Archives for September 10, 2012

‘”We’ve just got too many people running too wide open right now and we’re not getting enough pressure on the passer and that’s something we’re going to address,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “Dave (Wannstedt) and I have already had the conversation of how we’re going to address that. We’ve got to change that so we understand where we are. We don’t like it. It’s ugly and that’s my responsibility.”‘

‘And Fitzpatrick added, “To me it was reminiscent of what happened in Kansas City last year (41-7 Bills’ win in the opener) … except we were on the other end of it this year. To have so many things go wrong early … it was tough on us. It’s disappointing to lose your first game, especially in the fashion we did.”‘

‘”You move on, there’s so many ups and downs during the year in the NFL (though) you never want to have such a down the first week. But, no matter the fashion we lost, we’re 0-1 and that’s how you look at it.”‘

‘Chan didn’t have the team ready and didn’t have a good day calling plays against Rex Ryan’s defenses. Dave Wannstadt’s debut as the Bills defensive coordinator was lousy. And special teams coach Bruce DeHaven had to be pulling his hair out on that long punt return. Grade: F.’

‘”I didn’t think I fully had possession of it, but I’ve just got to do a better job of bringing it in,” said Spiller. “My quarterback did a great job of putting it right where he’d been told to put it in training camp. It’s my job to bring it in. I can’t leave it up to the refs.”‘

‘The Bills’ pass rush looked a lot like last year’s 29th-ranked unit, never sacking Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and knocking him down only twice.’

‘Williams was credited with just one tackle in the Bills’ 48-28 loss to the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. He hit Mark Sanchez just once, after the Jets’ quarterback had released the ball.’

‘"David broke out and Fitz thought he was gonna go out. Cromartie squatted on the outside route there," he said. "We read that as a turn in. When he broke out he threw it to him and Cromartie was sitting right there. It was a miscommunication and that’s my fault. I’m responsible for the communication."’

‘Learning experience? Maybe so. Maybe the Bills will quickly rebound from this embarrassment and prove they really are a playoff contender. On the other hand, we might be learning not to overestimate what it can mean to sign a big-ticket free agent and get some key players back from injuries.’

‘Jackson cried in frustration as he paced on the sideline for several minutes. He jogged in place and tried to make some cuts with medical professionals observing. He then went to the locker room and didn’t return.’

‘The Bills added some negative history to their season opener in the second quarter by allowing their first punt return for a touchdown in 11 years.’

‘Bills coach Chan Gailey summed it up himself: They didn’t generate enough pass pressure and left Jets receivers wide open.’

‘There was nothing to indicate that the Bills, with all their offseason chutzpah, are better than they’ve been in any other non-playoff season of the past decade-plus. In fact, it all looked sadly familiar.’

‘Who will get the best of the Stevie Johnson-Darelle Revis matchup? Johnson is hobbled by groin problems, which is really a concern that he’s already hobbled, so it wasn’t a fair fight. It didn’t help that Ryan Fitzpatrick was wildly erratic, and the ball he threw toward Johnson that was picked by Revis was brutal. Johnson caught four balls for 55 yards including a 29-yard TD when Revis was out of the game.’