Archives for January 10, 2005

‘Coulda. Woulda. Shoulda. Few seasons among the 45 since the Buffalo Bills, modern version, started playing football have included so many what-if moments and pangs of regret.’

‘Last Sunday, on his 95th birthday, Zeckhauser attended the Bills-Steelers game, as a guest of the Bills in their indoor club seats. "It was very comfortable," he said, appreciating the Bills’ gesture. "(But) I think if I were younger, I’d rather be outside."’

‘QB Drew Bledsoe says he is still the starter, but the Bills apparently aren’t ruling out the possibility of rookie J.P. Losman competing for the job in training camp next summer if he progresses in the offseason.’

‘Gray said he’s completing plans to meet with new Orange athletic director Daryl Gross in the next few days. Gray was initially scheduled to meet with Gross in Los Angeles Thursday, but couldn’t leave Buffalo because of bad weather.’

‘Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Jerry Gray, who once went one-on-one with the NFL’s best receivers as an All-Pro cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is scheduled to go one-on-one this week with Syracuse University athletic director Daryl Gross.’

‘The future of the Buffalo Bills is on the line. Hopefully, Losman is a quick learner.’

‘It happened in 1965, Schottenheimer’s rookie year as a back-up linebacker, when the Bills defeated the San Diego Chargers, 23-0, in the AFL Championship. Good thing there wasn’t a Super Bowl then, because goodness knows what would have happened to the Bills against Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. Butch Byrd might have lost his helmet under the bench or something. Anyway, 40 years later, the city of Buffalo and the 61-year-old Schottenheimer are both still looking for their next championship. Both have lost so many times, in such agonizing fashion, that you almost wish they’d stop trying.’