Two Bills Drive

‘The Bills are hurting, which won’t ease Steelers Coach Bill Cowher’s mind about playing them this week. "Jacksonville was pretty banged up before went down there, too," he said. The limping Jaguars beat the Steelers, 21-3, in the opener.’

‘"It was one of the worst situations in the league," said Donahoe, who was named the first president/general manager in the 40-year history of the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 10, almost a year to the day after he was forced to resign as the Steelers’ director of football operations. "We had to make some tough decisions and that has upset some of our fans."’

‘Cowher said Clements, the Bills’ dime back, showed great eagerness in overplaying a sideline pass, and it worked against the Colts. "He has excellent hands, and he’s going to be a good cornerback in this league," Cowher said, "and good cornerbacks are going to take some chances. "We have to make sure we don’t tip our routes and that we have a chance to maybe show a couple of double moves that he does want to bite on. It can become a feast-or-famine type of thing. If there is any corner that wants to jump some things, we have to give him something else to think about."’

In the old days, they’d figure out a way to lasso the kind of whirlwind Indy unleashed on them, but their defensive unit has thinned out.

Jones, a first-round draft pick by the Bills in 1991, played in 144 regular-season games for Buffalo, with 129 starts. He started in 61 straight games from 1997 through last season.

He recorded 100 or more tackles in each of his last four seasons.

‘Not surprisingly, the Bills are last in the NFL in total defense, last in pass defense and last in the AFC East.’

Still haven’t stopped Peyton Manning and the Colts offense.

Cowart injury made things go from bad to worse.

New 46 defense obviously struggled versus explosive Colts, and offense isn’t helping either.

Of our remaining opponents only New England (#31) is rated lower by Dan Pompei.

Topics covered were what fans can expect at Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh, as well as what the team is learning from their loss to Indianapolis on Sunday.

QB Rob Johnson is particpating in 3rd annual “Rush for Reading” challenge.

Jake Arians, Brian Moorman, Brown, Phil Crosby, DaShon Polk, Avion Black, Peerless Price, Jonas Jennings, Kendrick Office and Tyrone Roberston are particpating in United Way Hometown Huddles.

The fans voted on who they thought deserved the game ball in Sunday’s game at Indianapolis, and in a close vote, quarterback Rob Johnson was chosen by fans to receive the buffalobills.com Game Ball of the Week for his performance.

With Pro Bowl strong safety Robert Griffith sidelined 6-8 weeks with a fractured ankle, the Vikings on Tuesday signed veteran Henry Jones.

The Vikings released first-year TE Matt Cercone to make room on the roster for Jones.