Archives for November 2014

‘Doug Marrone is getting killed for his conservative game plan. The false start on 4th and inches they probably weren’t going to run a play anyway. They just seem to play not to lose.’

‘Buffalo fumbled a ball through the end zone and lost possession on a fumbled punt return. The two plays took points off the board for the Bills and gave Kansas City seven points. At the very least it was a 10-point swing on the scoreboard.’

‘”I think we missed a big opportunity of course but at the same time we have to come back and just do the best we can next game,” he said. “We all would’ve loved for us to come in out of our week off, our bye week, and come out strong like we wish we would’ve but at the same time, the ball took funny bounces.”‘

‘I don’t want to take anything away from Kansas City. There are obviously some things that we did that, when you look at how to beat them, it gives you an opportunity to beat them. We did some of those things, but then we hurt ourselves, like you said, and didn’t take advantage of opportunities where we had them. They’re a good football team. Obviously, we came into this football game thinking we were going to win. I think it goes back to what you said before. You can’t do those things.’

‘”I still see a lot for me left to do,” Jackson told Buffalobills.com. “I still feel like I can compete at a high level. I still feel like I can bring a lot to this team. I don’t see it drawing to an end so to speak. I still see that I have a lot left in the tank.”‘

‘The winners in each category provide a good idea of what building the perfect Bill would look like…’.

‘The last time the Bills were 6-3 after nine games was in the 1999 season. Yes, back when Bill Clinton and Doug Flutie still had the No. 1 jobs, before the Bills’ last playoff game, the infamous Music City Miracle.’

‘Chiefs 23, Bills 20.’

‘Today’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs at The Ralph is Buffalo’s most meaningful November home game since 2007, when the 5-4 Bills were humbled by their old buddies from New England, 56-10, and disappeared from playoff consideration.’

‘Both Pegulas downplay the influence Kim may have because she is female, and while their point may be broadly true, the fact is that gender issues have become inflamed in the NFL, as the league has mishandled shocking instances of domestic violence committed by its players.’

‘They certainly don’t come along often for the Bills. This is just the fourth time since the turn of the century they have compiled a 5-3 record in the first half of a season. In the previous three (2002, 2008 and 2011) they failed to get to 6-3. In fact, those 5-3 records became 5-6 in 2002, 5-5 in 2008, and 5-9 in 2011.’

‘”I don’t know,” I said as I ordered another Jack Daniels from Sam Adams. “Kyle Orton is looking like a stray dog that found a loving home at quarterback, Sammy Watkins is the real deal, best receiver I’ve seen since Andre Reed, and the Bills defense keeps them in every game. I think I’m going to let down my guard and drink the Kool-Aid.”’

‘Chiefs 20, Bills 17.’

‘This year, ticket and hotel packages for the game between the Jaguars and the Cowboys started at $1,779. That price doesn’t include a flight, which tends to be a pricier part of the trip. Getting tickets through the secondary market and finding lodging on your own can bring down that price a bit, but the trip won’t be easy on the wallet.’

‘”I think that every game you lose, you look back and how you lose it doesn’t matter,” Marrone said. “At the end of the day, you lost. All of those situations are so far in the past and we try to stay in the present of what we can do now. We’re not really looking back at that.”‘