Archives for November 2001

‘And with every passing week we’re left to wonder. Bottom line? Or end of the line?’

‘The Bills appear so concerned about injured quarterback Rob Johnson, they apparently didn’t want him on the sideline for fear he might suffer a freak injury. Johnson spent the game in the coaches’ box.’

‘"My Bonnie lies over the ocean, my Bonnie lies over the sea and until she hates the Dolphins, she won’t live in Buffalo with me."’

Hansen has always been a guy with perspective, someone who could play through any situation and explain it, too. With his Buffalo Bills struggling this season, Hansen has been able to articulate the problems clearly and honestly: It’s a young team. We make mistakes. We need to learn to win. But this time, after a 34-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins, Hansen had no explanation. "I try to come up with a reason or excuse every week," he said, "but this one hurts worse than any."

‘The 75th meeting of the Bills and Dolphins proved to be a very memorable game, but unfortunately for Buffalo, a strong upset bid by the Bills was dashed with a 24-point fourth quarter by Miami as the Dolphins took a 34-27 win out of Buffalo.’

"It is frustrating to play hard and well and not come up with a win. They made some big plays at the end and we didn’t make the plays to counter that."

‘"I don’t know how much lower we can get," defensive end Phil Hansen added.’

‘That said, Arians should start collecting his unemployment checks this week.’

‘"It’s frustrating," Williams said. "The guys played well enough in some situations to win it, but we didn’t." "Some" is the operative word here.’

‘While Fiedler and his teammates were bouncing back, the Bills were finding news ways to get bounced.’

‘The offense was much improved, the defense regressed and special teams looked like Ronnie Jones was still coaching here.’

‘Instead it was the Bad News Bills who self-destructed in a 34-27 loss that became a snapshot of a miserable 1-9 season.’

‘This is a head coach who declared upon his hiring that his database of potential assistants would allow him to recruit the best coaching staff in football. Hooey!’

‘This felt good.’

‘Still, the Dolphins managed to survive the loss of perhaps their two best offensive linemen Sunday to rally for a 34-27 win over the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’