Archives for November 17, 2004

‘During the summer, I read a newspaper reporter’s opinion that Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe was actually going to be better because he couldn’t be any worse than last year. That’s like saying he’s going to be better because my Magic 8 Ball told me so. Clearly, in the harmless world of sports, that kind of flimsy logic is acceptable.’

‘The Bills and the NFL are encouraging fans to volunteer and give back to their communities through the annual United Way Hometown Huddle program. In keeping with that theme, several players were out helping to collect for the Salvation Army’s Gift of Warmth program to help those in need this Holiday season.’

‘Coach David Backes of Hutch-Tech High School has been named the Buffalo Bills high school football “Coach of the Week” for the eleventh weekend of the 2004 season (November 12-13).’

‘We didn’t stop the Patriots running game on Sunday because we didn’t attack. For whatever reason we didn’t attack the guys up front like we have done the entire year and you saw how vital that is to stopping the running game.’

‘A for awful, B for boring, C for calamity, D for desolate, E for embarrassing and F for flop.’

‘Mularkey benched veteran starter Izell Reese in the first half of the Bills’ 29-6 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday and replaced him with rookie Rashad Baker. Mularkey had not determined Monday whether Baker will be in the starting lineup this weekend against the St. Louis Rams.’

‘Memo to Mike Mularkey: This is how a veteran coach behaves. Coughlin has won before and he’s secure in his beliefs. He doesn’t care if people think he’s giving up on the season. He’s doing what’s best for the franchise and moving forward.’

The Bills take on the Rams in their second inter-conference battle of the year. The Rams are 5-4 and in a dogfight for the NFC West division title with the Seahawks who the Bills face next week.

‘"I’ll start on the practice squad and try to show them I am what they said I was before the injury," Osunde said. "I kept working out every day. Now it’s up to me to do my part."’

Martz rebuts Miami report (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

Road show will impact Rams’ fate (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

Shoulder injury puts Tercero out for season (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

Game 10 Preview: Rams vs. Bills (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

Rams’ secondary was fired up (Belleville News Democrat)

Gentle Side To Timmerman (StLouisRams.com)

‘"Just call me Jonathan because I am tired of hearing about my nicknames," Smith said. "I used to wake up before elementary school to watch the Flintstones and people just started calling me Fred after Fred Flintstone. I used to walk around saying ‘yaba-daba-doo’ and the nickname just caught on."’

‘The 5-9, 201-pounder won AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after he became only the third player in Bills history with two kickoff returns for touchdowns in a season. McGee, who handles cornerback and kick return duties, is the only player in the league with two kickoff returns for touchdown. The NFL single-season record is four. He is third on the Bills team with 35 tackles and also has a fumble recovery. In preseason, Sports Illustrated listed McGee as the "Bills’ Player on the Rise" projecting him for a breakout season based on his preseason camp performance.’