Archives for October 2010

‘Buffalo allowed 216 yards on 40 carries, with a 5.4 yard per carry average. Marcus Stroud flailed at the ball carrier and whiffed on one occasion, Donte Whitner never took the right angle and the Bills just couldn’t get a handle on the same wide receiver reverse play to Mike Thomas three separate times. Another atrocious effort in this one for that unit.’

‘In today’s loss to Jacksonville, Jackson averaged 6.1 yards per carry, but he only got the ball 12 times. It just boggles my mind why Gailey is so hesitant to ride the hot hand. Would it produce a victory? I have no idea, but Ryan Fitzpatrick was his usual self throwing the ball very well at times and missing wide open receivers at key times.’

‘The team needs linebackers. Bad. They are a collection of castoffs (Andra Davis, Reggie Torbor, Akin Ayodele) and leftovers (Chris Kelsay, Chris Ellis, Keith Ellison) who are doing very little to support adequate line play from Kyle Williams and Dwan Edwards, the defensive bright spots of the season.’

‘The Bills new brain trust hoped switching to a 3-4 scheme, even though it lacked the personnel to do it, could improve the Bills inability to stop the run. Things have actually gotten worse under new d-coordinator George Edwards. The Bills even tried using a form of the old 4-3 to slow down the Jags, and it didn’t matter. Not a bit.’

‘In the end Buffalo’s defense had trouble slowing down the Jaguars balanced attack. Maurice Jones-Drew averaged 4.4 per carry and Jacksonville’s tight end Lewis had a pair of touchdowns as the Bills gave up 30 points or more for the third straight game.’

‘The Bills were holding on to a 10-3 lead and driving for a score that would maybe give them an insurmountable lead. They had a second and goal at the one yard line. A Demetrius Bell holding penalty put the Bills back to the 11 and they never got into the end zone as they were held to a field goal and a 10 point lead that they couldn’t hold on to.’

‘And while it is true that the Bills have done nothing to convince anyone that they can beat any team right now, they are not lamenting their situation, or giving up hope that they can get things turned in the right direction starting today.’

‘Through four games the Bills have played offense an average of 10 fewer minutes than their opponents. That explains why the opponents have earned 33 more first downs, gained 582 more yards, and scored 64 more points.’

‘This year’s 0-4 squad, arguably the league’s worst team, could possibly culminate a decade of mediocrity with a winless season. With the team’s presence here likely tied to the longevity of its 91-year-old owner, there is not much light on the horizon.’

‘"Our biggest deal is to get the continuity with communication, the continuity with alignments, the run fits, and then at the end of the day we’ve got toxleg get off blocks and make plays, period," Edwards said. "That’s our focus. We know we’ve got to play better."’

‘Bills, 17-16.’

‘"People say ‘Don’t get upset,’" Talley said Friday from his home in Orlando, Fla. "I could do what a lot of the guys do and not watch. But I lived it. I did it. I loved the people and I loved what I did. How the hell could I spend 12 years of my life in a place and not care?"’

‘”I guess it’s kind of a common thing for me, I don’t really listen to it that much,” Edwards said. “It’s just another negative thing people are trying to get on me for.”‘

Jaguars backup quarterback Trent Edwards back where he started (Florida Times Union)

Waiting for answers on benching of Jaguars CB Derek Cox (Florida Times Union)

Breaking down today’s game (Florida Times Union)

Jags go for consecutive wins (Jaguars.com)

‘”You’ve got to be strong mentally,” coach Chan Gailey said, when asked how to prevent a sense of doom and gloom from creeping into his locker room. “I don’t have pep talks to avoid that or make that go away. … Let’s change it. We’ve got to go and win.”‘