Archives for November 2003

‘No team has a more difficult second-half schedule than the Bills, whose next eight opponents have a combined winning percentage of .615 (40-25). They will have to overcome the inconsistency that has plagued them this season.’

‘The second half of Bills’ season gets off to bad start as Cowboys continue winning ways, 20-16.’

‘Bledsoe usually keys on the strong safety when deciding whether to audible to a run or pass. Bledsoe will have to know Williams’ whereabouts at all times.’

‘”I don’t know,” he said. “One day my body feels good and one day my body feels bad.”‘

‘It’s a rare composer who will write a piece that requires an orchestra to be accompanied by footage of the Buffalo Bills.’

‘When asked at the NFL owners meetings last week if his Bills are capable of making the playoffs, owner Ralph Wilson did not give a ringing vote of confidence. “I don’t know. They’ll have to show me,” Wilson said. “We’ve got a lot of good players and I want to see what they do in the second half.”‘

‘”I’m not surprised at all,” says Buffalo fullback Sam Gash, who played for Parcells in New England and is hoping he and his teammates can get the best of his former coach when the Bills visit Texas Stadium this afternoon. “He’s done this every place he’s coached. It’s no coincidence. The only surprise might be that he has turned it around there as fast as he has.”‘

‘I give them a 25-75 chance for the AFC’s second wild-card berth.’

‘What was your reaction when you heard you were coming back to the Bills after a three-year hiatus?

“It threw me completely off. It was one of those things where everything fell into place. We basically moved here as soon as they signed me. This is home now, and it really couldn’t get any better. I mean, this is my favorite place to play. I’ve played in Baltimore and New England but this, with the fan following the team has, blows away every other place.”‘

‘The reality is, Buffalo probably needs to go 6-2 down the stretch to make the playoffs … because 9-7 probably won’t get it done. And a division title is a particular longshot because, after Monday night’s dramatic win at Denver, the Patriots are 7-2 and despite losing to the Bills in the opener, have a 2 1/2 -game lead over Buffalo.’

‘”I feel that we are a somewhat intimidating secondary,” Williams said. “I think some of the wide receivers are all talk until they see our cornerbacks are very, very good, and me and [Darren] Woodson are going to lay a punishing blow.”‘

‘”Buffalo is certainly a team that could give us a lot of trouble. … I think we’ll have to be at our best,” Parcells said. “I think if we do what we did last week early in the game, we don’t have any chance.”‘

‘Deion’s declaration had the impact of a hummingbird dropping in Atlanta and with former Cowboys teammate Daryl Johnston. Atlanta columnist Steve Hummer reported, “It met with a resounding yawn. No one thought enough about it to ask for further comment.”‘

‘Drew Bledsoe has lost four fumbles. He has thrown eight interceptions. So maybe it should come as no surprise that Buffalo is among the league’s worst at protecting the football. Buffalo has turned the ball over 19 times; only Arizona has more. Dallas hasn’t forced a turnover in two games. This is a good week to end that streak.’