Archives for November 2013

‘It’s very frustrating, especially to come out in the second half. First big play was C.J. (Spiller), put a drive together, get right down there and then literally a complete other direction. Like you said it’s just a huge momentum shift. Just something that I could’ve prevented from happening.’

‘With this afternoon’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs opening the second half of the Bills’ season, let’s review each unit’s performance to date on a five-star scale.’

‘Given another strong draft or two, the Bills could eventually make a surprise run like K.C.’s and be the talk of football. I’m sure Bills fans wouldn’t mind having the only unbeaten team in the NFL at midseason, even with critics saying “Yeah, but who have they played?”‘

‘Chiefs 24, Bills 17.’

‘”Guys in this locker room don’t feel like we’re a 3-5 team,” said running back Fred Jackson. “We feel like we’re a better team than that and we’re going to continue to fight until we’re told that we can’t make the playoffs. We’ve been in every game, and there’s games that would have gotten out of hand in years past, but that’s not it this year.”‘

‘Bills 23, Chiefs 21.’

‘Trouble is, not many outside of Missouri are buying it.’

‘”When you get the ribs and stuff,” Marrone continued. “You worry about internal bleeding which goes so you have to really wait and make sure that’s all out before you start the anti-inflammatories.”

‘The record isn’t a surprise, although it’s tempting to look at the close losses (23-21 to the Patriots in Week 1, 27-20 to the Jets in Week 3 and 27-24 to the Bengals in overtime in Week 6) and envision a team that could be on New England’s heels in the AFC East with a few breaks. Grade: C.’

‘”We were talking back and forth, and on the following play he tried to come inside, and I threw him on the ground.”‘

Game Preview: Chiefs vs Bills (KCChiefs.com)

‘If EJ Manuel were playing in this game, one shouldn’t hesitate in picking the Bills to win even though he is not a finished product as a quarterback.’

‘”We don’t think we’re far from where they are,” centre Eric Wood said. “We’re sitting at 3-5, but the film shows a much better team than that.”‘

‘Kansas City has 36 sacks, putting it on pace to equal the single-season record of 72 set by the legendary Chicago Bears defense of 1984.’

‘”Obviously we’re trying to hold out to see if Thad will be ready,” Marrone said. “When you’re dealing with muscle injuries, they kind of take you all the way up to game time.”‘