Archives for October 6, 2008

‘”I don’t think it’s my place to start speculating on those things. I’m not a physician or a trainer so I’m not going to go there,” said Jauron. “I’m not going to anticipate anything. We’re just going to stay on the protocol and as I said we follow the same thing for any of our players that are in this situation and that’s exactly what we’ll do in this case.”‘

‘This game made it crystal clear why Edwards won the starting job. Losman has the athletic ability, but just doesn’t have the decision-making skills or leadership abilities to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. Bills fans can only hope Edwards has a speedy recovery, as any hopes they have of making the playoffs will rest on his being able to stay in the game.’

‘Defense: (F) They could not get off the field on 3rd down. They could not force Kurt Warner into his typical turnover times. The defense did not get a lot of help. Either the offense was turning it over or the special teams were going offsides on a field goal. Get this tape and burn it.’

‘The Cardinals did as they wished against a defense that can’t use injuries as an excuse. Opening without corner Terrence McGee and losing safety Ko Simpson were tough handicaps for Buffalo to conquer, but they shouldn’t have been enough to instantly turn the group from an efficient juggernaut to an ethereal non-factor.’

‘ J. P. Losman came on in relief, but he was no match for Kurt Warner and the Cardinals, who handed the 4-1 Bills their first loss. Losman completed 15 of 21 passes for 220 yards, most of them on an 87-yard touchdown pass to Lee Evans.’

‘The Cards are just 8-35 on the road since 2003. But they entered the game with nine wins in their last 12 games inside their dome.’

‘For the half, Arizona accumulated 19 first downs, equaling the most the Bills’ defense had allowed in any of the first four full games this year.’

‘Self-inflicted wounds were the story of the third quarter for the Bills.’

‘The only purpose served by the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game was the boosting of the egos of the Arizona Cardinals’ pass rushers.’

‘”I’m getting my cable cut off as of tomorrow morning, and I am going to get [satellite TV],” said Jones, also a devoted viewer of Channel 4 morning news. “I called them already.”‘

‘”They did a great job with their quick game and we didn’t play as well as we should have against it,” said Posluszny of Arizona’s offense. “That’s something we’ll address. We have two weeks to take care of that now because I’m sure other teams will see this film, watch it and try to take advantage of it and we’ll have that squared away.”‘

‘If the Bills are truly to emerge as a contender in the wide-open AFC, it will be reflected in the way they use their bye week and how they respond.’

‘Diagnosis: concussion. Which might also describe the Bills’ collective state. They went on to be thoroughly whipped, 41-17.’

‘The Bills were committed to not giving up the big play to an Arizona passing game that has ranked among the top 10 in the NFL three straight years. That was no problem for Warner. He let the Bills die a slow death, dinking and dunking his way down the field drive after drive.’

‘”I just try to mentally prepare every game like I’m going to go in,” said Losman, who completed 15 of 21 passes for 220 yards, one touchdown and one interception. “Today I was put to that test, and quite early, too, which was unexpected. That’s my job right now. It’s a great steppingstone for me personally to learn how it is, to get in there quite early in the game and try to keep everything under control and try to lead the guys down the field.”‘