Archives for October 2004

‘The crowd of 72,714 had only 1,253 no-shows.’

‘So no matter how hard McGahee ran on Sunday, Henry’s credentials for toughness are well in place. However, the youngster made a case for more playing time and that’s become Mularkey’s problem … and not a totally pleasant one.’

‘Unfortunately, the only one that thinks Sam Adams is playing well is Sam Adams. Mularkey made an example out of Bobby Shaw last week. For about 750-thousand dollars of cap space it’s well over due to make another. Adams should be told Monday to clean out his locker. I think the Bills can easily go 7-and-14 without him just as easily as they did with him. Adams is lazy in practice and during games and expects to be treated like a super star. He’s also very, very out of shape and fat. The act is getting tired.’

‘"This is what I told my O-line," McGahee said, " "All you have to do is block the D-line. Don’t worry about the linebackers, and I’ll get the secondary.’ "’

‘The question now is, what do you do when Henry comes back?’

‘Mularkey has never deviated from the course. He’s never bought into the empty, wishful promise of desperate times requiring absurdly desperate measures, even as 0-0 became 0-4. From the onset of minicamp he’s carried the flag for hard-nosed, common-sense football, only to discover that common sense isn’t so common. His Bills would do the darndest things to beat themselves, and then, the next week, do them all over again.’

‘Bills coach Mike Mularkey said Adams was pulled because the team felt backup Ron Edwards played better. Edwards finished the game with a career-high two sacks and four tackles. "We just felt like we were getting done what we wanted done with Ron Edwards," Mularkey said. "He was being extremely disruptive and just kept that flow going."’

‘"I’ll tell you what, they did a tremendous job for me today," said quarterback Drew Bledsoe. "They did a great job in the running game, and in the passing game I had plenty of time to throw. We accounted for (Miami’s) one guy that is truly a special pass rusher, and the other guys just stood up and gave me great time to throw the ball today."’

‘He accepted an invitation to sit in the luxury box from Chris Hall, a former Lockport resident who lives in South Florida. "I’m a little surprised that it’s been so long since I’ve been back," Simpson said. "My whole point to my friends was that I was going to be under the radar. I came here to watch a football game, and that’s that. That’s what I’m doing."’

‘"I don’t gain my motivation and desire from outside circumstances," he said. "If that was the case, next week we’re playing the Rams, and I never played for them, so . . . I get motivation from myself. My best game did happen to come against my old team. That’s kind of the way it plays out sometimes."’

‘It was a cold, windy day at the Ralph, but it didn’t seem to bother the 72,714 fans.’

‘Wannstedt must think he’s still coaching Charles Haley, Ken Norton and Darren Woodson on Dallas’ awesome defense. Fish are way too vanilla.’

‘"I was the anti-Christ of the Buffalo Bills, but that was good for ratings," he said.’

‘"It’s excitement right now because you never know what that first win can do for you. It can turn your season around. I think the guys are excited about it," Moulds said.’

‘"That’s what you have to do to win," said Bledsoe. "When you can line up with them knowing you’re going to run the ball and you’re still able to do it and run 6 1/2 minutes off the clock, that’s how you win ballgames in this league."’