Archives for October 23, 2006

‘The Bills moved the ball all day, but look at Losman’s bumbling when it counted…’.

‘"It was a long day," first-year coach Dick Jauron said, "and we continued to make foolish errors that really don’t give us much of a chance to win the game, especially against good opponents. And this was obviously a good opponent."’

‘Once again, the Bills said all the right things, but had no answers.’

‘Worst impression of a politician: Losman told the media after the game that he will not hang his head despite his team’s struggles. He made the statement as his head slumped down near his chest.’

‘No, the Bills (2-5) instead delivered a monsoon of mistakes and proved once again just how far they really are to becoming a competent team.’

‘The Bills are exactly what I thought they were at the start of the season: A team that is a long way from being any good, and certainly one of the 10 worst teams in the league.’

‘The third-year pro from Tulane continued his sad metamorphosis into Rob Johnson, turning the ball over three more times as the Bills lost their third straight and dropped to 2-5 heading into their bye week. One of his turnovers occurred on a fumble that was caused – I’m not making this up – while trying to avoid a collision with an official during a scramble.’

‘”The Detroit game, I was extremely disappointed, and today, too. We do a lot of dumb things. Not that we have the greatest talent, but we have better talent than the dumb things we do.”‘

‘Right after the Maroney return, the Bills had the Patriots in a third-and-10 situation at the 21 and after a lengthy scramble, Tom Brady accepted his fate and conceded a sack, literally sitting down. What was the Bills’ reaction? Chris Kelsay and London Fletcher drilled him as he sat prone, drawing perhaps the most obvious personal foul in the league this season. After the automatic first down, Corey Dillon swept around left end from the 12 on the next play.’

‘Yeah, he has no protection, yada, yada, yada. He has to be better than this. Or start warming up Craig Nall.’

‘But it’s easy to put the blame on the little guys. The big problems come up front, where an undersized line can’t slow even the worst running attacks. From there, the problem starts bubbling over. Linebackers cheat to the line. Safeties pick up their slack. Corners are left on islands. Boom. Touchdown.’

‘Sunday’s 28-6 win was the Patriots’ seventh straight win over the Bills, and 12th in the last 13 meetings. In four of the last seven wins, New England has held Buffalo to one touchdown or less.’

‘Buffalo’s QB has turned the ball over eight times this month. On Sunday, J.P. Losman lost two fumbles and threw a pick.’

‘When it comes to airing an opinion on Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman, at least sports fans of Western New York have a rallying cry. It sounds like this: “Go Sabres.”‘

‘The worst feelings of the day came from his two lost fumbles and his one interception. Two of those turnovers came in the second quarter and effectively quashed potential scoring drives that could have put the Patriots back on their heels.’