Archives for September 2010

‘Edwards was under duress the entire day as he was sacked four times and hurried on several other pass attempts. He finished the game 11-18 for 102 yards and the two aforementioned interceptions. Packers linebacker Clay Matthews had three sacks in the game.’

‘Green Bay outgained the Bills 150-0 in the first quarter. The Bills outgained them 93-11 in the second quarter.’

‘Trent Edwards Grade F: They would have lost even if this was an A but there seems to be no hope in resurrecting his career.’

‘”That’s the good thing about this defense. We understand who their main targets are. We understand what we have to do to stop them and that’s for us to go out here on the practice field and apply it on game day, and that’s what we expect to do.” Rodgers said the Bills’ strength defense starts with the secondary. “I’ve always been impressed with (cornerback) Terrence McGee ever since he picked me off in the 2005 pre-season,” said Rodgers. “Not that I remember that sort of thing.”‘

‘Today, it might actually take a quantum leap for even the most passionately myopic Bills fans to venture beyond hoping for a win, and expecting a win, when Buffalo takes on the Packers at historic Lambeau Field.’

‘Want proof? Last week, when the Miami Dolphins visited Orchard Park, the game was aired only in Upstate New York and the southern half of Florida. By contrast, when the Dolphins play at the Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. today, 57 percent of the country’s households with televisions will find that game carried by their CBS affiliate.’

‘Will Cornell Green resemble the EZ-Pass lane by game’s end?’

‘”They’re very confident, but we’re confident also,” said Bills strong safety Donte Whitner. “It will be a good test for us, and we expect to go out there and make our coverages work for us and make some plays on the football. And that’s what we’re going to do.”‘

‘Packers, 27-16.’

‘The Packers don’t do trades, and they’re not much interested in waivers, either. “We draft and develop,” coach Mike McCarthy told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.’

‘”I grew up around labor relations,” Murphy said. “I remembering thinking this was something I would like to do. My father understood both sides. He was the type who was respected by everybody. I remember talking to union people who said how much they appreciated my father and they felt he was fair to them.”‘

‘I know it’s way too early to talk about actual Heisman Trophy candidates, but young Denard Robinson of Michigan made the fastest bid in my memory with his performance against Notre Dame. Bear with me while I open my book of superlatives: startling speed, big-time passing arm, a human GPS. In the open field, amazingly strong for his size and blessed with top-rank athletic intelligence.’

‘The Bills lost one of their best defensive players in linebacker Paul Posluszny, whose knee injury last week is expected to sideline him for two or three games. He was an every-down player who could chase down plays to the sidelines and cover backs and tight ends in the pass game. Whether Buffalo replaces him with Keith Ellison or Akin Ayodele, the defense loses speed and playmaking. This could open the door to a big game for Finley after he caught only four passes for 47 yards last week, when Philadelphia went to some lengths to take him out of the game.’

‘I’ll just say that for the second straight week the Packers play a team that will be better later than they are now. And Aaron Rodgers won’t let last Sunday’s performance stand a moment longer. Packers 35, Bills 10.’

‘Packers 27, Bills 10.’