Archives for September 7, 2006

‘In 2005, Jackson rushed for 1,770 yards and scored 53 touchdowns for a Bandit squad that had a 15-3 record. As a senior in 2003 at Coe College, Jackson rushed for over 1,700 yards and was named to a number of NCAA Division III All-American teams.’

‘Buffalo is a nine point underdog in its NFL opener at New England Sunday. That’s the largest line in week one.’

‘After taking yesterday’s offensive preview and today’s defensive preview into account, yours truly has come to the conclusion that the Bills will finish the season 7-9, good enough for third place in the AFC East.’

‘Bills tickets average $41.29 while the survey found the average NFL ticket will cost $62.38, an increase of more than $3 over last year.’

‘In Losman’s defense, he is not the only Bills quarterback to have struggled against New England. Losman and his most recent predecessors — a group made up of Kelly Holcomb, Drew Bledsoe, Alex Van Pelt and Rob Johnson — have combined for 20 interceptions and nine touchdowns against the Pats since 2001.’

‘Q: Paul Fairchild’s system from St. Louis seems to create space… maybe a little more zone blocking and kind of let’s you operate in space more. Do you feel that is a good fit for your skills? WM: I think it is a real good fit. That is what I have been waiting for and looking for. It is a blessing from God, to have him come here and coach.’

‘Q: What is your evaluation of the talent that you have? DJ: One of the things that I really like about the players here is that they are really willing to work. They worked awfully hard through the off-season, through our OTAs [Organized Team Activities] and on through training camp. I’ve often said that I don’t know what that means. It doesn’t always translate into success on the field on Sundays. But it’s certainly a whole lot better than to go to work and not like the people that you’re working with and to question their work ethic. We don’t have that problem at all. They’re a good group of guys. They’re a hard working group of guys. Now we’ll get a chance to measure where we are, and against maybe the best, if not one of the best teams in the league on Sunday that we’ve got to play.’