bills “stars”, and those players are paid as “stars”. Maybe we should take a step back, and until they can make those critical plays, and get the Bills back to a winning tradition admit that they are just good players, and not yet “stars”.’

‘"I believe in our defense that much," Mularkey said on Monday after meeting with the team. "You’ve got to base it on what you’ve seen up to that point and trust those guys. I’d do it again 10 times over."’

‘"I came into this game with a very strong belief that this was a good football team," said Bledsoe. "I come out of this game with that same belief. But no matter how good we are, if we make those mistakes at key times it’s going to be very hard to win."’

‘The positives? The offense line was passable. Travis Henry ran hard. Willis McGahee looked strong in his debut. Eric Moulds is back. Drew Bledsoe got rid of the ball. The defense forced 2 turnovers.’

”’It seems like deja vu,” running back Travis Henry said Monday, shaking his head.’