Archives for September 22, 2008

‘Unlike Losman, who never was able to check his ego at the interview room door, Edwards comes across in the locker room and outside of it as the consummate leader.’

‘”It took us a little while to get going,” Reed said. “We kept shooting ourselves in the foot. “Everybody in the huddle, nobody got down,” added Reed. “Even after they scored, nobody ever had their heads down.”‘

‘”This team and the guys on this team have gone through a lot,” fifth-year receiver Lee Evans said. “You could pick out a couple of examples from every season where we lose games this way. It’s good to come out on top and see what it feels like on the other side for a change.”‘

‘”We’re going to grow up a lot from this win,” Edwards said. “It felt for a while there that is just wasn’t our day and it wasn’t going to happen. We could have just sat back and took it on the chin. … But now the guys in the locker room are all happy and we’re sitting 3-0 and going in the right direction.”‘

‘”You know what?” Bills owner Ralph Wilson asked. “I’m speechless.”‘

Raiders lack KO punch against Bills (Oakland Tribune)

Raiders were good, but not good enough (Oakland Tribune)

Kiffin watch continues in Oakland following loss (Oakland Tribune)

Raiders report card (Oakland Tribune)

Fourth quarter dooms Raiders (San Francisco Chronicle)

Despite the bad ending, it’s not time to change coaches (San Francisco Chronicle)

Higgins nearly pays for strutting his stuff (San Francisco Chronicle)

Game review (San Francisco Chronicle)

Photo gallery (San Francisco Chronicle)

Bumpy ride for Raiders, Kiffin (Contra Costa Times)

Photo gallery (Contra Costa Times)

Kiffin watch continues after Raiders’ loss (Sacramento Bee)

Higgins’ first TD as Raider is bittersweet (Sacramento Bee)

McFadden has no excuses (Sacramento Bee)

Bills thrive under no pressure (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Trent Edwards has what JaMarcus Russell wants (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Playing soft only makes loss harder to swallow for Raiders (Eureka Times Standard)

Bills Beat Raiders 24-23 on Last Second FG (Raiders.com)

‘Sheriff Tim Howard said 75 people got kicked out of Sunday’s game. He said that’s pretty normal, but he said that if the Bills would have lost, things after the game could have been different.’

‘"A little different," Kelsay remarked of being able to say the Bills are in first place. "I’ve never been able to say that before. That’s a new thing, but it feels good."’

‘The folks here know the difference between good football and what they saw for 3 1/2 quarters Sunday. In truth, the Bills were sloppy and unintelligent for most of the game before coming together in the final quarter. The Bills are in first place in the AFC East, but they’re kidding themselves if they believe they played like a first-place team.’

‘”Trent Edwards did a good job of finding me downfield,” said Parrish of his touchdown catch. “(It was an) out route. I just made my way into the touchdown, basically. It was a good feeling. I knew we still were down so we had to come up again with a good offensive drive and we did that. And then downfield again with a good field goal. And were 3-0 right now, baby.”‘

‘"I wasn’t thinking that. I don’t even think about that," insisted the 33-year-old Kiffin. "What’s that going to do? I’m going to watch the film on the way home like I always do and see how we can get better. I can’t control the other stuff."’

‘”Everything seemed to come together at the right time,” Smith said.’

‘Passing game: B+: Struggled early against Raiders blitzes and tight coverage, but found itself in the clutch. Edwards threw for 177 yards in fourth quarter.’