Archives for October 2011

‘If you told me(before the season began) that the Bills would be 3-1 at the quarter pole, would I take it?’

‘The Bills know that Vick and the Eagles offense will be a big challenge to contain. “He makes a whole defense try to prepare a little bit differently then they would,” said Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams. “We want to keep the guy in front of us. Not get behind him and open up the field for him where he can make big plays, that’s where he makes big plays happen. With his arm and running.”‘

‘”It’s one of those games where a lot of questions will be answered,” Bills running back Fred Jackson tells News 4 Sports. “We know that, we’re looking forward to the challenge. They got a lot of questions they got to answer as well.”‘

‘”I got a chance to play a little of both last year,” Scott tells News 4 Sports. “I went from safety to linebacker, and not I’m playing a combination of both. It’s cool how things have worked out for me.”‘

‘On defending Eagles QB Michael Vick: You have to be disciplined. You have to change things up. You can’t let him out of the pocket. You can’t go running up inside and let him bail out and get him on the corner. That’s when he’s really dangerous when he can run it or throw it and he has time to see the field. There’s no one way to play him or somebody would have already figured it out. You’ve got to keep doing different things and see what fits your style and what fits best against them each week.’

‘Eagles 34, Bills 30.’

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‘”Students asked him how he felt about losing the game. He said it was just like in school if you do everything you’re supposed to do and you don’t do well, you have to keep working,” Scott recalled fondly.’

‘"Their backs are up against the wall. They’re up against the ropes trying to get that bitterness out of their mouths," Bills safety George Wilson said. "We’re at home. We can’t allow that to happen. We can’t allow them to bounce back against us."’

‘Let’s not confuse sports with the real world. The Bills boost the local economy, but I wouldn’t bank on Ryan Fitzpatrick paying your electric bill or the Sabres’ power play fixing your furnace. What they do more than anything, particularly when they’re playing well, is provide a temporary escape from the real world, a shred of hope and a sense of pride.’

‘Scott is so passionate about music and the arts that he is relaunching his foundation, Pick Your Passion Foundation for the Arts, for which he cut a song that will be available on iTunes later this month. "It is a great release to be able to sit down and play," he said. "It really is a great stress reliever."’

‘The win over the Patriots made a statement, but a win over the Eagles this week might be an even louder one.’

‘Buffalo is in the bottom half of the league in points surrendered. Worse, it’s surrendering a numbing 405 yards per game, sixth-worst in the NFL.’

‘The turf is being given to the recipients for free, but the recipients must pay for the installation. In July, the county put out the call for applicants after a new playing surface was installed at the Orchard Park stadium. To be eligible, applicants had to be nonprofits, schools or community groups in Erie County.’

‘”They came back out and established what they wanted to do and that was run the football,” Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman said. “Once they started doing that, it opened up the passing game as well by running play action.”‘