Archives for October 2009

‘Bills owner Ralph Wilson had less to say than Talley about his team’s 38-10 defeat. "Listen fellas, you saw the game, just like I did. There’s nothing for me to say. What can I say?"’

‘Jauron has taken the bullet in all three of Buffalo’s losses, blaming himself for the defeats. But it goes way beyond Jauron and his coaching staff and several players admitted after the game that they have to start looking in the mirror as well. It isn’t all about the coaching with this team, the players have not performed, first and foremost quarterback Trent Edwards who has put together back-to-back clunkers in losses to New Orleans and Miami where he has two TDs, five interceptions and 10 sacks.’

‘Some things were out of their control, such as the injuries. There were four defensive starters out, and the offensive line is a jumbled mess with two rookies starting at guard, and two tackles who probably have no business starting. Dick Jauron took full blame for the performance, and he deserves the bulk of it, but not all of it. His players need to start taking some responsibility. The shine may be off on offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt who had no answers for Miami’s pressure, while defensive coordinator Perry Fewell has a lot of work to do on his run defense. It was terrible and has now given up 472 yards the last two weeks.’

‘"That was the plan for this game," McKinney said of role on the defensive line. "We had practiced it in previous weeks. It was a contingency plan. I hadn’t (played defensive line) before. But I went out there and tried to make the most of it. It’s tough work. I give those guys credit."’

‘What’s certain is, these are now two 1-3 teams, but seemingly headed in opposite directions.’

‘In his third season, Edwards has morphed into J.P. Losman without the attitude.’

‘The loss was Buffalo’s worst since the infamous 56-10 defeat by New England in November 2007.’

‘”Is that what you’re looking for?” Jauron said, referring to who might be responsible for the offense’s struggles. “Then I blame myself. I’ll say it’s me and then go from there.”‘

‘The message to the Bills fan base has to be that what we are seeing on the field is unacceptable. That means major change. We have plenty of time to speculate on which names would work in a new regime (Cowher, Shanahan, Gruden etc.). But for the here and now, I think Sunday’s Disaster with the Dolphins confirms that we know the ones that won’t work.’

‘Cheer up Bills fans! It’s time to focus on the positives of the game! If you can see the glass as half full being a Bills fan doesn’t have to be so painful.’

‘Well where do you start? Buffalo went down to Miami and embarrassed themselves to a winless Dolphin team who was starting a second year quarterback. The Bills needed to have this game if they wanted any hopes of staying in the division race, and the whole team turned in a completely embarrassing performance to show that they are not playoff ready.’

‘Dick Jauron said the inability to capitalize on offense was a concern, especially late in the game. The Dolphins had the luxury of staying with the run already up three touchdowns-keeping the defense on the field over 70 snaps.’

‘The question now: Is the Bills’ season dead in the water?’

‘"I’ve been here two years and I’m 0-8 in the division. That’s very frustrating. Just losing games is very frustrating."’

‘"You saw the game, just like I did," Wilson said outside the locker room. "What do you want me to say? What do you say?"’