Archives for August 19, 2006

‘J.P. Losman got the start on the other side and went 7-of-11 for 134 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while tailback Willis McGahee rushed nine times for 88 yards with a score in the loss.’

‘J.P. Losman was the No.1 pick for the quarterback position this week. Even though he finished 7-of-11 for 134 yards passing, he fumbled twice and threw for an interception giving the Bengals 13 points.’

‘Three J.P. Losman turnovers in the first half led to 13 points for the Cincinnati Bengals, who beat Buffalo 44-31.’

‘”He’s got to protect the football,” Jauron said. “We’ve got to be forcibly patient. We’ve seen him perform. He’s got a strong arm. … Sometimes, he holds the ball too long. But we’ll just keep working and moving forward.”‘

‘On the possibility of Starting: It’s been frustrating over the last couple of weeks, but at the same time I have to go out and prove that I’m capable of doing that. I have to earn that position. I don’t want it handed to me. This week is going to be really pivotal for me. I need to go out there and do the things I need to do.’

‘On if the team bounced back from a rough start last week: “I think it’s more of us just getting more and more comfortable in the system. You guys have to understand, it’s new for the coaches to coach the players that they now have, and a new system for a lot of the players. Though I’m familiar with it, it’s new for everybody else. So there’s going to be some growing pains, there’s going to be some times where we make mistakes. As long as we keep playing hard, that’s the great thing about this defense, if you play hard and you hustle, good things are going to happen.”‘

‘On what went well and what didn’t go well: We did a lot of good things but when you turn the ball over like that you don’t give yourself a chance to win. Aside from winning the game, we made some bad looks and reads that cost in a big way. It was good to see some resilience (from JP).’

‘On the overall performance of the offense: I think we took a step forward. It’s just an exhibition game, just a learning stage. In certain situations, everything went good, but the little things killed us as far as my fumble and we had a couple more fumbles during the game. But other than that, we did good, we executed some pass plays really good…I think it was a step forward.’

‘On the game: “There was some good, some bad. I think the bad is very, very easily correctible. It’s hard to simulate holding onto the ball in practice and those types of drills just because we have a red jersey on at practice. Every preseason that’s what it’s for. It reminds you how important it is to hold onto the ball and how critical it is. It’s a reminder of how tight you have to hold onto the ball. I can guarantee you next week it will all be about ball security.”‘

‘On JP Losman: He did some outstanding things and some things you just can’t have. We know that we’ve got to be a little bit patient with him, but we have to keep force feeding him. Let him know that’s its not OK and its hard to win when you do those things. The disappointing part of his game was laying it down on the ground twice. He’s going to make some errors. We’re going to be forcefully patient and see where it goes.’

‘It was a roller coaster ride for J.P. Losman in the first half. He got off to a rough start passing. He was 4-8 midway through the second quarter with a sack and an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Three of his incompletions were due to inaccurate passes that were thrown low to their intended targets.’

‘CB Jabari Greer is not a starter, but you would be hard-pressed to find a player in the team’s secondary who has performed better this summer.’