Archives for October 2006

‘”Yeah, it hurts when you’ve got to be pulled off the field,” he said. “At the same time, I understood why he did it. It wasn’t like I feel like I did something good and I should still be out there.”‘

‘New England didn’t bury Buffalo with an aerial assault destined for the highlight reels. The Patriots didn’t do anything spectacular. It was more a meticulous, bite-by-bite short-passing attack that slowly drained life from the Bills’ defense.’

‘They’re boring. Unwatchable. I’d call them a train wreck, but a train wreck has a way of commanding your attention. These Bills have become a perfect excuse to shut off the TV and spend your Sunday afternoon hauling broken trees out to the curb.’

‘But there’s more to the Pats’ long run of success than their insatiable appetite for detail. What makes the Patriots special, a perennial threat to go the distance, is that they strive for perfection while believing there’s no such thing. They play two games every week, one against another team, one against their own expectations. And infrequently if ever during the Tom Brady era have they triumphed over the latter.’

‘The downside for the Bills was they didn’t capitalize on Royal’s catches. Two of his receptions were followed by turnovers.’

‘Defense improved against the run. Offensive play-calling wasn’t bad. It just was not well executed.’

‘The teams had been in discussions about a trade that would have sent McFarland to Buffalo for CB Nate Clements. The Bills were shopping Clements because they are concerned they might lose him as a free agent after the season. McFarland would have replaced first-round draft pick John McCargo, who recently went on injured reserve. After the talks broke off, the Colts moved in and acquired McFarland for a second-round pick.’

‘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.”‘