Two Bills Drive

‘Bledsoe began the trek to greatness several times when he was a Patriot. He could complete that journey in Buffalo.’

‘Twenty-six of the 53 men who made the final roster were not with the Bills last year when this once-proud franchise sank to the depths of the NFL with a 3-13 record.’

‘"Remember the Indy game last year? Six TDs on six straight possessions by Peyton Manning. The Jets averaged 25.3 points per game in the preseason so I’d say Vinny has gotten the hang of the West Coast offense. As the Bills try to stop Martin with eight men in the box, Winfield and Clements are going to see a lot of single coverage today against Coles, Chrebet and Moss."’

‘Though he turns 32 next month, he doesn’t believe he is on the downside of his career. He is confident his ability to stop the run and pressure the passer, plus dole out veteran advice, is just what the Bills’ young and inexperienced defensive line needs.’

‘[Q:] What is your favorite food? [A:] ”Man, I don’t have a favorite food. That one has always plagued me. I really don’t have one. I eat nutritional food (laughs with his tongue firmly implanted in his cheek).”

‘”But we’re working hard and we have a good game plan. Our package is narrowed down a little bit from what we tried to do throughout the pre-season, where we had everything available from every game.”‘

‘”I’ve heard these fans … Buffalo Bills’ fans are crazy,” Bledsoe said. “I’ve said it before, coming in here as an opponent was an extremely difficult proposition because they’re so loud. They stand by their team. I would expect the reception we get when we come out will be crazy. Quite honestly we need them. We need that help and that huge home field advantage that the Bills have had historically. It has to continue, and I expect that it will.”‘

‘Final score: Jets 24, Bills 16.’

‘But that’s the problem. It’s hard to remember the last time Cowart was healthy.’

‘Prediction: Jets 30, Bills 21.’

‘Dubbed “True Drew” by a fawning Buffalo media, Bledsoe is already extremely popular with his new teammates. Wide receiver Eric Moulds — who can compare him to Kelly, Flutie, Frank Reich and Johnson — said: “Drew is a harder thrower than Kelly, though I caught Jim in his last year. Drew also takes command in the huddle like Kelly.”’

In 10 career games vs. the Jets, Jay has racked up 277 receiving yards on 25 catches, including two TDs. The yardage total is his most against any NFL team.

In order to give players more time to submit their picks, we have eliminated the Thursday Night games from scoring. That means if you haven’t submitted your picks for week one yet – then there is still time!

If you’ve read or heard anything about the Buffalo Bills in the last six months, it’s probably been about Drew Bledsoe. From the moment the quarterback was traded here from the New England Patriots last April, people have speculated that Bledsoe and wide receiver Eric Moulds could create a new millennium version of the Jim Kelly-Andre Reed connection.

‘Eleven of Buffalo’s 16 games will be against eight of the NFL’s 12 leading rushers from last season.’