Archives for October 2006

‘The Bills have lost three games this season. In each of them, a fourth-down gamble detonated. On two occasions, the blunder came on the road against a favored opponent, leaving momentum irreversibly in the hands of the hosts.’

’20. That was the number of points scored by the Chicago Bears off turnovers against the Bills on Sunday. 20-7 wouldn’t have looked quite as bad.’

‘…you can bet future Bills opponents will study this game film. Here are some of those problems.’

‘The mistakes kept coming…’.

‘”They were as good as we thought they were going to be,” Losman said of the Bears’ defense, which held the ninth straight visitor to Soldier Field below 10 points. “In the first half, we just had some things happen to us. . . . In all three phases it just didn’t go our way. It’s like a snowball effect, and against a team like this those things just can’t happen.”‘

‘Harris is a big reason the Bears are 5-0 and the favorite to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Like all Bears teams, they were built with defense in mind. They’re the standard the Bills are shooting for. The Bills saw it up close Sunday. They saw what a true contender looks like.’

‘It seemed like McGee had a target on his chest the way the Bears kept throwing in his direction. On some plays, he was up to the task. But on far too many occasions, he was not.’

‘Game was cold slap in face. Failed fake punt got team off to bad start. Bills can’t match Bears’ depth of talent.’

‘All three layers of the Bears’ defense contributed an interception of Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman in Sunday’s 40-7 victory. Linebacker Lance Briggs, defensive end Alex Brown and cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. had pickoffs, with Manning making his third in two games.’

‘Quarterback J.P. Losman had a miserable day against the Bears defense, getting sacked three times and throwing three interceptions.’

‘The Bills had hoped to use Sunday’s game to gauge where their young team stood. Now they know. Jauron’s team has improved markedly this season, but there’s much work to be done before it is on equal footing with the league’s elite.’

”’With all the hype people were saying about them, we wanted to come in here and prove we could play with that team,” Reed said. They will have to wait to prove that some other day. Meanwhile, from coach Dick Jauron on down, almost every Bills player said this was a game they have to forget about as soon as possible. Dwelling on it won’t help them win next week in Detroit. ”It was their day,” Losman said.’

‘According to Buffalo wide receiver Josh Reed, the fact Jauron was coaching against his former team wasn’t much of a factor in the Bills’ preparations. "This was just another road game," Reed said. "One of the things the guys respect about him is that you couldn’t tell how important this game was or wasn’t for him."’

‘"You have four guys rushing the passer and you have seven guys dropping back and covering three guys. Each guy counts on each other, and that’s what makes their defense so good," Evans said. "They’re one of the best football teams in the league. To beat them, you have to come into their place and play well, and we didn’t do it."’