Archives for November 2010

‘Bills 27, Lions 17.’

‘"Anytime you lose a guy that’s had that many big plays, that many catches, it hurts," Gailey said. "He was obviously playing because he was doing a good job."’

‘Some Bills fans believe Ryan Fitzpatrick has shown enough this season to continue starting for the Bills for several seasons. I rate him among the top two or three No. 2 quarterbacks in the NFL. Unfortunately, he’s No. 1 for Buffalo.’

‘"I have my good days and bad," he said. "Game days, you make it through on the adrenaline and then you just got to recover during the week. The Wednesdays off help get me prepared to come back out 100 percent on game day again, and I appreciate them willing to work with me like this. Moving forward, we’ll just keep addressing it as we need to."’

‘"We’ll see what happens next week, or it might be the next, I don’t know," Gailey said after practice. "We’re going to get him well. That’s the most important thing. Let’s get him well before we put him on the field."’

‘It does not look like there are any Jake Longs or Joe Thomases out there among the top offensive tackle prospects.’

‘I don’t mean to call out the Bills, but let’s get something straight: No matter how hard they try, they cannot possibly be as good at being bad as the 2008 Lions. That’s a very high low bar, my friends.’

Lions TE Tony Scheffler targeted less often (Detroit News)

Lions’ Jim Schwartz misses the point while preaching to media (Detroit News)

‘Livid’ coordinator Cunningham: Lions play tough, but not dirty (Detroit News)

Lions’ rookie Amari Spievey improving as fill-in starter at safety (Detroit Free Press)

Lions’ running game suffers as Jahvid Best struggles with injuries (Detroit Free Press)

Winless Bills can’t hold a candle to 0-16 Detroit Lions (Detroit Free Press)

Lions’ pass rush will be in high gear (Detroit Free Press)

Lions’ Kevin Smith, Cliff Avril and Stephen Peterman return to practice (Grand Rapids Press)

Gunther Cunningham: Lions do not play dirty (Oakland Press)

Rayner was ready for the call (Oakland Press)

Cherilus Developing as a Natural Competitor (DetroitLions.com)

‘Bills 27, Lions 17.’

‘Merriman missed practice on Thursday after suffering a lower leg injury during Wednesday’s session. Gailey announced after practice Thursday that Merriman strained an Achilles.’

‘For Merriman it’s the same Achilles that he strained in the preseason, which forced him to miss San Diego’s season opener when he was still on the Chargers roster. Gailey confirmed that it was the same Achilles for Merriman.’

‘”It’s short-term more than long-term, but we’ll just wait and see,” Gailey said. “We’ll see what happens next week, or it might be the next, I don’t know. We’re going to get him well. That’s the most important thing. Let’s get him well before we put him on the field.”‘

‘The Bills didn’t announce how many tickets were unsold as of Thursday.’

‘The injury to Davis, who has 41 tackles, leaves a big hole in a Buffalo defense which already is allowing a league-high 29.1 points per game. The Bills have the sixth-best defense against the pass, allowing 193.4 yards per game, but they’re giving up 265.8 in the last four.’

‘"I think that anybody that’s a true American, it means something to you,” said Gailey, whose father served as a marine in the Philippines in World War II. “What our troops and what our leaders do for us is amazing … we have no clue. I’m still amazed how they keep our country safe, and we’re appreciative.”‘