Archives for November 23, 2006

‘Lee Evans. The Bills can’t seem to find a quarterback, but they keep restocking the wideout shelf. Eric Moulds was good, but Evans is even more fun because he rarely catches a case of the drops and knows how to dangle once he gets the ball.’

‘"Absolutely," said head coach Dick Jauron when asked if the dramatic win over Houston can unify his team further. "This is a tight team, but winning has a way of bringing people even closer together. The more you win, it seems the closer teams get. I know this team has a lot of character and we haven’t won consistently. So, if and when we put those wins together consistently, I think it will make it even better. It makes it a much better atmosphere."’

‘”I’m alright,” said McGahee after practice. “It’s painful, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”‘

‘The Jaguars enter the week ranked third in the NFL in total defense (279.9 yards per game) and scoring defense (13.7 points per game), but their defense has not performed at its peak on the road. Jacksonville has gone 5-1 at home while giving up a total of only 47 points over the six games, but has allowed an average of 22.5 points and 332.3 yards while going 1-3 as a visitor this season.’

‘”It’s still kind of hard to put into perspective,” Evans said Wednesday after the team returned to practice in preparation for its game against Jacksonville this weekend. “It’s kind of surreal to think about it. You can’t really ever grasp it to realize exactly what you did.”‘

‘Crowell has given the Bills no reason to regret their trust in him. He’s started every game this season at either the Wil or the Sam spot (when Spikes has been injured) and only middle linebacker London Fletcher-Baker has been on the field more for Buffalo’s defense. Crowell is second on the team to Fletcher-Baker with, according to the coaching staff, 88 total tackles and is tied for the team lead with two interceptions. He also has two sacks and seven deflections.’