Archives for November 2006

After so many catches, was it Marvin’s most marvelous? (Indianapolis Star)

Who has the edge? (Indianapolis Star)

The X factor (Indianapolis Star)

Keys for both teams (Indianapolis Star)

Inside the numbers (Indianapolis Star)

Phil B’s prediction (Indianapolis Star)

Colts are 8-0 and “we haven’t played our best game yet” (AP)

A quick look (Colts.com)

Honoring academics (Colts.com)

Doug Bradburn honored as Coach of the Week (Colts.com)

Bills at Colts (Colts.com)

Sitting down with Dungy (Colts.com)

Pre-game press release (Colts.com)

‘Punter Brian Moorman; "The first thing, I’d stop worrying about is who’s marrying who and gay marriage and all that stuff. Start worrying about our troops overseas and getting that process finished. Get them home and of course there’s many other things that need work done. But I think that being one of the most important, get those men and women home and to their families."’

‘"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.’

‘Reed had been in the hospital for observation since brusing a kidney during the Bills’ win over the Packers last Sunday.’

‘Two things are worth noting as we continue trying to figure out the Bills qb question; Losman is physically and mentally tough, and that does count for something. Also, this last game did mark an event that hadn’t happened until now in Losman’s brief NFL career. He made a meaningful play with the game on the line in the fourth quarter.’

‘Buffalo doesn’t have much of a chance in this matchup between former AFC East foes, especially since it takes place at the RCA Dome. The Colts are ranked second in the NFL in offense and have a triple threat in Manning, Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. Buffalo owns the 17th-ranked defense in the league, so expect a lot of work from defensive backs Terrence McGee and Nate Clements.’

‘"We like that left side," said head coach Dick Jauron. "You know what we think of Jason (Peters) and we think the move inside for Mike (Gandy) is a really good one. He did a nice job over there. We did get some movement yesterday and that’s what we need."’

‘Coach Tim Miller of Cattaraugus/Little Valley High School has been named the Buffalo Bills High School football “Coach of the Week” for the tenth weekend of the 2006 season (November 4-5).’

‘The Bills don’t do anything creative with their schemes. It’s just straight-ahead, one-on-one blocking. In most of those situations, Peters, Gandy and Shelton won their matchups handily.’

Buffalo’s plus-4 against the Packers lends insight to the giddiness Jauron felt Sunday, and Monday, despite other statistics that would figure to infringe on his euphoria. The Bills are a plus-7 in their three victories, a minus-10 in their five losses.’

‘If recent history is any indication, McGahee will miss two to four weeks.’