Archives for November 2003

‘Now I know why Buddy Ryan punched Kevin Gilbride on the Houston Oilers’ sideline about a decade ago.’

‘The Buffalo offense only mustered two field goals in the first half, despite a 127-98 yard advantage.’

‘Making the three-hour drive from Houston to Dallas on Sunday morning, the group ran out of beer and decided to stop in the small town of Buffalo, which is two-hours away from Dallas. After realizing that beer is not sold in Buffalo because it is a dry town, the group got back on the bus, only to find that it had broke down.’

‘The last time the Buffalo Bills’ offense looked this bad over a four-game road stretch, Dennis Shaw and James Harris were sharing the quarterback duties. The year was 1971 and the Bills were 1-13.’

‘”It’s tough. I feel empty inside,” cornerback Antoine Winfield added. “You go out there and give the effort and everything that we had. We just didn’t have any help.”‘

‘But I have the same feeling about him that I did about Rob two years ago. The Bills are going nowhere with him at quarterback, and the sooner he’s out of town, the better off they’ll be.’

‘The Dallas blitz resulted in three sacks and two forced fumbles. On many third-down situations, Bledsoe wasn’t given enough time to find a receiver.’

‘In fact, the Bills had only two possessions where they ran the ball on consecutive snaps.’

‘Pat Williams on the offense’s minimal contribution: “When you hold a team to 10 points, you’re supposed to win the damn game.”‘

‘”Most of them got here for the kickoff, but we didn’t get here till after the first quarter,” Koch said from the stadium parking lot after the game. “We held out for the new bus, and we had a woman driver who took us here at 80 mph. It was wonderful.”‘

‘I’m trying to think if Rob Johnson, or even Todd Collins looked as bad as Bledsoe has for the past seven games.’

‘Not good would be one way to describe the play of quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’

‘At this point, the Bills must ask themselves whether they really want to activate the final three years of the contract they inherited from the Patriots after next season.’

‘Bills QB Drew Bledsoe: There is no other way to describe his performance but to say it was pathetic. He passed for just 104 yards on 34 attempts, an incredibly dismal 3.0 yards per attempt.’

‘Drew Bledsoe flunked his exam against his former teacher, Bill Parcells, completing just half of his 34 attempts for a mere 104 yards. Worst, he fumbled on two of the three times he was sacked, his first setting up the only TD Dallas would need. Was 2 of 8 for 1 yard in the fourth quarter when game was there to be won. Where’s Rob Johnson when you need him?’