Archives for December 9, 2008

‘”I’m at a loss for words for what we are offensively,” he said. “The best word I can come up with to describe it is just disarray. We have no type of rhythm. And plays just aren’t being made. Offensively we just have no rhythm. We don’t have a clue. Whatever criticism the offense gets is well-deserved.”‘

‘The Bills won the opening coin toss for the third week in a row, deferred to the second half for the third week in a row, and fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter for the third week in a row. At some point, you would think Dick Jauron would learn his lesson, but he hasn’t. Schonert didn’t get Jackson a touch, and called a pass on first-and-goal at the 3, which was picked off. His offense produced 163 yards. Perry Fewell’s guys played hard, but they forced no turnovers and gave up some third-and-long conversions that were inexcusable. This team gets out-coached worse and worse as the weeks go by.’

‘Chief operating officer Russ Brandon, who has not said much of anything lately, especially in regard to the way the team has collapsed after a 5-1 start, also spoke after the 16-3 loss to Miami. He termed the Bills’ performance as “unacceptable” and expressed disappointment with the way things went in Toronto. As for the status of head coach Dick Jauron, all Brandon would say is that “I think everybody should be under fire in the organization.”‘

‘Losman was sacked four times, fumbled twice, was indecisive and generally showed why he lost the starting job to begin with.’

‘As the Bills, after their inspired 4-0 and 5-1 start, have swooned to six losses in their last seven games, we keep wondering what went wrong. But maybe the answer is “nothing.”‘

‘Tickets topped out at $600, but several thousand seats had to be sold at the last minute to assure that the game in the 54,000-seat former Skydome would be televised in the Bills’ market. The announced crowd of 52,134 seemed fabricated. There were considerably more than 2,700 empty seats.’

‘The lack of production has been so maddening that Bills owner Ralph Wilson resorted to sarcasm after the game: "Three points? Listen, the way we’ve been playing, it’s tough to get three points."’

‘”The points allowed is good that we’re doing that, but we’re stressing trying to get some turnovers and scoring on defense,” said Terrence McGee. “It’s really hard as a defense, just trying to get some turnovers and give the offense some good field position so they can score some points.”‘

‘The Buffalo Bills and Perry’s Ice Cream announced that 9-year-old Darian Whitmore, a fourth-grade student from Blasdell Elementary, has won the 2008 Perry’s Ice Cream “Sweetest Kid” contest. Darian’s grand prize includes a Perry’s Ice Cream party for his entire school at Blasdell Elementary on 3780 S. Park Avenue, Blasdell, NY 14129 with Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcus Stroud on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.’