Archives for October 2005

‘Overrated is no longer a term that should be used to describe the Bills defense because it lost its rating long ago.’

‘Bills OG Bennie Anderson: There is always a reason a team lets someone go in free agency and the Bills are starting to find out why the Baltimore Ravens let go of the mammoth Anderson. He picked up three penalties and allowed at least one clean sack to DE Derrick Burgess.’

‘The Raiders rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns and it started by Oakland’s line dominating Buffalo’s front four. If Lamont Jordan and Zack Crockett didn’t have big holes to run through, they made their own.’

‘If they keep playing like this, Gray can kiss his aspirations of being a head coach goodbye. They keep playing like this, and Gray just may kiss his job at One Bills Drive goodbye.’

‘”The trainers do a good job of taping my wrist,” said Parrish. “I have a little cast on my backhand side so when the ball impacts my wrist my wrist doesn’t go back as far. I don’t really feel a lot of impact.”‘

‘It had been two years since the Bills defense had allowed an individual rusher to rush for three touchdowns in a game before Oakland’s LaMont Jordan tallied three scores on the ground Sunday.’

‘Buffalo did have a chance to take the lead in the first half, but as we have seen so often this season, the Bills on 4th and Goal, decided to outsmart themselves and hand the ball to Damon Shelton who came up short. The carry was the first for Shelton since the 2000 season.’

‘The Raiders gained 416 total yards in the game and held Buffalo’s offense to just 210 yards.’

‘RB LaMont Jordan carried the ball 28 times for 122 yards and 3 touchdowns, QB Kerry Collins completed 19 of 27 for 261 yards and 1 TD and DE Derrick Burgess dropped Bills QB Kelly Holcomb for two sacks. The Raiders defense held Bills RB Willis McGahee to 50 yards on 16 carries.’

‘Coaching…Grade F: Cheeseburgers don’t solve all what ills the Bills.’

The Bills headed into the dreaded “black hole” hoping for a different result than any game they have played there since 1966. What the got was the same old, same old in their defeat to the Raiders 38-17. It didn’t matter that the Raiders were 1-4 going into the game, the Bills just can’t play there. The defense was horrible and a squandered opportunity in the 2nd quarter turned the tide for good.

‘Kerry Collins, sacked on Oakland’s opening drive and booed afterward, completed nine of 10 passes on consecutive touchdown drives late in the second quarter and early in the third as the Raiders (2-4) took control. He finished 19-for-27 for 261 yards to help Oakland scored more than 20 points for the first time all season.’

‘Defensive backs Charles Woodson and Derrick Gibson were knocked out of Oakland’s game against Buffalo in the first quarter Sunday with injuries.’

‘Moss was expected to miss the game because of injuries to his ribs, groin and pelvic area, but apparently the 1-4 Raiders want to see how much they can get out of their Pro-Bowl receiver.’

‘”A lot of guys are over-pursuing, trying to hit me hard, going for the knockout punch,” McGee said. “When they’re going for that, all I do is stop and cut back.”‘