Archives for October 21, 2002

‘He was ravaged by guilt and shame and disgust and vulnerability after this 23-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but he will bounce back from this, as will this very good Dolphins team.’

”’Our defense was brilliant except for that 70-yard pass [from Drew Bledsoe to Eric Moulds],” Lucas said. “I gave ’em almost everything else. I let everybody down.”’

‘Saint or shrew? Touchdowns or tirades? You make the call.’

”’He’s got great character and he’s going to stay up,” Fiedler said. “He’ll come back in two weeks and give the best performance of his life.”’

”’We knew if we spread the ball out and went into some one-back formations, we could have some big runs on the outside,” Henry said.’

‘Lucas didn’t help himself by often staring down his target and being indecisive at times.’

‘Quarterbacks: Ray Lucas lived every QB’s nightmare, suffering four interceptions and being blamed for two lost fumbles. He was inaccurate, made bad decisions and single-handedly raised appreciation for injured Jay Fiedler. Lucas’ early TD pass and late 17-yard scramble were overwhelmed by his costly errors. F’

‘”When Bledsoe sees one body in the middle of the field, he’s going to throw to the outside,” said Marion, who arrived too late to stop Moulds from scoring. “He’s old school. Anytime he sees [man] coverage, he’s going to try and make that play.”‘

‘It was, perhaps, among the worst games of his career.’

‘”They caught us in the wrong defense a couple of times,” defensive tackle Jermaine Haley said. “We were looking a little more for the pass, and they hit us with the run. You have to give them credit. They were determined to establish the run, and they did.”‘

‘After one start, here’s what we know about Lucas: He’s a much better quote than injured starter Jay Fiedler. And he’s a much, much worse quarterback.’

‘Wannstedt must resolve the Oronde Gadsden situation, make sure Cris Carter doesn’t become a distraction, and make sure Lucas bounces back from Sunday’s disappointing performance in the Dolphins 23-10 loss to the Bills.’

‘In a game like this 23-10 home loss to Buffalo, when Madison said the Dolphins may have needed “more vocal people to go out and light a fire under guys’ butts,” Carter probably would have done that.’

‘”Anytime I have Eric [Moulds] one on one, even against two of the premier corners in the league like the Dolphins have, I feel like that’s a chance for us to win and Eric did.” — Bledsoe.’

‘”It was frustrating at first, but I was being patient and knew the time would come,” Clements said. “I was breaking on the receivers that were coming in my area. Seeing their posture and position, I adjusted my route when Lucas threw it.”‘