Archives for October 2005

‘“I’m a workhorse, a fine breed,” Buffalo’s running back said Wednesday. “You’re not going to find too many like this.”’

‘“We’ll know Sunday,” Moss said of whether he will be ready to go against the Bills.’

‘Moss is suffering from bruised ribs, a strained groin and a bruised pelvic area. He was injured during this past Sunday’s loss to San Diego.’

‘”There’s really no doubt in my mind because the trainers do a good job of taping my wrist and padding my wirst to protect it,” Parrish said before practice Wednesday. “We’ll just see how the week of practices go and we’ll go from there.”‘

‘Do you change the way you run the ball against different teams or do you have a basic style you stick with?

Willis McGahee: I stick with what got me here and that’s one style – McGahee style.’

‘The bottom line is that Terrence McGee is a tremendous, multi-dimensional football player. He will be a RFA after this season and will likely have many suitors knocking at his door. Buffalo Bills GM Tom Donahoe must do everything in his power to re-sign one of the greatest Bills’ players to come along in quite some time. He needs to start working with McGee’s agent right now on a new contract. Otherwise, the Bills will be kicking themselves for letting such a star transfer elsewhere. Who would have guessed that all this fuss would be made over an undersized upstart from Northwestern State? Not many, except maybe McGee.’

The Bills head to the West Coast to play in a place they haven’t won in since 1966. They go in with a lot of confidence as they have won two straight and are tied for first place in the mediocre AFC East.

S Troy Vincent told PFW that a big reason why a Bills defense that led the league in takeaways last year has been inconsistent in creating turnovers this season is the fact that Buffalo hasn’t had the lead that much.

‘Adams is a headache for offensive linemen because they can’t match his quickness off the ball. There are times Adams is across the line of scrimmage before the offensive line or his fellow linemen are out of their stances.’

‘”He called me and said, ‘Dad, there’s something wrong here. In our mess hall, banners and flags from all the teams in the NFL are hanging on the walls but the Buffalo Bills,’ ” John Meisenburg said. John Meisenburg called the Bills promotions office, which responded by sending team paraphernalia, including flags, shirts and pictures, to Iraq – turning the tables on Meisenburg’s friends. “It’s great, ’cause in my room, my roommates have to wake up every morning looking at Buffalo Bills flag,” Derek Meisenburg wrote. “My roommates are Dolphins, Patriots and Falcons fans. None of them have anything supporting their local team. Out of all the people in my platoon, I’m the only fan who has this much.”‘

‘Don’t be fooled by anyone who says the glass is half full or half empty. The Bills are a win and a New England loss away from sole possession of first place. In the jam-packed AFC East however, they remain only one game out of last place as well. They ran the ball right down New York’s throat, only to have it run right back at them. The biggest positive that can be taken from this game is that Buffalo scored a touchdown in each of their three trips to the red zone, thus reducing their list of ‘things to work on’ slightly.’

‘Former Broncos players Triandos Luke and Quentin Griffin had workouts with the Buffalo Bills with former University of Colorado/Montana quarterback Craig Ochs.’

‘The Buffalo run defense is ranked 30th in the league and has allowed a whopping 158.5 ground yards-per-game.’

‘On the tattoo on his neck that says GUESS WHO’S BACK: After I sat out my whole first season, 2003, in Buffalo [recovering from his injury], people questioned if I’d ever return. I knew I would. I was working out and feeling good. I got the tattoo in Miami before the ’04 season.’

‘It is official; Kelly Holcomb is the Bills new starting quarterback.’