Archives for November 18, 2003

‘”Unquestionably, he belongs in and I’ve talked to many of the board of selectors who wholeheartedly agree with me. Here’s a man that’s been there since the inception of the AFL. What a sense of loyalty to the game,” said Levy, a Hall of Fame member. “He’s been on almost every meaningful committee that there’s been. He’s been such an asset to the league. I was blessed because I couldn’t have had a better man to work for during my 12 years in Buffalo.”‘

‘We have got to make plays when we have our opportunities,” Bledsoe said. For 2003, the opportunity has passed.’

‘Even the people who buy tickets are laughing at this football team. If that’s not rock bottom, it’s close enough.’

The Bills certainly aren’t clicking when they get in the red zone and you have to do that in the NFL if you want to win. They even had an interception that brought them down into the red zone, but they came away with just three points when they could have had the go-ahead touchdown. Offensively, they have gone three consecutive games without an offensive touchdown.

‘”Am I game ready? Well, I practice every day,” McGahee said. “I should be doing a lot more than what I usually do but other than that, it’s really not my decision. I think I could play, but you have to be smart about it. If I go out there and I get hurt . . . You just gotta take it easy.”‘

‘It’ll be three-and-out for Williams, and time for the franchise to tread carefully. The Bills are only half broken. Bringing in a head coach from outside the organization likely would mean a overhaul of the staff, and overhauls are usually short-term counterproductive.’

‘ Van Miller, voice of the Buffalo Bills, will preside Wednesday morning over a free information and orientation session on Independent Health’s “SilverSneakers” fitness program.’

‘”It’s terrible. We should do better, but hey, we have to upgrade our personnel,” Wilson said. “We need a lot of things. Maybe we need a new owner, that could help, too. What’s the old saying, ‘It starts from the top?'”‘

‘Leo: I might be sniffing glue, but I can see the Bills winning three games.

Sal: Jeez, Mr. Optimistic, share the glue.’

‘So are we supposed to believe that Joe Burns and Bobby Shaw will go point for point with Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James and – if he’s healthy – Harrison and the rest of the Colts’ offensive machine? Right. And Jerry Springer is going to win an Emmy.’

‘All five home games at the Ralph this season have been sellouts. This Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts will also fill the house, if not close. After that, there are no guarantees. Even worse, what does the organization have to sell next year?’

‘Harrison could return to the lineup against the Bills. He ran Monday morning — “That was encouraging,” said Dungy — and might return to practice on Friday. “If he does,” added Dungy, “he’s got a chance to play.”‘

‘A videotape review of the Colts’ 38-31 victory over the New York Jets was responsible for Dungy’s improved outlook. He watched the Colts hold the visitors to 10 points during the first half and shut them out during the fourth quarter. Of course the interim got pretty ugly.’

‘Jones, a product of Southwest High School who went on to play for North Carolina and later spent six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, recently retired from the ranks of the professional level after being waived by the Buffalo Bills in September. Jones was placed on injured reserve while rehabilitating a knee injury after being signed by the Bills.’

‘Unfortunately for the Bills, the race is already over, the battle already lost. With a 4-6 record and a schedule that includes teams who are a combined 37-23, it would take a minor miracle for the Bills to make the playoffs. In fact, the team leaders have just about given up hope on that goal.’