Archives for October 2013

‘Last week against Miami, he managed only 11 yards on six carries and had three catches for minus-four yards in the 23-21 victory.’

‘Lewis was under siege in the first half — he had three fumbles, two of which the Saints recovered inside the Bills’ 25-yard line.’

‘Although it wasn’t good enough, the Bills hung with the high-powered Saints’ offense for about 25 minutes. The defense turned away the Saints with no points after Thad Lewis fumbled on the game’s first play and New Orleans had a first down at the Buffalo 22. But after taking a 10-7 lead, the Bills got caught napping on defense when safety Jairus Byrd was caught going to other way, allowing Kenny Stills an unimpeded 69-yard TD catch down the left sidelines.’

‘Buffalo struggled with turnovers throughout the first half.’

‘Today’s loss did nothing to change my opinion. I’m still very optimistic that this organization is headed in the right direction. Of course they aren’t there yet, but finally we’re seeing some good football players being developed. I think Doug Whaley is very capable of bringing in more good players.’

‘Manuel is still a few weeks away for returning so all we’ve really got is their record. I sure hope they find a way to beat Kansas City. If they can’t, the rest of these games before the bye are going to feel at least a little bit like a waste of time assuming Manuel still can’t play.’

‘was left with the same thought I had after the Miami game, even though the Bills found a way to leave South Florida with a victory. I miss EJ Manuel. The Bills probably would have lost to the Saints even with Manuel at quarterback but I think he’s a better quarterback than Thad Lewis and at the very least, does a better job of getting the ball out on time and avoiding big hits and possible turnovers.’

‘The Bills certainly lacked in some key areas which ultimately led to their collective demise, but offered a few bright spots along the way.’

‘You have to give Thad Lewis this. He’s a fighter. But you won’t win many games when your quarterback turns the ball over three times.’

‘And although tough-as-nails quarterback Thad Lewis has played fairly well in relief, I can’t help but wonder how much further along this team would be if rookie starter EJ Manuel had not been sidelined twice with knee injuries. But the silver lining is that Lewis looks like he may be a competent backup, despite the three-turnover performance against the Saints.’

‘Lewis was pressured so much in the first quarter, it wouldn’t have seem that out-of-place if he simply imploded. POP! Where’d Thad go?’

‘It was a game that was there for the taking early, but Buffalo’s offense, committed a pair of first quarter turnovers and couldn’t string enough positive plays together to threaten the Saints in a 35-17 loss to New Orleans. The NFC South leaders used big plays in the passing game as two of Drew Brees’ five touchdown passes went for more than 40 yards in the 18-point victory.’

‘”We knew going into it, even if they brought pressure there was going to be some type of middle field open defense, some type of zone,” quarterback Thad Lewis said. “They just got into it in different ways with different people. So that was the game plan going in and from film study we actually saw what we saw on film and executed it.”‘

‘We came out and we turned the ball over. We can‟t have that happen.’

‘”There’s nothing you can do about it (fumbles) when you are about to throw the football and a guy is standing there and hits you. Yeah, the first one was on me but the next ones when you get a little pressure and you get ready to throw the football the defense just makes a great play.”‘