Archives for October 2010

‘With LeSean McCoy out indefinitely with a broken rib, the Eagles have contacted the Bills about the availability of veteran running back Marshawn Lynch, a league source said today.’

‘Oh, there were plenty of questions asked of Gailey and many of his players, but there really weren’t any answers. After all, what could the Bills say?’

‘"It’s funny … somebody forgot to tell him he’s whatever age he is," Ryan said. "I just thought he was going to be outstanding. He’s better than that."’

‘New York held the ball for more than 40 minutes in rolling up 444 yards, which, if you were one of the 69,262 fans in attendance on a cold, wet afternoon, wasn’t such a bad thing. It meant the less you had to watch Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bills offense stumble around.’

‘Say what you want about SS Donte Whitner, that he was a wasted first-round pick or whatever, but the guy cares. The losing kills him, and so does the embarrassment. More Bills should care that much.’

‘Fitzpatrick is the QB by default, because there’s no one else as good as him. Yes, that’s painfully said, but it’s the truth.’

‘The Bills were 0-for-10 on third down and held the ball for a meager 19 minutes, 31 seconds. Fitzpatrick was sacked three times and forced to run on seven occasions when his blocking broke down. Eric Wood had two holding calls. We could go on, but we won’t.’

‘"They didn’t do anything we didn’t expect them to do, and that’s what kind of makes it really disheartening and disappointing. Everything that we planned for, that’s exactly what they showed us, that’s exactly what they did."’

‘"You always want to be out there helping as much as possible, especially when things aren’t going the way you want them to go," he said. "It’s definitely tough. I’m just trying to bide my time right now and hopefully things will shake out where I can get on the field more. I’ve got my fingers crossed."’

‘You’d have thought the defense would be more aroused by the big Chris Kelsay extension, or by Paul Posluszny’s return to action. I’m sure the Jets get chills when they hear Poz is due back. A year ago, he came back from injury at the Jets. They ran for 318 yards that day. Poz had 12 tackles Sunday. Can a contract extension be far behind?’

‘It would be premature given the circumstances to declare "LT" fully revitalized. This romp in the park came against the Buffalo Bills, who are either the worst team in football or have the impersonation down pat. The Jets always run over the Bills, accumulating more than 800 yards on the ground over the last three meetings. The standard lopsidedness of this trench war is enough to prompt Matt Snell and Emerson Boozer to consider twice-a-year comebacks.’

‘So Evans was 25 seconds short of being shut out for the second time in four games. He went without a catch in Week Two, another lopsided loss to the Green Bay Packers.’

‘The pinched nerve, which was located behind his left knee, had been bothering McGee off and on since the offseason and prevented him from practicing last week. The surgery was successful in relieving the pressure on his leg, the source said.’

‘The Bills had just one first down in the quarter and ran just 10 plays from scrimmage.’

‘Gailey ripped every aspect of his team, except the coaching. We’ll do it for him. It’s time for his staff to start making a difference.’