Two Bills Drive

‘You have to get there to lose. So there is something to be said for just getting there. The day before the Super Bowl was always the best. The day after was always the worst. But it might happen this year. I thought that until [the Sept. 21 game] against the Dolphins.’

‘”You got to go out and prove something,” explained the Bills linebacker. “Two of the things I miss about Cincinnati are the friendships I built with some of the guys, and I miss the fans there also.”‘

‘After seeing how the Bills dress, no wonder Buffalo is known as a “drinking town with a football problem.”‘

‘The Bills announced that the team has re-signed wide receiver Jerel Myers to its practice squad.’

‘Are the fingerprints of Dick LeBeau all over the Buffalo defense?

“No, I wouldn’t say that. I think it’s still the things that Tennessee did, and the Houston Oilers before that. That’s where Gregg (Williams) was, and also Jerry Gray, who is coordinating their defense. What Dick (LeBeau) brings is a sense of calmness and stability and some reinforcement of the things that they are doing when Gregg is not there with them. They have a resource in Dick and his coaching ability and philosophy.”‘

What does Takeo do best?

“If you run the same play twice, he’s on it. The play that stands out to me is in Baltimore two years ago, and they ran a sprint pass for the second time in the game and he ran out of what his job was supposed to be, because he saw the play. He trusted his instincts and got an interception and ran it back for a touchdown. That’s the thing about him, he recognizes you and what you are trying to do. If you run the same play twice, he’s going to be in that spot, and that’s a lot like Rod Woodson.”‘

‘His backup, Sammy Morris, also missed last Sunday’s game while recovering from surgery to repair a sports hernia and is not expected to play this Sunday.’

”’Takeo couldn’t predict the future, and Marvin couldn’t look into the past.”’

”’It’s getting better every day. I’m better than I was yesterday, and I think that’s how it’s going to go throughout the week,” Henry said, adding that he expected to practice more on Thursday.’

”’You want to make sure you take pressure off of that pass game by running the football, and we’ve got to get better at that,” coach Gregg Williams said. ”And that’s all of us. I’ve got to give them some better answers.”’

‘Buffalo has allowed 158.8 yards rushing per game.’

‘Henry wore shoulder pads beneath his jersey and shorts as he took handoffs from Drew Bledsoe during drills.’

‘In the first two weeks I could not contain my glee, as Bledsoe & Co. rattled off 68 points in the opening eight quarters, and the running game delivered 5 TDs. I remarked on how happy I would have been in recent years to get that total over 4 games. How prescient that thought had turned out to be. As the Bills offense sputtered to add a total of 13 points in the following two games, we are almost back to the depths of time when we had vicious debates on the choice of a starting quarterback…’

‘"It’s gotta mean something to you deep down inside," Spikes said. "When you wake up in the morning and you look in the mirror – you might not say it out loud – but did you do everything possible to help this team win? If you can’t answer yourself in the mirror with a straight face, then you know you have to go back to the drawing board."’

‘Wright is currently at the Comprehensive Alcohol Program west of Fresno, where he is an in-house patient. Wright entered the program in late September and is scheduled to leave late this month.’