Archives for December 2006

‘”He’s playing like a vet now,” said receiver Josh Reed. “He’s making really good decisions at smart times. He’s not getting frustrated when something bad happens.” Left tackle Jason Peters said, “He just believes the offensive line is going to give him time and going through his reads and hitting the open man. He’s getting better every week.”‘

‘”It’s an awesome feeling,” Buffalo linebacker London Fletcher-Baker said. “Obviously, we didn’t think we would shut them out. But to get the type of victory that we got today says a lot about the character of this team.”‘

‘On battling back to .500 and what it says about the team – The character that we’ve talked about all year, I believe it’s there. They play as a team more and more. Hopefully we can keep going. We know it’s just going to get harder, but I think they like the challenge, they like it.’

Left out in the cold (Miami Herald)

Inconsistency is a constant with Dolphins (Miami Herald)

Dolphins’ life is made miserable (Miami Herald)

Lemon should start final two games (Miami Herald)

Miami’s offense gone with wind (Miami Herald)

Dolphins keys to the game (Miami Herald)

Dolphins quarter-by-quarter highlights (Miami Herald)

Dolphins’ first play of the second half ends in disaster (Miami Herald)

‘Inconsistent group’ shows its ugly side (Miami Herald)

Grading the Dolphins (Miami Herald)

Dolphins blanked by Bills, 21-0 (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins Chambers and Booker finish empty-handed (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Offense is more gory than glory (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Losman `playing like a vet now’ (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Grading the Dolphins (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Photo gallery (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Sense of emptiness hangs over season (Palm Beach Post)

Dolphins give fans nothing to cling to (Palm Beach Post)

Shutout makes for sweet day (Palm Beach Post)

Casserly has last word hopefully on ‘Tapegate’ (Palm Beach Post)

Secondary takes blame for loss (Palm Beach Post)

Q&A with Donnie Jones (Palm Beach Post)

Photo gallery (Palm Beach Post)

Miserable day for Miami (Florida Today)

Saban: No QB controversy (Florida Today)

Chambers: No-catch game ‘mind boggling’ (Florida Today)

First-quarter futility in Buffalo a harbinger of things to come (RealFootball365.com)

Postgame notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins postgame quotes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Bills postgame quotes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Photo gallery (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘Fletcher-Baker said even as Evans’ numbers increase, he’s never going to politic for publicity. “He’s not going to bring attention to himself,” Fletcher-Baker said. “When he scores a touchdown he’s not going to dance. He’s in a tough situation because a lot of other receivers are so flamboyant and bring so much attention on themselves or they benefit from being on a winning team. But I bet cornerbacks who face him know this: They better bring their lunch pail because it’s going to be a long day.”‘

‘The Bills defense was solid in wet and windy conditions at Ralph Wilson Stadium, forcing two interceptions while limiting the Dolphins to 118 yards through three quarters and 212 overall. It was Buffalo’s first shutout since a 2003 season-opening 31-0 win over New England, and first against the Dolphins since a 29-0 win in November 1987.’

‘RB Willis McGahee (6-0, 228) moves the chains by using exceptional power and leg drive to finish runs. He has a tendency to dance in the backfield, but when he lowers his pads and hits the hole, he is hard to bring down. McGahee also has shown great toughness by playing the past four games with three broken ribs and a gimpy ankle.’

‘As the end of the Bills’ year looms large, they can take hope into the future that their young players – including Losman, Evans and a bevy of others – are turning into viable NFL performers.’

‘"Hey, listen, don’t talk to me about revenue sharing," Wilson said Sunday following the Bills 21-0 win over the Miami Dolphins. "The high-revenue clubs are not going to give teams like Buffalo any revenue sharing. They haven’t done it. They stalled it for years. And I’m sick and tired of hearing about it."’

‘Losman completed 13 of 19 for a total of 200-yards, three touchdowns, no picks and three sacks. Willis McGahee rushed 28 times for 79-yards. Evans had three receptions for 67-yards and one touchdown. In the first quarter, the Bills were -3 in yards but finished the game with 286-yards.’

‘Secondary… Grade A+: What grade would you expect when the starting QB has a rating of zero.’

‘The weather was a factor, not the cold but the wind and the rain. It was a warm weather game for the folks from South Florida but Joey Harrington did not know how to deal with the swirling winds while Losman seemed to master them at the right times getting some big plays.’

‘Lee Evans, Robert Royal and Josh Reed all caught touchdown passes for the Bills (7-7), who have won two straight and five of their last seven games overall.’

‘Miami continued to struggle offensively as they battled poor field position and a completely impotent passing game.’

‘The Bills defense was solid, forcing two interceptions while limiting the Dolphins to 118 yards through three quarters and 212 overall. It was Buffalo’s first shutout since a 2003 season-opening 31-0 win over New England, and first against the Dolphins since a 29-0 win in November 1987.’