Archives for September 30, 2002

‘For example, Bears running back Anthony Thomas rushed the ball 23 times Sunday for a total of 48 yards, with no single attempt going for more than 5 yards.’

‘"Details" is a convenient catchword, but maybe it’s just that the Bears aren’t good enough to out-detail the opposition. Like, it didn’t hurt the Bills that one of their details happened to be Drew Bledsoe, who completed 28 of 36 passes for 328 yards and 4 touchdowns.’

‘Colvin, who led the team last season with 10¨ sacks, picked up his fifth and sixth of the season Sunday in the Bears’ overtime loss to Buffalo.’

‘Bledsoe caused most of their misery. The player the Bears passed on in the trade market last season came back to pass on them, becoming the first quarterback to throw for four touchdowns against them since Randall Cunningham did it for Minnesota in 1998.’

‘"His biggest asset is his speed and by running right at him you can minimize that with blocking," Moore said. "We made him rely more on his ability to be physical rather than his speed. I think it was very effective in the run game."’

‘"We’ve got guys that just kind of run around and kind of float at times".

‘Defensive backs: D-minus – Only avoided an F because of Mike Brown’s TD return with a lateral and the fact only Eric Moulds among Bills receivers came up with big gainers. Needed an interception badly at several points in the game, but failed to produce.’

‘”The whole team had to contribute today, from the special teams to the defense to the offense, everybody had to pitch in,” coach Gregg Williams said.’

‘He doesn’t start, so when Watson trots out onto the football field, one might as well just slap a sign on his back reading “Pass Here.”‘

‘Ralph Wilson is running out of superlatives to describe Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’

‘”I just wanted him to calm down a bit and not over blow the situation,” Williams said. “We told him we’d get him back in the flow and we did — and he responded.”‘

‘Came to play: Bills QB Drew Bledsoe: This, of course, is redundant.’

‘Drew Bledsoe continued his case for league MVP. He was so good, tickets for the Bengals game in December probably started selling.’

‘If the Bills are not yet the stuff of which Super Bowl champions are made, with Bledsoe at the controls they’re one of the NFL’s surest guarantees of heart-stopping entertainment so far this season.’

‘”Drew throws the ball phenomenal. His ball is better than Kurt Warner. He can throw all the throws.”‘