Two Bills Drive

‘More people on the Flutie Wagon.’

‘Other hints that Flutie may be the man….’

‘But there’s no doubt who Mauck thinks was the best man for the offense in 2000. "Doug got sacked one out of 23 pass attempts, Rob got sacked one out of six," Mauck said from his office in Detroit, where he is the Lions’ offensive line coach. "I think you can figure it out for yourself."’

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‘"They do not like each other," said Donahoe, not exactly breaking that story. "Both of them were committed to being the guy. As long as the other guy wasn’t there. … Even if we didn’t have a [salary] cap issue, these two guys can’t be on the same team. This has almost gone beyond not liking each other."’

‘"Unfortunately we have some rules we have to live by. . . . We have to bite the bullet so we can get a handle on the cap in the future."’

‘The Jets are near his Western New York home of the past five seasons. They also have a need at tackle, especially if they shift to a 4-3 style. And they have his old Bills defensive coordinator, Ted Cottrell.’

‘So why are the Buffalo Bills having such a tough time deciding between Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie as their quarterback? Doesn’t it look easy? It should be, with Johnson looking the part, and Flutie wishing he did.’

‘Flutie or Johnson? It’s a question that splintered the Bills and led to the release of head coach Wade Phillips. It’s the issue that must be laid to rest before this franchise moves forward into free agency and the off-season.’

‘Quarterbacks Doug Flutie and Rob Johnson, defensive end Phil Hansen, linebackers Sam Rogers and John Holecek, cornerback Ken Irvin, running back Antowain Smith and long-snapper Ethan Albright remain candidates for release.’

‘Bills general manager Tom Donahoe, coach Gregg Williams and several offensive assistants will meet at the Indianapolis Scouting Combine tomorrow night to discuss the team’s quarterback quandary.’

‘The Buffalo Bills have discussed changes in their uniform but there are no plans to follow through with any of them.’

‘Thurman Thomas, a five-time Pro Bowl running back, was cut loose by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, paving his way to rejoin the Buffalo Bills so that he can retire with the team he helped to four Super Bowls.’

‘Could it be? An article logically arguing for the retention of Johnson?’

Williams said he’s talked to 50 or 60 people about the situation… "I don’t know who else I can talk to," Williams said. "We’ve talked to the media people in Buffalo about how they handled that, we’ve talked about community relations and whether they wanted to live in Buffalo."