Archives for January 5, 2005

‘The Bills’ per game average was 71,800, down from 73,015 in 2003.’

”’What drives me? Me,” McGahee said, patting his chest. He paused and added: ”And the people who doubted me. Yeah, I’m out to prove them wrong.” McGahee began doing that this season. ”What did I learn? That I want to go out there and play even more,” he said.’

‘"We will look at the pluses and the minuses and evaluate who improved this season," Donahoe added. "We will also forecast who can improve as we move forward. One thing to remember about the off-season is that it is a marathon and not a sprint. The off-season officially runs from January 3 until we go to training camp."’

‘"It was pretty good," McGahee said, with understatement. "It was a lot of fun. It was a long time waiting. I was just happy to be out there."’

‘Bledsoe is still the Bills’ best shot at making the playoffs next season. To me that means you give him the ball back.’

‘”They had a really exciting season, from where they started,” Wilson said. “I was proud of the way they played. They had a bad day (Sunday) and it didn’t work out, but I really am looking forward to next year because we have something to build on, a real good foundation. We have a lot of young players, some great coaches, and I couldn’t say the same thing in past years. I’m really looking forward to next year. I’m sure everybody is.”‘

‘Losses breed criticism. That’s natural in the hardpan world of the NFL. But this was a promising season not undone by one defeat. Don’t make too much of the knockout. Make more of the fight the Bills displayed.’