Archives for November 23, 2013

‘”I think he’s a good safety,” Marrone said. “Obviously we have Aaron and Jairus back there. I think if something happened to one of them and we put Da’Norris back there, I’d be very fine with that. I wouldn’t be like, ‘What are we going to do? We have to get them healthy.’ But he is an outstanding dime complement for us.”‘

‘It’s all incredibly optimistic, I know. But take a look at the rest of the AFC, and it’s easy to see how 9-7 gets in. The No. 6 seed is currently at 5-5, co-shared by the inconsistent Jets and the Incognito-marred Dolphins. Other than that, it’s between San Diego, Cleveland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Oakland and Tennessee, all at 4-6. And the Bills.’

‘”To me, the decision was a no-brainer,” Wilson told me several years ago. “It was a slam-dunk that we shouldn’t play. Fortunately (AFL commissioner) Joe Foss and his assistant (Milt Woodard) agreed with me. Some of my fellow owners were on the fence at first, hemming and hawing, but I was resolute in my decision. Had the commissioner forced us to play, I probably would have taken a forfeit-and we were in the playoff hunt at the time. That’s how strongly I felt about it.”‘

‘”That’s just people from the outside looking in because it hasn’t been easy at all,” Alonso said. “I prepare in practice just so I can perform well. Whatever comes along with it, rewards or whatever, is great. That’s what I prepare for, to perform really well.”‘

‘”Everyone’s been great here, very welcoming. My wife and I love it here. We’ve had fun so far enjoying Buffalo,” Carpenter said. “Just going to take this one kick, one game at a time and try to keep this going.”‘

‘”I’ve never been one to consider high sack totals a positive stat,” said Pettine back in June. “Wins first and foremost, to me it’s wins and points. I’m not even a big fan of the way the NFL ranks defenses. I always thought it should be some type of index that takes into account takeaways and points and those type of things.”‘