Archives for August 18, 2014

‘Quarterback E.J. Manuel’s numbers weren’t bad … 17-of-27 passing for 148 yards. But no TD passes and an interception when he underthrew a ball into coverage translated to a pedestrian 62.0- passer rating.’

‘”If you go back and look at the scheme, they’ve always been very good against the run,” Marrone said of Schwartz’s Lions. “There’s three linebackers instead of two or sometimes one where we’ve been in the past, where some people have been able to make some big plays on us.’

‘A source close to Kelly and bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach told The News on Sunday night that Kelly met with Bon Jovi face to face in Buffalo last week, but they didn’t merge.’

‘Many in the Buffalo area still refuse to believe it.’

‘”If (an) NFL (team) came, the Argos would die instantly, (and) we’d lose a 141-year tradition,” said Knott, an Argos fan for almost 20 years. “We’re trying to make a point. We want Jon Bon Jovi to hear the message that we do not want (an NFL) team in Toronto.”‘

‘”I like my Jon Bon Jovi CDs, but I like the Argos better,” Knott said as he began to burn the discs.’

‘”I just want to be the best I can. I’m athletic enough to make plays and that’s what I want to do. I’m looking forward to it,” Gilmore said. “It’s going pretty good, but I feel like I can step up and make more plays for my team.”‘

‘”It was frustrating when we came off the field,” quarterback EJ Manuel said after the Bills were stopped on fourth down late in the first half against Pittsburgh when his pass to tight end Scott Chandler was broken up at the goal line. “I even pleaded with coach Marrone to let us go for it on fourth down. I went to the right place with the ball, the defense just made a good play on it. The past two weeks, we’ve got to capitalize. We have to get that fixed before we play Chicago, we have to score in the red zone.”‘

‘”They’re going to run tests and everything and we’ll see how he is,” coach Doug Marrone said. ‘

‘I really want to sit here and say its preseason and it doesn’t concern me that EJ Manuel and the first offense have had 10 drives and have not scored a touchdown. I’d be lying if I told you that because concern has crept in.’

‘”I’d been preparing all summer for a call,” said Cohen in an interview on the John Murphy Show. “I’ve been a bunch of different places in my time. It’s all about figuring out how to work … I think with defensive linemen, if you’re a bigger guy and you can run, you always get a shot when someone needs D-linemen to come in so as long as you keep your resume good and stay in shape, you’ll be fine.”‘