Two Bills Drive

‘”If we are going to be the team that we expect ourselves to be, we have to win on the road. This was a big test for our young guys coming down here, but we’ve got another one next week.” — Bills coach Gregg Williams on winning the first road game of the year.’

”’The first one, I think, we needed psychologically as a team after what happened the year before,” said Gilbride, referring to Buffalo’s two lopsided losses against New England last season. ”And this one (against Jacksonville) was to prove that it wasn’t going to be a letdown, that we were going to come out and play just as well as we could as we did the previous week.”’

Wright was arrested last Wednesday morning in the town of Hamburg, a suburb of Buffalo, after he was involved in a three-car accident. Three people were transported to area hospitals with injuries after Wright rear-ended one of the vehicles. Wright was also injured, but did not go to a hospital.

Forgot to tell you this last week, but Lawyer Milloy really wanted to sign with Seattle. So much so he would have taken less to play there. But the Seahawks, who talked to agent Carl Poston about Milloy, are in good secondary shape and never were in Buffalo’s financial ballpark of four years and $15 million. Reggie Tongue is good enough for Seattle to get by with at strong safety.

Excellent response to PFW article on Bills by Stadium Wall All Pro Barry Brady.

‘The Bills were 8-14 in the game on third down, despite a running game that was virtually non-existent outside the red zone.’

‘”I don’t know if you can establish yourself as the team to beat after two games,” he pointed out with an eye toward next Sunday night’s game against the Dolphins in Miami. “But we can definitely set the tone for how we’re going to play for the rest of the season.”‘

‘And, oh yeah, Buffalo middle linebacker London Fletcher wasn’t even frustrated at the short field his unit inherited. “The fake punt didn’t go our way,” he admitted, “but I look at it as a challenge for us to step up and play.”‘

‘After a tough opening week when second-year wide receiver Josh Reed dropped a sure touchdown pass on a flea-flicker and caught only one ball of seven thrown his way, he redeemed himself with five catches for 71 yards against Jacksonville. “What happened last week?” Reed joked, “All I know is that we won. In this game you have to have a short memory.”‘

‘The last time the Bills scored TDs on the opening two possessions of consecutive games at any point in a season was in December of 1990 (12/9/90 at Indy and 12/15/90 at NYG).’

‘"He’s a very accurate quarterback and when he gets hot he can really hurt you," Del Rio said of Bledsoe. "We stopped the run, made them throw and he torched us."’

‘It’s only two games into the season, and premature to write the year off as an utter and complete failure just yet. But it’s getting close to panic-button time…’.

‘In outclassing a Jaguars team that has lost 11 of its last 14 games, the Bills made some statements about their passing game. Their three-receiver formation still is dangerous despite the loss of Peerless Price. Their pass protection is capable of high-quality play. And Bledsoe is virtually unstoppable if given enough time to throw.’

‘"They don’t come any tougher than Antoine," said Fletcher, who tied Winfield with a team-high 12 tackles in the season-opener against New England. "He’s not afraid to take on anybody. I know I have to watch him leading the team in tackles. If I’m not careful he’s going to break my record (209 last year).”

‘"Honestly, we’re able to do a lot of things," said center Trey Teague. "But when we’re being successful with one thing, we’re not going to do something else just to beat our heads against the wall. If something’s working, we’re going to keep doing it until they show us that it’s not going to work."’