Archives for September 20, 2010

‘”As I said the other day we’re always trying to look for the right combinations to get this team on the right track and headed in the right direction and we’re going to make a change at quarterback,” he said. “Ryan Fitzpatrick will start this week and he’s going to take the reins and we’ll see where that takes us.”‘

‘Fitzpatrick filled in as Buffalo’s starter last season as Edwards recovered from a concussion. The Harvard product finished with a quarterback rating of 69.7 in 10 games last season, passing for 1,422 yards with nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.’

‘Fitzpatrick will replace Trent Edwards, who has completed 29 of 52 passes this season for 241 yards and one touchdown. The Bills are 0-2.’

‘”We wanted to get Marshawn and Fred a lot more involved” Gailey said. “We didn’t put C.J. in there as much. We were going to use him (Spiller) on third down and work him in slowly as time goes on. We just felt that was the best way to attack them.”‘

‘”We can be a good football team, but we’re not right now, and we have to get there,” said coach Chan Gailey after watching his team get outclassed in every aspect.’

‘After a terrible start when they fell into a 13-0 hole, the Bills got back into the game in the second quarter and were trailing just 13-7 at the half, and had the ball to start the third quarter. However, any hopes they had of making a charge died on their fifth snap.’

‘Week after week, Trent Edwards stands up in front of the media and says that he and the Bills have to find ways to make plays, and week after week, nothing ever changes. They rarely ever make plays. Edwards was brutal again, though neither of his two interceptions was his fault, nor was the lack of protection he received. Still, he has to find a way to overcome things.’

‘"If I had the answers I would have used them during the game," Bills coach Chan Gailey said. "Obviously we don’t have those answers right now. We’re trying to find the right combination of people and schemes to get this thing right. It’s not a quick fix proposition."’

‘"It was pretty clean looks all day," Evans said. "They were trying to just be over the top with corners and run somebody underneath. But nothing really out of the ordinary or too hard to manage either way. It’s just offensively we never got into a rhythm, just never got going."’

‘The Bills could have had Matthews in the first round of the 2009 draft. They took Aaron Maybin instead.’

‘”We got Marshawn and Fred more involved today,” Bills coach Chan Gailey said. “We didn’t put C.J. in there as much. We were going to use him on third down and continue to work him back in slowly as time goes on. We just felt like that was the best way to try to attack [the Packers], with the way their offense was, to run the football and try to keep our third downs in manageable distance and convert those and get the ball down the field. That was our thought process. It worked on one drive and it didn’t work the rest of the time.”‘

‘The loudest roar of the first half came during the highlights of other NFL games. The scoreboard showed ex-Packer and current Vikings QB Brett Favre throwing an interception against Miami, to the delight of the fans.’

‘Gailey admits he doesn’t have answers for this offense. It’s been evident by their play coming out of halftime.’

‘Sure, he’s no spring chicken, but Evans would certainly command a draft choice from someone, maybe a team like Minnesota that’s geared up for a playoff run, but needs help at receiver. Second-rounder? That might be reaching, but Evans could certainly fetch something, and he’s likely to flourish in an offense that has a few pieces to complement him.’