Archives for December 2008

‘In fairness, there is one thing you can count on with this team week in and week out. That’s poor coaching from Dick Jauron and his staff. How many timeouts can you burn because you can’t get a play in on time? It’s getting ridiculous, and contributes to a lack of confidence in the team.’

‘Left tackle Jason Peters was so unhappy that he stopped and started yelling back at fans. And then there was receiver Roscoe Parrish, who was nearly struck by debris thrown from the stands.’

‘It’s fitting that a team with no identity had to swap quarterbacks at the half, no matter the reason. The Bills can claim the move was a result of Trent Edwards’ groin straining, but what injury excuses the same ineffective way the starter has largely been playing for over a month?’

‘The Bills now have been outscored in the first 15 minutes, 74-40.’

‘First Rian Lindell missed a 20-yard field-goal try after the Bills had marched 85 yards in 18 plays. The snap was high, and Brian Moorman may not have gotten the ball down perfectly, but the hold was not too bad. The kick bounced off the left upright, snapping Lindell’s streak of 53 straight successful kicks inside the 40.’

‘Marshawn Lynch dominated the third quarter. Unfortunately for the Bills, Lynch’s fantastic rushing only got them three points.’

‘Could the Bills turn it around after 45 minutes of ugly offensive football? No. What followed was another 15 minutes of even uglier football.’

‘Coaching: F: Frustrated Lee Evans questioned play-calling in the red zone. Jauron blamed miscommunication for squandered timeouts. Whose fault is that?’

‘Bills fans venturing to Toronto for next Sunday’s game also can expect Toronto-area spot-checks as part of the program called “Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere,” Priest said.’

‘A 30-year-old Buffalo man told police he attempted to shake the former player’s hand outside a Chippewa Street bar at about 2:15 a. m. Friday when the player punched him in the face.’

‘"You can’t make these mistakes, especially this late in the season, especially when we need as many games as we want," Losman said. "We didn’t deserve to win anyway. Regardless of if we went down and tied it and took it to overtime. You can’t have that many mistakes, penalties, drops, whatever the situations were."’

‘I can’t believe I’m saying this, just two weeks after the fact, but it was worse than the Cleveland loss on Monday night. In terms of offensive futility, squandered opportunities and dumb coaching, it ranks with the worst home losses in recent times.’

‘How telling it is that while the Bills, at 6-6, acknowledged the blow this result dealt to their playoff chances, the 49ers, at 4-8, spoke in terms of hope and belief and eventual prosperity. The Niners feel like they’re getting somewhere.’

‘”We certainly talk about conserving our timeouts,” head coach Dick Jauron said after a 10-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. “But we also say if we have to use them we’re going to use them. It’s not a positive thing, obviously.”‘