Archives for September 2005

‘The Texans’ problem is they have only one WR threat. Carr didn’t have anywhere to go with the ball. He was off target, too.’

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‘You know he has it in him, but you don’t know what you’re going to get (from a guy making his first NFL start),” said Milloy, the veteran strong safety. “Knowing that you have a young quarterback, we wanted to play a near perfect game on defense to give him as much time as possible to jell, not only as an individual but with his offensive unit. So our focus was to go out there and play our best ball and give this guy as many opportunities as possible to get it right.”‘

‘There will be days when his ears will be filled with jeers rather than cheers. But this was a start. A damn good one. “It was unbelievable how he played in his first big game,” marveled Bills owner Ralph Wilson. “He was very composed. He’s got everything in front of him.”‘

‘He needs to be more consistent on the long ones, and he needs to make a pressure-packed kick to gain full acceptance. But for now, making five field goals and playing such a central role in a victory is a step in the right direction. “It was a good start, but it’s over,” he said. “The uprights don’t get wider next week.”‘

‘”They came out passing,” Payne said. “We were expecting them to focus on running McGahee but then that first series they passed their way down the field. It looks like he has all the tools.”‘

‘12.1 – David Carr’s QB rating which was the second-worst of his career.’

‘Quarterback: J.P. Losman did what Jim Kelly and Drew Bledsoe couldn’t do, win his Bills debut. The second-year pro was a very efficient 17 of 28 with one touchdown pass, one sack and no turnovers in leading the offense to points on its first five drives. A 42-yard strike to Lee Evans was right on the money on the opening drive. His play tailed off in the second half (just 1 of 7 on third-down conversions), but all in all, a very good start. B’

‘Many of the 71,781 celebrating the season-opening party at Ralph Wilson Stadium yesterday had to wonder, too. For now, at least they know — in quarterback J.P. Losman they can trust.’

‘Carr was picked off three times and added a fourth turnover via a fumble. To complete the beating, he was sacked five times for losses of 45 yards.’

‘”That’s what I like about my job, where you can just keep chipping away. I’m almost like that little bee that won’t go away,” Lindell said. “It’s not a big touchdown where the fireworks go off, but you go out and get a field goal and they feel it’s not a big deal because we stopped them. Then I go out and get another one, then all of a sudden they need a touchdown and then they’re down nine. It’s kind of rewarding when I go out and do my job.”‘

‘After struggling with his decision making and execution in the preseason, he allowed his instincts and skill to take over in his first career NFL start. That made a huge difference.’

‘”They have set some goals, and they want to attain them,”Bills coach Mike Mularkey said of the defense. “If they can continue to play like that, I think they’ll be OK.”‘

‘Achieving the ultimate goal or even the playoffs will not be easy, but after one week it does appear that these Buffalo Bills certainly have the talent and desire to get it done.’

‘The ultimate question is “Did the Bills make the right choice by dumping Bledsoe and confirming J.P. Losman as starting quarterback?” I say that that question is a no-brainer. Even if the Bills fail with Losman at the point, taking a chance on the kid was the only way to go after the plethora of gaffes that Bledsoe made last year.’