Archives for November 2005

The offense and defense don’t deserve passing grades while the special teams are too good for this team.

‘Ironically, at halftime the San Diego Chargers retired Hall of Famer Lance Alworth’s No. 19 jersey. That was highly symbolic as by halftime they had already retired the Bills, scoring on five of seven first half possessions and taking a 35-10 lead to the locker room with them. Brees completed his first nine throws and threw for 265 yards over the first two periods.’

‘Second-year QB J.P. Losman will make his first start since week four in San Antonio against the Saints.’

‘”He’s been to two Super Bowls,” said Patricia when asked why she wasn’t taking her husband. “It’s going to be a girls weekend, were either going to the zoo or golfing being Sharon’s a big golfer,” Patricia said.’

‘Brees “had an exceptional day,” Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey said. “He made some great throws and guys were making some plays. I don’t know many incompletions he threw but I don’t remember that many of them.”‘

‘”I have no control over that,” said Losman when asked about who next week’s starter would be. “If they want me to play, I’m going to play. No matter what, I am going to scratch and fight to get in there. But whatever he (head coach Mike Mularkey) feels is best for the team, he’s going to do.”‘

‘San Diego has scored 119 points in its four home games. Bills have scored 43 points in their four road games.’

‘”You’re gonna stink if you think you’re not the best,” McGahee said. “All the people who think they’re not the best, they’ve got a problem. I think it’s more of a mind thing. I think it rolls over (onto the field).”‘

‘”I don’t think you can ask for much more out of a ballplayer up until this point, filling the shoes of a pretty good outside linebacker in Takeo Spikes,” safety Troy Vincent said. “He’s a player. He’s a football player. With the opportunity to get on the field, he’s getting it done. I think everyone’s happy. Everyone’s extremely pleased with his play. He’s one of the reasons why we’ve had some success defensively. A lot of the reason why.”‘

‘Both teams are trying to prove they are playoff caliber, but Chargers have more complete team and won’t blow this opportunity to stay in postseason hunt. Chargers 27, Bills 19.’

‘Three years ago, San Diego had the worst offensive line in the NFL. Now it has one of the best, a result of trading, signing free agents and drafting prudently.’

‘”I feel we share a lot of similarities,” Fletcher said. “We were free agents, undrafted guys who went on to have success in the NFL. We’ve shown people you can excel in both. We can serve as role models to other guys who have had dreams, who maybe played a little high school football and got away from it. We can be an inspiration to them, so they can say “Maybe I’ll give it a try, too.’ “‘

‘”How do we break our road struggles?” running back Willis McGahee said, repeating a question that was asked of him earlier this week. “Win.”‘

‘How frustrating is it for offensive linemen to constantly hear badgering from media and fans about your performance?’

‘…Chargers 35, Bills 17…Chargers 34, Bills 20…Chargers 27, Bills 17…Chargers 30, Bills 17…Chargers 27, Bills 19.’