Archives for September 18, 2012

‘Gailey needs to let run free like he did against the Chiefs and allow his speed open up Fitzpatrick’s passing lanes. It may be a physical, bruising running style, but it may be the way to make the Bills’ offense most effective.’

‘”(Sunday) was a completely different approach. We were trying to go out there and impose our will, and not have to take a punch to be able to react. We did it on offense, defense and special teams. We won the field-position battle, the offense put points on the board, the defense got off the field on third down and this is what happens when all three phases are hitting on all cylinders.”‘

‘”Any time you’ve got a guy like that on your team, it opens up things for other guys. Some of the things he does are amazing,” defensive end Chris Kelsay said. “He’s obviously a great player. I’m biased because he’s a close friend, but he’s a huge asset for this team.”‘

‘”Yeah, the O-line is kind of picking up where we left off last year,” Wood said. “We’ve got a good group. It’s a pretty deep group. But we come to work every week. We’re going to try to play consistent ball all year. We’ll have some ups and downs, but after two weeks we’ve been able to put together a couple of pretty good performances.”‘

‘Orchard Park police also were out on patrol Sunday at the game. Six people were arrested on marijuana-related charges, three people were charged with underage alcohol possession, and two people were charged with soliciting without a permit.’

‘hate to forget all that Fred Jackson has accomplished, but Spiller’s a younger, more explosive player. So yes, he is the team’s best offensive player. No debate.’

‘Although attendance for each of the games in Toronto has exceeded 50,000, there have been conflicting reports as to whether the series has been a financial success for Rogers.’

”’Obviously, from what you saw yesterday, it is a lot better. It’s a lot better for us. It’s a lot better for our win-loss column,” Williams said. ”You have to go out and make things happen, and I think we did a lot more of that yesterday.”’

‘Coach Chan Gailey said tests were negative on Monday, a day after Byrd was hurt in a 35-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Gailey expects Byrd to be healthy to play at Cleveland on Sunday.’

‘MariOs are available at Buffalo-area Tops supermarkets. Sales will benefit the Carly’s Club children’s cancer charity.’

‘”I’m just having great weeks of preparation,” said Spiller, who has taken over as the starter with Fred Jackson sidelined a month with a knee injury. “The offensive line is doing a great job covering these (tacklers) up. We knew coming into the game we were going to have to be very decisive running – put your foot down and take what they give. So I think it all starts with our preparation.”‘

‘Chan Gailey had a much better day calling the offensive plays. He crafted a plan heavily reliant on the run because of what he gleaned from film study, and he stuck to it, feeding the ball to the dangerous C.J. Spiller. There were some odd calls in the third quarter when he went back to the pass, but it didn’t matter in the end. On defense, the Bills were much more aggressive in their rush packages, often sending blitzers to harass Matt Cassel and the result was five sacks and three turnovers. Defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt also had his CBs playing more physical in press coverage and it disrupted the Chiefs.’

‘”They get ticked off, and when you get a team down, they’re going to take some shots at you,” Wood said. “That’s why we weren’t taking our foot off their throats toward the end. That’s stuff that rubs you pretty raw.”‘