Archives for November 2014

‘Kyle Orton was a paltry 22-of-39 for 193 yards and Dan Carpenter kicked three field goals to account for all the points for the Bills (5-5), who have dropped their last two games.’

‘He had missed Week 9 with a groin injury, and after Buffalo’s bye week, he returned to play in limited fashion in a loss to Kansas City.’

‘After Gibson’s touchdown, Miami added a controversial safety late in the third quarter. Bills quarterback Kyle Orton, pressured by Dolphins defensive end Olivier Vernon, was called for intentional grounding from his own end zone. Bills receiver Sammy Watkins was close to the pass down the left sideline, but the ruling gave Miami a 12-9 lead.’

‘Buffalo cornerback Leodis McKelvin is bad at predictions. Before the game, McKelvin said the Bills would beat the Dolphins “point-blank period.” Not only was he wrong, but he also got hurt, leaving the game in the first half due to an ankle injury.’

‘Officially, Jackson was listed as questionable before he was scratched from the lineup.’

‘Kyle Orton managed only 193 yards through the air and all of Buffalo’s offense came via three Dan Carpenter field goals.’

‘I don’t know if it’s Doug Marrone or Nathaniel Hackett or Kyle Orton, but it’s a weak-willed bunch of “better safe than sorry” stuff. And now the Bills have been rewarded with what happens when you play it safe: 5-5 and essentially out of the playoffs.’

‘This is the fourth time in this excruciating 14 year playoff drought the Bills started off 5-3 and we convinced ourselves this time it would be different and that they would be challenging for a coveted spot in the playoffs. After this game it has become evident that they are destined for failure once again. The current issues are red zone failures and conservative play calling but the overall atmosphere is the problem. This team just does not know how to win and the long term future being secured did not give them any “Pegula Magic”. The collapsed in this game like they have been collapsing for 14 years and the losing culture continues to have a stronghold on Western New York.’

‘Coaching: Grade F: Another disappointing loss.’

‘”Our performance isn’t good enough right now. We’ve got to go back to the drawing board a little bit and just the only thing I know is to go back and work harder and try to work harder and try to get better and it starts with the quarterback. My job is to put points on the board and whatever I need to do to get the offense better that’s what I need to do.”‘

‘Miami is 4-2 in the conference, a key tiebreaker for post-season berths, while the Bills are 2-4.’

‘"At times, there were people here that needed my support, but I needed their support, too. And there’s not a family around here any bigger than the Buffalo Bill family," Jim said. "Everywhere I turned, there’s people praying for me, there’s people that give me well wishes. And to be honest with you, I don’t know if I’d been able to make it anywhere else."’

‘”It feels good to go back and play in the stadium I played in for four years,” Henderson said. “I’ve got a whole lot of memories in this stadium, you know what I’m saying? And the weather, I kind of miss that, too. It’s going to be good to go down there and play in 70- or 75-degree weather, whatever it’s going to be. I’ll see a couple of friends and a couple family members that’s down the way.”‘

‘”I play ball and I handle my business,” Dareus said. “So anything outside of that is irrelevant. … My only focus is being the best person and best player that I can possibly be. That’s all my mom wants me to do and that’s all my grandparents want me to be.”‘