Archives for October 29, 2006

‘There is a baptism into true fandom. If you’ve ever sat through four hours of sleet at Ralph Wilson Stadium, you know that weather is the baptism for true initiates – not the halfhearted fans who come in October but huddle around their TV sets in December; not the corporate types in their heated luxury boxes. The real fans.’

‘This is a terrific group of people. Very hardworking guys. They’re not afraid to work. Their effort has never been a problem. It’s not a problem in terms of their effort in preparation, their effort in the offseason. They’re very committed. Our problem has been execution and performance on game day, and again, the foolish errors. And by no means am I saying it’s just the players. It starts with me. I’ve got to do a much better job of getting them ready, and we’ve all got to perform our jobs better on game day. But I really buy into these guys, and I really do believe it’s a process.’

‘For a team that is led by two Ivy Leaguers, general manager Marv Levy and coach Dick Jauron, the Bills sure aren’t playing very smart.’

‘Smith might be the only Bill since the stadium opened in Orchard Park that could impact a game that way from the defensive side of the ball. He wasn’t much of a Buffalo guy, and you got the feeling he hustled just as fast to the airport when the final whistle blew, but make no mistake, few could play like Smith.’

‘They might be struggling on the field, but the Buffalo Bills have a solid squad on the Madden ’07 video game. At least, according to Takeo Spikes.’

‘"I was just too big, too huge," he said. "It just wasn’t right." Now 29, he is out of the league after being cut before the season by the Buffalo Bills. Gibson, who said he now weighs 360 pounds, is hoping a team will sign him before the season ends.’