Archives for October 8, 2005

‘What do you believe is the most important quality that you bring to a defense that is down on its luck?

Lauvale Sape: Energy, charisma, and hopefully I can make plays that will pick everyone up not just the defense but offense and special teams.’

‘The Bills need something after managing 29 points in their last 14 quarters.’

‘Another time I remember we went down there and somebody broke into our locker room through the air ducts and took our helmets and we had to wear Dolphin helmets they just plastered some Bills logos on them. None of the helmets fit any of us.’

‘If QB Gus Frerotte can continue to play relatively mistake free football and the Dolphins defense can continue to absolutely shut down the run and pressure the quarterback it could be another long day for the banged up Buffalo Bills.’

‘”Guys who have been in the league 13 or 14 years deserve a lot more respect than a guy coming out of college early that’s not in shape and not ready to go and doesn’t want to practice because it’s a little hot outside,” Saban said. “I don’t think I’m supposed to let a guy do that.”‘

‘Tim Anderson and Justin Bannan will combine to take the place of Edwards. Mularkey said both held up well against the Saints. The Bills’ run defense was solid until the final Saints drive, when they gained 65 yards on five attempts.’

‘”I really wouldn’t be surprised if it goes back and forth during the course of the year unless Holcomb gets hot,” said Gannon, who sees potential in Losman.’

‘During hard times on the field, it can’t be real fun for Donahoe and Mularkey.’

”’When a wolf or a dog gets hurt or injured and you back it into a corner, you know how that animal is going to react?” the Dolphins safety asked rhetorically Friday. “It’s going to come out fighting, it’s going to bite you and defend itself. That’s what the Bills are going to be doing this weekend. They’re defending their house, they’re trying to turn around their season. They’re going to come out ready for a fight.”’

‘But whether it’s passing or running first downs, the Bills need to generate drives, keep their offense on the field and give their defense a rest.’

‘Vincent, drafted No. 7 overall in 1992 by the Dolphins, is hardly a stranger to the rivalry between the two AFC East teams. Sunday, however, will be thefirst time the 14-year veteran has experienced it from the other side. “When I first flew into Miami back in ’92,” Vincent recalled, “the first thing that was said to me was, ‘You don’t like the red, white and blue and those guys in western New York.’ If you don’t win any other games, that’s the game you’ve got to put on your calendar, that you make sure you win. “It doesn’t matter the record. It’s going to be a back-yard slugfest.”‘

Players aim to match Bills’ intensity (Miami Herald)

Miami or bust for Dolphins’ Hall artifacts (Miami Herald)

Bills’ defense needs a little rest (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

McMichael earns praise, extension (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Marino’s bust coming to stadium for Hall of Fame celebration (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Stadium’s big screens going hi-definition (Palm Beach Post)

Miami meets former mate (Florida Today)

Hall of Fame celebration heads to South Florida (Florida Today)

It’s all up to Ronnie (Boca Raton News)

Dolphins TE McMichael signs four-year extension (AP)

Nick Saban Press Conference Transcript (MiamiDolphins.com)

H. Wayne Huizenga, Bryan Wiedmeier and Dan Marino Press Conference Transcript (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins Sign TE Randy McMichael To Contract Extension (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins To Honor Marino, Hall Of Famers And Forty Years As Team Brings HOF Exhibition To S. Florida (MiamiDolphins.com)