Archives for November 10, 2005

‘The Bills have sold out 20 of their last 21 games.’

‘Halftime: 2005 Buffalo Bills/NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass, and Kick Championships.’

‘Fans attending the game are encouraged to bring new warm clothing items to donate for the less fortunate in Western New York. The Salvation Army Red Kettles will also be at each gate to accept monetary donations.’

‘A good overall effort could win this game for the Bills. But I believe the Chiefs are a better team, and the better team will win 27-20.’

‘Clearly, the free agent Peters is better than the top offensive line draftee four years ago. And if Williams starts, he’s better than Anderson, though never having played either guard, or the left side, in his football career. How do you not conclude that the inspired signing of Peters hardly offsets the Bills’ mistaken drafting of Williams and the flawed acquisition of Anderson?’

‘Yesterday, in my piece on Bills’ owner Ralph Wilson, I failed to mention the biggest mistake that he’s ever made in his career. That, of course, was firing Polian. Wilson had a run in with Polian and decided to show the door to a man who has turned out to be the best personnel man in the league for the past 15 years. Well, the Bills’ loss is the Colts’ gain.’

‘It’s no guarantee that Williams will start at guard. It’s expected he will share some time this week with left guard Bennie Anderson, who has struggled in pass protection. The two split plays evenly in practice Wednesday, according to coach Mike Mularkey, but Anderson still was starting.’

‘It’s a quandary, all right. Williams was the most important draft pick of Donahoe’s five years as GM, the Bills’ highest draft choice since Bruce Smith, the highest-paid O-lineman in franchise history. Now, four years into his NFL career, Williams might not be one of the top five linemen on his own team.’

‘However, Kansas City has demonstrated a powerful running game even without Holmes. Backup runner Larry Johnson, the Chiefs’ No. 1 draft pick in 2003, is averaging 5.2 yards per carry. He has gained 506 rushing yards and has six touchdowns. Johnson had two touchdowns in Sunday’s 27-23 victory over Oakland, including a 1-yard run on the final play of the game.’

Negative (Kansas City Star)

To the end, Priest will be a mystery (Kansas City Star)

Money will drive Holmes’ career plans (Kansas City Star)

Johnson has chance to show he’s the man (Kansas City Star)

Holmes done for season (Topeka Capital Journal)

RB Holmes placed on injured reserve, will miss rest of season (AP)

Chiefs place RB Holmes on injured reserve (Sportsticker)

Chiefs’ Holmes out for the year (The Sports Network)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

Carl Peterson and Dick Vermeil Post Practice Comments (KCChiefs.com)

Chiefs place three-time Pro Bowl RB Priest Holmes on injured reserve (KCChiefs.com)

Kansas City agrees to to terms with RB Dee Brown (KCChiefs.com)

Chillin’ with the Chiefs: Jimmy Wilkerson (KCChiefs.com)

Q&A with Coach Vermeil (KCChiefs.com)

Q&A with Trent Green (KCChiefs.com)

A Midseason Comparison (KCChiefs.com)

‘”We haven’t benched Bennie Anderson. It hasn’t been done. We don’t know who is going to start yet. I’m not double-talking, we’re just in a bit of a quandary.” Which has been the case for McNally and head coach Mike Mularkey since they arrived in Buffalo prior to the 2004 season.’

‘”Coach Reid was a zero-tolerance head coach when I played there,” Vincent said. “What’s so disheartening is that … success doesn’t warrant these kinds of actions. I think they tried to deal with it and hash it out time and time again, because they saw what the team was capable of doing with (T.O.) on the roster. But it got to a point where enough was enough.”‘

‘Sad as it is, the Buffalo Bills still do not know who their five best starting offensive linemen are, 1 1/2 seasons into coach Mike Mularkey’s tenure.’

‘Mularkey said Adams would start against the Chiefs on Sunday, but he’s got to accept his role. Adams feels he may not be in Buffalo’s plans beyond this year. “My last year in Buffalo?” he said. “I’d hate for it to be but if so, so be it. That’s part of the business.”‘

‘4-10 – Buffalo’s record against the AFC West dating to 1997.’