Archives for January 6, 2011

‘”If you’re any kind of competitor, you’re going to go back and look at the season and you don’t want this taste in your mouth,” nose tackle Torell Troup said. “I’ve never played in a defense like we’ve had this year, so hopefully the guys come back with the right attitude, come ready to work, and get another year under our belts.”‘

‘"(General manager) Buddy (Nix) and I will sit down and talk about every aspect of our football team and go from there. I’d be guessing today and then I’d have to take it back and I don’t like to do that. So, I’d rather just say we’re going to evaluate it and make a decision as time goes on."’

‘Coach Chan Gailey didn’t mince words about Whitner’s future, which all depends on the league and player’s union reaching a new labor agreement. Otherwise he would need another year to become a free agent. "Tenuous would be another word you could use there," Gailey said when asked about Whitner’s future with the Bills. "He’s a really good player. You’d love to have him on your football team but you’re in a business where that doesn’t happen every time. So, we’ll wait and see what happens."’

‘Buffalo tied a 1978 team record for most 200-yard games allowed rushing with eight. At least this team didn’t challenge the ’78 team’s record for total rushing yards allowed, 3,228. It allowed 2,714. Middle linebacker Paul Posluszny, who led the Bills in tackles with 151 but didn’t have much to feel proud of, said it best: "It’s nothing short of horrible."’