Archives for December 2008

‘”It’s very frustrating to know the opportunity that we had in front of us,” said safety George Wilson.’

‘Somewhere at One Bills Drive, an alleged contract that would extend coach Dick Jauron’s tenure three seasons remains locked away, presumably so the media can’t verify it – or maybe so Jauron can’t sign it.’

‘If Evans sounds perturbed, believe me, he was.’

‘Mathematically, the Bills still are playoff eligible. But let’s be real, folks.’

‘Bills RB Marshawn Lynch: Too bad Lynch’s superlative effort was wasted. He rushed for a season-high 134 yards and was in Beast Mode all day. However, he did have a fumble that cost the Bills three points.’

‘Another cold, wet late-season game, another woeful performance by Trent Edwards, and you can add insult with an injury. Edwards hurt his hamstring early in the game and struggled through a miserable first half that saw him complete 10 of 21 passes with several throws buried into the turf before giving away to J.P. Losman.’

‘They will not, however, be able to over-exaggerate how bad the football was.’

‘”I need to get in the training room and get better,” he said.’

‘The Bills made dud quarterback Shaun Hill look like a Pro Bowler through the first few series, surrendering big plays on San Fran’s first four third-down attempts.’

‘I think I speak for a majority of Bills fans when I say I can only hope Jauron does not return as coach of the Buffalo Bills. I have said before that with Jauron as your coach, it guarantees at least four losses a year. Last year Jauron could have easily been held accountable for the Monday night loss to Dallas when he had the defensive secondary playing 10 yards off the receiver which opened up Terrell Owens and company to march down the field in the final minutes for the win.’

‘”Pull, strain, whatever you want to call it, it is still kind of just nagging me right now, prohibiting me from a lot of things I want to do out there. It is unfortunate, it’s frustrating, and I need to get to the training room and get better.”‘

‘Sorry, Leodis. Even though some of your fans put together a petition of more than 1,000 names urging the teams to toil in the December elements, it is not going to happen. And maybe that’s a good thing.’

‘He and the Bills and their long-suffering fans, some of whom might actually make the trip up the QEW, have been down this rocky road before. It has been eight years and counting out of the playoffs, but this season is shaping up as particularly hurtful. The Bills started 5-1; have gone 1-5 since. All the early promise has been mitigated by the usual heavy load of cynicism and second-guessing.’

‘The disappointing performance before 70,988 should erase any sense the Bills are giving up any advantage against the Dolphins by moving out of the elements into the indoor comfort of the Rogers Centre in Toronto. “It can’t hurt us,” defensive end Chris Kelsay said. “We aren’t winning here.”‘

‘”We had decent communications,” Losman said. “There are some other issues going on there. This is an in-house game and I can only tell you guys as much as I want to tell you. I’ve been in this situation before … um … many times. And it is an in-house game. And nobody can get anything out of me. Ever. We’re a very, very close-knit group regardless of what happens.”‘