Archives for October 29, 2004

‘But what Genco remembers most was a trip the Backers made to watch the Bills battle the San Diego Chargers on Oct. 28, 2001. Even though Buffalo lost the Flutie/Johnson bowl 27-24, it was quite the event for this group of fans. "Our headquarters were at the Holiday Inn in old town San Diego," Genco recalls. "And the group drank both bars in the hotel dry, they ran out of beer! But we had such a good time, it was all in fun."’

‘And once rookie quarterback J.P. Losman’s fully recovered from his broken leg (which should be in a couple of weeks), Mularkey will be pressured to bench Drew Bledsoe in favor of the youngster. The veteran pivot is a sitting duck in the pocket. He’s been sacked 24 times already this year and has chucked seven interceptions. Last week alone Bledsoe was picked off four times and sacked four times in Buffalo’s 20-6 loss to Baltimore as a 4 ½-point dog.’

‘The Bills still have 66-hundred tickets left for Sunday’s game against Arizona which means it will be blacked out in Western New York. Buffalo’s string of 11 straight sellouts is in jeopardy.’

‘”They are almost just like us. We’ve got a lot of weapons and it is just a matter of getting the ball to people so they can make plays. They are similar in that they’ve got a lot of weapons and it is just a matter of time before they put everything together.”‘