Archives for September 2005

‘The Buccaneers ran for 11 first downs and two touchdowns. They hogged the ball for nearly 39 minutes, leaving Buffalo’s wilting defense looking like my lawn in this summer of little rain.’

‘True, this loss can’t be pinned solely on Losman, but the kid has to shoulder much of the blame.’

‘Turning point: J.P. Losman running out of the back of the end zone for a safety.’

‘This is exactly what Bills fans will have to endure with J.P. Losman this season.’

‘With the offense sputtering to even gain a first down, Tampa was able to dominate the time of possession and keep Buffalo’s defense on the field for nearly two-thirds of the game. Even for a solid defense like the one the Bills possess, asking that much of the unit will eventually lead to them breaking down and running out of gas.’

‘”I think it was a lesson learned,” Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey said. “They were more physical and they executed better than we did. This is what can happen when you play a good football team. It’s a wake-up call.”‘

‘”They had a good scheme. They knew where we would be and they watched my eyes the whole game,” Losman said. “We came in high as a kite, but (the Bucs) matched our physicalness and intensity.”‘

Defense Pays The Bills (Tampa Tribune)

Offensive Line Gets Stellar Reviews (Tampa Tribune)

Bills Offense Just Couldn’t Get It Going (Tampa Tribune)

Cadillac Is Leaving ‘Em In His Dust (Tampa Tribune)

Defense Humming Right Along (Tampa Tribune)

Bolden Is Asked To Do A Lot — And He Delivers (Tampa Tribune)

Bidwell, Bryant Make It Look Easy (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs Fans Experiencing Pass Interference At Gate (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs Report Card (Tampa Tribune)

Defense proving a point (Tampa Tribune)

Game photos (Tampa Tribune)

Cadillac ready to carry workload (St. Petersburg Times)

Age nothing but a number to Alstott (St. Petersburg Times)

Bucs feed off play of revamped O-line (St. Petersburg Times)

Fierce D conjures up new glory days (St. Petersburg Times)

By golly, Bucs may be on to something (St. Petersburg Times)

Penalties force Bucs to examine their focus (St. Petersburg Times)

Gimme 5 (St. Petersburg Times)

For fans, better safe than untouched (St. Petersburg Times)

A giant leap forward (Orlando Sentinel)

Bills talk, but Cadillac rolls (Orlando Sentinel)

Buffalo can’t go anywhere against this stingy bunch (Orlando Sentinel)

Defensive stand (Bradenton Herald)

Losman looks lost vs. Bucs (Bradenton Herald)

Bucs offense has case of Cadillacitis (Bradenton Herald)

Bucs Gameday (Bradenton Herald)

Bucs Smother Bills (Lakeland Ledger)

Defense Answers the Challenge Again (Lakeland Ledger)

Bills Offense Never Gets Going (Lakeland Ledger)

Give Some Credit to The O-Line (Lakeland Ledger)

NFL Notes (Lakeland Ledger)

Something old, something new (Fort Myers News Press)

Bucs’ defense devours Bills (Fort Myers News Press)

Rookie’s energy bolstering 2-0 Bucs (Fort Myers News Press)

Alstott savoring revamped run game (Fort Myers News Press)

A blast from the past (Naples Daily News)

Bucs’ O-line getting offensive (Naples Daily News)

This Caddy wasn’t about to shut down (Naples Daily News)

This Cadillac is on the cutting Edge (Naples Daily News)

Cadillac, Bucs drive to 2-0 (Daytona Beach News Journal)

Bucs are a conundrum (Daytona Beach News Journal)

Bucs running game in high gear; defense stops Bills cold (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

Hey! This is a lot like Dungy Ball (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

No TDs for Bucs’ ‘D’ (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

Alstott gets 50th (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

Quoting Bucs-Bills (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

Bucs’ report card (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

Follow That Line (Buccaneers.com)

Caddy, Defense Stampede Buffalo (Buccaneers.com)

Postgame quotes (Buccaneers.com)

Play-by-play (Buccaneers.com)

Game photos (Buccaneers.com)

‘”I saw inexperience in 100 different ways,” Wyche said. “Unfortunately, you can’t coach it or carry it in your hip pocket. It’s what young ones go through. We’re not disappointed, and we’re not disenchanted.”‘

‘In my view, I was fine with Losman being replaced, but to put him back in was puzzling. I know that every time a QB is taken out of the game, there is a chance for a possible QB controversy. But why if he just doesn’t have it on a given game, can’t Holcomb come in and see what he has to offer without a controversy starting up? Let either JP finish the game and struggle through it, or let Holcomb come in and see what happens. To pull Losman, then pull Holcomb a series later doesn’t make much sense. I don’t by that he needed to “cool down”.’

‘The Bills offense registered only 8 first downs, seven coming in the second half.’

‘Starting right tackle Mike Williams left the game early in the third quarter with an ankle injury and starting middle linebacker London Fletcher was held out of the second half with a hamstring injury.’

Editor’s note: Scroll to bottom to see Bills quotes.

‘Quarterback: J.P. Losman was absolutely awful in this one. He finished the game with just 113 yards on 12 of 19. 74 of them on the final drive. Kelly Holcomb relieved him for a series and went three and out. Grade F-‘

‘Remember the dominating performance by the Bills on opening day? Well the Buccaneers put on an even more dominating showing in their home opener as they whipped the Bills in the Florida heat 19-3.’