Archives for September 2004

‘The Bills’ decision to carry rookie quarterback J.P. Losman on their active roster instead of placing him on season-ending IR is looking shrewd.’

‘9 — Number of touchdown passes Tom Brady has tossed against the Bills in four career starts.’

‘One or two good drives, some effective Dillon runs, and a few Vinatieri field goals should be enough for a 23-14 Patriots win.’

‘The Bills may have a disruption in the offensive line. Chris Villarrial is hurt. He’s listed as questionable with an abdominal injury. Mike Pucillo is nursing a sore back and is questionable. Both did not participate in Wednesday’s practice. Ross Tucker worked with the first team.’

‘“It’s frustrating that you can’t win,” linebacker Takeo Spikes said. “We’re disappointed with where we are. But it’s still early. And that’s the biggest thing that we realize. Nobody is in panic mode.”’

‘”We had that extra week to go over and correct some things and work on the things that we weren’t doing good. So we feel like we’ll be better prepared thanks to that extra week,” wide receiver Josh Reed explained.’

‘The book also cites Belichick as being critical of the Bills offensive line, refers to Bills safety Lawyer Milloy another former Patriots player as being ”selfish” and ”a negative leader sometimes,” and cornerback Nate Clements as being susceptible to being beaten by the long pass.’

‘But Bledsoe, once a sure-fire Hall of Fame candidate, is running out of chances in the National Football League. At this point, he had better not focus on prospering. First, he has to find a way to survive.’

‘Q: Has there been any one major cause in your team’s struggle to score points so far this season, or are there several factors?

MM: I think one of [the factors] is…’.

‘Q: In your first season at Buffalo, some people were talking about you being the most valuable player in the league, but things have trailed off since then. What do you have to do to get back to being the player for the Bills that you were when you first joined them?

DB: The thing that I have to do…’.

‘Losman says returning in three weeks is a possibility. "I think that’s a realistic goal," said Losman.’

‘"It as really important to teach the kids about being healthy," Denney said. "Nowadays it’s so easy to be eating junk food and staying inside without getting any exercise. We wanted the kids to be excited about this program and they were very responsive to our message."’

”’It was really exciting. That’s the only way to say it. I can’t play it cool. It was fun,” Losman said. ”I’m way of ahead of schedule.”’

‘“This is a different year,” Belichick said. “We’ve won two games, and were going to have a hard time winning a third. Going on the road in Buffalo is going to be tough. Nobody knows that better than we do.”’

‘Monetary donations and non-perishable food items will be collected at all gates by volunteers headed by Fan Food Drive chairwoman Mary Wilson. Mrs. Wilson will team up with the Bills Women’s Association, Buffalo Jills, Blue Coats, Student Leaders and Food Bank staff who will be located at collection points outside every gate of the stadium.’