Archives for October 17, 2012

‘The LSU product said the initial injury likely happened early in training camp, but he played in three preseason games logging eight tackles, three pass breakups including an interception. Then two days before the final preseason game he could not put any weight on the foot.’

‘”I respect coach Gailey so much, first as a man, even before a football coach. His outlook on life, how dedicated he is, he did a great job,” Scott said. “Everyone has counted us out, and he’s the one who put things back in perspective. He’s like, ‘Look, this is where we stand. The season is far from over for us. There’s so much football left to be played. Don’t let the naysayers get in our heads.’ Seeing a leader like that, how can you not stand behind that?”‘

‘If Bills fans are looking for a ray of hope, try this: There’s a good chance that 9-7 will be good enough to get into the playoffs this season. In fact, if the slugs from the AFC continue to lose two-thirds of their crossovers against the NFC, you can pretty much bank on it.’

‘The moves made Tuesday, came a day after both players had been released to make room for Buffalo to sign defensive end Shawne Merriman and safety Delano Howell.’

‘It’s quite possible that Jackson is still not at 100% and that’s part of the reason that he can’t keep up with Spiller’s pace. It’s also quite likely that the tandem works in part because it is a 1-2 punch. However it looks like the 1 and the 2 should be switched. Heading into Week 7 of the season, it doesn’t look like it should be 1 and 1a either.’

‘It wasn’t a perfect game by any means, but one area of the Bills dominated that contest. Many have waited for the defensive line to be as potent as they were on Sunday, but they finally lived up to the billing against one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL.’

‘Ross and Snow were promoted to the 53-man roster for Sunday’s game at Arizona after spending the first five weeks of the season on the team’s Practice Squad.’

‘As they did in earlier wins over the Chiefs and the Browns, the Bills built their win in Arizona on solid play by the defensive and offensive lines.’

‘But as Jay Feely was rotating his own personal highlight reel by kicking a 61-yard field goal that smacked Bills’ fans in their collective jaw and tying Sunday’s game in the waning moments, I was sitting among two dozen downtrodden members of the Seattle Bills Backers group in the trendy neighborhood of South Lake Union.’