Archives for October 2008

‘That sort of aggressiveness from the safety slot didn’t compensate for the fact that the Bills are coping with a plague of cornerbacks who are either broken or not helping. Ashton Youboty’s absence was nearly as prominent as McGee’s troubled performance, while Leodis McKelvin noticeably remains a rookie nonentity, contributing little and picking up a single tackle Sunday on a day where it would have been nice if he had suddenly blossomed.’

‘Whitner showed up at Winkworth’s house at 7:30 a. m., took him to school in style, addressed an assembly in the gym, then took the lead in running Winkworth’s gym class during the first period of the school day.’

‘"No better player than Lee Evans to wear my No. 83. He’s making it his own."’

‘"I’m elated," Byrd said. "It’s really great and a lot of fun to be remembered and recognized. Buffalo offers a lot of fond memories."’

‘”You can tell the excitement around town is up a little bit,” Ellison said. “Even more than before. Fans have been waiting for a winner and to bring the playoffs back and that’s been our goal all year to reach the playoffs.”‘

‘Former Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith headlined a list of first-year nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class for 2009.’

‘There’s no reason to think that one brief dismal stretch portends future failures.’

‘While some of what Buffalo has done in their defensive backfield the past three games was for strategic reasons, the results have been less than impressive. All the lineup juggling, due mainly to injury has appeared to compromise the secondary’s continuity and effectiveness.’

‘It’s not that the offense’s leader was a Reese’s product lying among a bowl of extra-gross Mallo Cups: Edwards didn’t throw a touchdown on the day, and his much-dissected fumble was both an honest effort to gain yardage and an inadvisable move. Plus, he has to get rid of the ball while standing in the end zone his team defends, even if the current NFL sack leader is heading his way as if the aggressor launched himself from track blocks.’

‘”It’s hard when you lose to leave it and to let it go regardless of what’s coming up. But you have to,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said. “When they come back Wednesday, they have to let it go because it’s not going to help anybody if they don’t. We just have to correct our errors and move on.”‘

‘You know what happened in that second half. Here’s a look at why…’.

‘"I thought they came out with a great game plan and executed it from the first snap until the last snap," Edwards said of the Dolphins. "They were just ready to play, and I don’t know if we were ready to play the entire game. We had spurts where we were clicking and then there were times where we were making mistakes."’

‘The league is watered down, I agree, but the definition of elite would be a team that can win "statement-making" games. Winning on the road in Jacksonville was a statement. Beating lower-echelon Oakland and St. Louis and proving they could take care of business was a statement. Whipping San Diego was another big step. And Miami was another statement game because it was on the road, in the division, against a team on the rise. The Bills failed this test.’

‘The Jets are 4-3 and Favre has had two very good games, three fair games and two poor games.’

‘Dick Jauron has proven he’s been the right guy all along and it looks like he’ll stay in Orchard Park for awhile. For the Bills and their legions of backers, hopefully, a long while. Thank you, Mr. Levy, for not listening to this fan.’