Archives for November 8, 2006

‘"We’ve said all along that we think we have a really good group of receivers and we still do," Jauron said. "And some people’s roles will expand greatly. Roscoe and Andre’ will see more playing time and we’ll determine how that fits [as far as] personnel groupings and what their roles are in those groupings. But I have a lot of confidence in those people."’

‘With Losman at the controls of one of the worst offensive displays in team history, the third-year quarterback and former first-round draft pick was booed lustily by the crowd of 72,000-plus during Buffalo’s first three possessions of the fourth quarter.

‘”All week, we knew as a defense we had to come out here and try to win this game,” he said. “We were going to try and put it on our back. On offense we weren’t moving the ball, so we said, ‘We have to make a play. Defense, we have to make a play, we have to get a turnover, we have to score. That was our mindset the whole game,” he continued, “and we came up with the plays.”‘

‘Combined, Manning, Rivers and Roethlisberger have accumulated regular-season records of 47-22. Two have been to the playoffs, while the other (Rivers) seems like a shoe-in to go this season. Compared to his three colleagues, all proven winners, Losman, with a starting record of 4-12, is a major disappointment.’

‘Coach Dick Jauron is scheduled to update the player’s status Wednesday, when the team returns to practice.’