Archives for December 20, 2012

‘”I think we’ve done a great job with our return game. Kickoff return and punt return,” said Gailey. “The coverage teams sometimes it’s a combination of kicks, sometimes it’s a combination of coverage and I don’t have the exact answers, it’s just you’ve got to keep trying to get all that to come together at one time so that you have quality coverage teams as well.”‘

‘The Bills appeared to quit last week in Toronto and they are just playing for pride and trying to make some progress before the season is over. I don’t think that is possible as this team seems too damaged as the season winds down: Dolphins 16, Bills 10.’

‘Well, the suckers said no. Many of them are still saying no – and that’s even with that trendy carnival act disco guy they brought in at halftime to do the old Apache dance.’

‘Keep that in mind when reading this: The Bills are on pace to give up a franchise record for most points allowed and the second-most yards allowed in team history.’

‘”I do understand we have a small market,” he added, “and we would have struggled to sell tickets. But it was 55 and sunny on Sunday. We’re not going to get better weather than that. It stunk that we were up there.”‘

‘Johnson’s next catch will give him 70 for three straight seasons. Hall of Fame candidate Andre Reed is the only Buffalo Bill to accomplish that feat. He had four straight seasons of at least 70 catches from 1988 to ’91.’

‘He said the talks are complicated and, if there is a final deal, will entail multiple documents that will be well in excess of six inches high. “It all comes down to we want to ensure this team’s here for a significant time period, so if we’re going to invest public dollars to renovate Ralph Wilson Stadium and assist the Bills with operating assistance as we have in the past, then we also want to ensure they’re there for some period,” he said.’

‘Yes, Wood could probably run for mayor of Buffalo tomorrow and win in a landslide as he echoed the voice of Bills’ fans throughout the region with that comment.’

‘Elsewhere on the injury front, TE Scott Chandler, OG Andy Levitre, DT Kyle Williams, LB Chris White and WR Marcus Easley did not participate in practice. Of that group, McKelvin and Easley seem unlikely to play.’

‘”I don’t think it’s turned out the way we wanted, and I hope we don’t renew it,” said Wood. “That sucked.”‘

‘”We played down in Houston. That was a real hostile environment, but guys were fired up with the atmosphere in there. And although they’re against you, you still feed off of the energy of the crowd.”‘

Injury concerns spreading for Miami Dolphins (Miami Herald)

Dimitri Patterson enthusiastic about new opportunity with Miami Dolphins (Miami Herald)

Window of opportunity opens for rookie tight end Michael Egnew (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

What do the Dolphins do next? Let’s take a look (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins RB Daniel Thomas (knee) out for season (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Lack of takeaways limits Dolphins’ defense (Palm Beach Post)

Twisted knee lands Miami Dolphins RB Daniel Thomas on injured reserve (Palm Beach Post)

More playoffs, more pay says Karlos Dansby (Fox Sports Florida)

Dolphins remain in playoff contention – barely (AP)

Dolphins RB Thomas goes on IR with knee injury (AP)

Dolphins place RB Thomas on IR (The Sports Network)

Tight Ends Unify In Shorthanded Situation (MiamiDolphins.com)

Squad; Place Thomas On IR (MiamiDolphins.com)

Pouncey Twins Featured On NFL.com; Other Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Countdown To Kickoff: Bills At Dolphins (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins-Bills Injury Report, 12/19 (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘Wood added he understands how playing games in Canada’s financial capital and largest city benefits a small-market team such as the Bills. He enjoys traveling to Toronto and taking advantage of what the city has to offer culturally. What’s not enjoyable, Wood says, is playing there.’

‘The biggest obstacle in negotiations has been determining how to divide up the costs for $200 million in renovations and upgrades the Bills are seeking to have done to the 39-year-old facility.’