Archives for January 6, 2013

‘Smith, eager to meet, flew to Phoenix for them. The Bills interviewed him around lunchtime Friday in Arizona. Two league sources told The News the meeting went well enough to consider Smith a legitimate candidate for the job.’

‘The team has more talent than in 2009. The Bills are good on both lines of scrimmage, despite the underachieving results of the defense this season. Solid teams are good at quarterback and in the trenches. The Bills have the latter. The overall roster is deeper.’

‘”It’s not a ‘wow,’ it’s to upgrade it, make it functional, make it work,” Deputy County Executive Richard Tobe said of the sum dedicated in the new lease agreement for stadium improvements. “But it’s not like there’s a whopping new thing. It’s the same stadium."’

‘Gailey had a rough year with play-calling, game management and motivation, and Wannstedt had a rough year in every aspect. His defense was one of the worst in team history despite notable roster improvements.’

‘”I’m confident in the skills possessed by our seasoned football front office staff. What I feel we need is a person with Russ Brandon’s proven leadership to pull it all together,” Wilson said. He didn’t say this five days ago, it was FIVE years ago.’

‘Mark my words: We’ll be sitting here three years from now, looking back on another inept coaching tenure that’s come to an end, again searching for a passer who inspires players and fans – and heaven forbid throws a few touchdowns.’

‘"Everybody except the people in Buffalo didn’t know how good Frank Reich was," Reed said. "He may have been the best backup who ever played. We had all the confidence in the world that he could do the job and he led us. Plus, our whole team that whole year was just really resilient. We got kicked in the teeth many times that year, but we felt we had a team of destiny that year.’