Archives for October 2009

‘The optimal time to make an in-season change – or perhaps the least awful time – would be on a team’s bye week. That gives coaches and players more time to adjust to the change. The Bills’ bye week still is four weeks away.’

‘Meanwhile, the Bills remain a contented, underachieving bunch. They get blown out in Miami and Dick Jauron tells us how much he loves his players and how hard they play.’

‘It was asking a lot of Buggs to produce. He’s a 223-pounder who was undrafted out of Vanderbilt last year. He saw limited action in just four Bills games last season.’

‘"We need help in the middle, and so I felt like that was plan B if plan A didn’t work," said Fewell, who put the new-look defense through its paces Wednesday as preparation began for Sunday’s game against the winless Cleveland Browns at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘If that were to happen, Jonathan Scott would move back to right tackle and Kirk Chambers would return to the bench.’

Cleveland Browns trade Braylon Edwards to New York Jets (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Edwards was Browns’ headache from the start (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Trusnik’s former coaches at Ohio Northern say newest Brown will bring hard-nosed play (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Edwards goes on defense in regard to his integrity (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Who benefits, who gets hurt from this deal? (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Some NFL coaches can coach ‘difficult’ players . . . some can’t (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Cleveland Browns trade of Braylon Edwards the right move (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Timeline (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Edwards trade addition by subtraction (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Browns trade Braylon Edwards: It’s splitsville (Willoughby New Herald)

Robiskie might get first start (Willoughby New Herald)

Braylon Edwards gone in a New York minute (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Bottom line, the time was right for Edwards trade (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Edwards trade good for everyone (Columbus Dispatch)

Browns say good-bye to Braylon Edwards (Canton Repository)

Stuckey expected to contribute (Canton Repository)

Browns notebook (Canton Repository)

Players stunned by Edwards trade (Akron Beacon Journal)

Browns reward Edwards for bad behavior (Akron Beacon Journal)

Trade of Edwards signals new era for Browns (Akron Beacon Journal)

Mangini jettisons Edwards to New York (AP)

Big catch: Jets acquire WR Edwards from Browns (AP)

Browns send WR Edwards to Jets (The Sports Network)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

Ohio native returns home (ClevelandBrowns.com)

What to watch for (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Hometown Huddle again a success (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Browns acquire players, picks in trade (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Robiskie visits Lancaster (ClevelandBrowns.com)

‘In 2008, Jauron’s Bills were 4-0 and feeling they had turned a corner in a decade that has seen disappointment compound disappointment. This season, however, the Bills are 1-3 and coming off an embarrassing 38-10 loss in Miami that stretched their winless streak in the AFC East to eight games over two years.’

‘Mitchell, 29, a seven-year pro with previous stops in Kansas City and the New York Giants, has some experience playing middle LB. Buggs was out of position on several damaging runs up the middle by the Dolphins. Overall, Buffalo’s gap control was extremely poor, prompting coordinator Perry Fewell and coach Dick Jauron to make changes.’

‘”It’s embarrassing the way things went (last week),” DT Kyle Williams said, referencing Buffalo’s 38-10 loss in Miami, among the worse of the Dick Jauron era. “But the great thing about this league is that you have Wednesday and you have another team looking you in the eye. Every team is talented enough to beat you if you don’t prepare the right way and play. It’s a week in, week out deal and we have another opportunity this week.”‘

‘Trouble is, the Bills actually started in decent form and appear to have slammed it in reverse.’

‘Second year player Marcus Buggs has spent much of his time the past two games either on his back or over running plays. It’s a key reason why they had the worst two rushing days against them in Bills history.’

‘”You can’t just sit here and sulk. You can’t put your tail between your legs and walk away. After Sunday, you think we can do that after the way it turned out?” defensive end Chris Kelsay said. He was referring to how the Bills (1-3) unraveled during a 38-10 loss at Miami, a defeat that raised questions about Jauron’s job security and whether the team is destined to miss the playoffs for a 10th straight year.’

‘”It’s a natural position for me,” Mitchell said. “I enjoy making the calls and the checks and all that. I’m excited about it and it’s not going to be that difficult of a move. I do take pride in the fact that I am (going) in there during a time that we’re having some problems. I have always felt that the ‘mike’ is the one that takes responsibility for all that so I’m excited to be that guy.”‘

‘Owens, who has been critical of quarterbacks and others in the past, has resisted placing blame on Edwards or the offense. “We just have to get back to the drawing board and keep working,” he said.’

‘Bell said after practice Wednesday he felt ready to play after a groin injury forced him to miss a 38-10 loss at Miami on Sunday. Reserve defensive tackle John McCargo (groin) also practiced after missing last weekend’s game.’