Archives for November 2009

‘L ast week on Tuesday morning, I waited for my favorite player, Buffalo Bills linebacker Paul Posluszny, and his special event limousine to arrive at my house.My mother made breakfast because of the company. My neighbors came over to see Posluszny before we left for school. Everyone was really excited!’

‘"I’m just going to kind of relax. I may go through Dallas and then go on to L.A. and just try to get a little relaxation in. I think at this point in time with the season, especially with this team, we’ve had so many injuries, this team needs a break. I think we’ve had a lot of guys dinged up a little bit. Maybe we can come back refreshed a little bit, and maybe that will be the key for us."’

‘Owens is now in Buffalo, where the acrimony is over why the Bills stink and when they will stop stinking.’

‘And, as much as Buffalo’s offense deserves criticism, the preoccupation with its ineptitude has stolen the credit coordinator Perry Fewell’s defense deserves.’

‘”I’m still getting better each day,” Edwards said. “I’m still kind of getting stronger each day but as far as my weight lifting and conditioning program I’m still doing a little more each day so it’s honestly a day by day basis right now.”‘

‘”Jairus has done wonders for our pass defense,” said George Wilson, who has played opposite Byrd in the defensive backfield for the last four games while starters Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott have been injured. “I think he’s in the mind of every opposing quarterback that’s under center. He makes them second guess throwing the deep ball. He’s a baller.”‘

‘"They said everything went good," said McGee, who was walking with the slight aid of crutches. "I’m not so sure how long the recovery time is, a couple weeks maybe. Something like two weeks. It’s not real long. So this bye week helped me out."’

‘Byrd’s status is uncertain after he was sidelined late in the game against Houston. His visit to a specialist this week had already been scheduled. It became more than a routine visit after he recently began experiencing groin pain. Byrd said he received treatment but will have to wait until next week to determine whether he can resume practicing.’

‘Byrd chose not to elaborate on what exactly the specialist did in terms of examining how his surgical procedure is holding up while also assessing his current groin injury, which forced him from last Sunday’s game against Houston.’

‘”He’s just has great instincts for the ball,” said fellow safety Bryan Scott. “When he’s back in the middle of the field he’s always around the ball so whether it’s an overthrown pass or a tipped pass he’s just in a position to make a play. You can’t teach that. He’s just a naturally gifted guy when it comes to that. It’s great to see him back there.”‘

‘"It was a tough one to sleep on with the way we performed, with the way I performed," said quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. "We’re glad there’s a bye week because we have a lot of stuff to figure out. The biggest thing is we have to figure out the problem on third downs."’

‘Wilson isn’t hiring another Donahoe type any time soon. But maybe it’s time he reached out to prominent former players, as Lerner has (Jim Brown is a Browns consultant). How about making Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas, his fellow Hall of Famers, consultants to the offense?’

‘"[Head trainer] Bud [Carpenter] and his staff refer to this as a transition week," Jauron said. "Now what that means is [Edwards] transitions from a little bit of work to probably full activity."’

‘”That’s about half than what it’s been running,” Orchard Park Police Chief Andrew Benz reported this morning. “I don’t know what to tell you.”‘

‘This offense stinks. End of analysis.’