Archives for December 10, 2012

‘”It felt good, but I’m a team player and we didn’t come out with a win,” Gilmore said. “It still felt good, but we didn’t win so that’s the only thing I felt bad about.”‘

‘I already covered the reasons why Gailey did a poor job yesterday. On the other hand, Dave Wannstedt is doing a great job with the defense. I think it’s time for Gailey to go.’

‘Some decisions are debatable, like going for it on 4th down or kicking a field goal. But the overall strategy to limit CJ Spiller’s touches is the single most frustrating element of Bills football that I have seen in the last 15 years.’

‘”The teams that make the playoffs and that are in the playoff picture … are the teams that win those kinds of games. They figure out a way to get off the field. They figure out a way to win the football game. And we’re not consistent enough right now to do that.”‘

‘When you ask him if serving as both the Bills’ head coach and offensive coordinator is too much, he responds, “I’ve done this my whole career … this is the way I’ve always done it. I don’t see that as something that changes now.” OK Chan, but maybe that’s why you were fired by the Cowboys and Georgia Tech. And today it won’t be hard to find fans who feel you should also be the ex-Buffalo coach.’

‘”Sometimes, it’s better to have seven-eighths of the pie than to have the whole thing.”‘

‘”Obviously they wanted to stop the run,” Chandler said. “They blitzed close to 40 percent of the time coming in anyways, so they probably ramped that up a little bit. You can’t say they didn’t do a good job.”‘

‘”I really can’t control how many times I touch the ball, guys,” Spiller told reporters in the locker room following the game. “I keep saying it over and over, but I don’t know what else y’all want me to say. The only thing I can do, when my number’s called, is do the best I can. Even when it’s not, just try to do the best I can.”‘

‘I never imagined it would come to this, but I’m beginning to wonder if Chan Gailey might be a worse head coach than Dick Jauron.’

‘”I can rattle off these close losses since I’ve been in Buffalo going back to the Dallas game [a 25-24 loss in 2007],” linebacker Bryan Scott said. “Tennessee this year. Now, this game. You look back every season, and you’re like, ‘Wow, if we found a way to win a couple of those games.’ That’s the difference between 6-10 and 10-6.”‘

‘”Dang it, I guess,” Lindell said in describing his reaction, although his response on the field looked far less family friendly. “I want to kick them all, you know what I mean?”‘

‘The Bills did not manage the clock well at the end of the half. They had first down at the Rams’ 34 with 1:04 left and all three timeouts but never took a shot downfield. It would have been better to call timeout with 51 seconds left after a Fitzpatrick pass to Fred Jackson went for no gain. Jackson was on the field for a run two plays later instead of Spiller.’

‘Coaching: F.’

‘They investigated four motor vehicle accidents, issued 57 traffic tickets, and arrested one person for unlawful possession of marijuana.’

‘Twice Bills safety George Wilson had the potential game-ending interception in his hands but dropped the ball.’