Archives for August 19, 2009

‘The special teams were dreadful on Saturday, at least early on when those who are likely to play were in the game. The Bears came clean on the Bills first punt and should have blocked it. Later, the same unit had a high snap that could have been deadly in a regular-season game. Add in Dominic Rhodes’ muffed punt – which gave the Bears the ball in Buffalo territory – and you’ve got plenty to work on this week in practice. And with the Bills proving in the past their margin of error is already slim, a few special teams goofs could prove too much for Buffalo to overcome.’

‘The best a Bills fan can hope for this season is to break even at 8-8 and miss the playoffs once again. What the Bills need is a competent general manager that knows how to construct a winning team and hire a real coach. Kinda like that Polian feller we had years ago.’

‘The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and Brian Moorman’s P.U.N.T. Foundation will co-present a family-friendly ice cream social, titled Brian Moorman’s Football Sundae, from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Historical Society’s museum, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue.’

‘”My parents were great, they were very supportive of me. My dad (Bill Jackson) told me to keep going after my dream and I had coaches who told me I could keep playing, in high school and in junior college.”‘

‘”It takes the whole physical aspect of the game out of it,” said Paul Posluszny of having to take off the pads. “It’s just something where you’ve got to go in there and concentrate mentally because everything’s much slower.”‘

‘Neither the team nor Maybin’s camp will offer specifics on how far apart they are, but the Bills are becoming concerned that the defensive end, selected 11th overall out of Penn State, will not report soon enough to be ready for the regular season in less than four weeks.’