Archives for November 13, 2004

‘Mularkey doesn’t seem intimidated by his first head coaching assignment on Sunday night football. He said he was more excited about the energy he saw in practice.’

‘To make room, defensive end Constantin Ritzmann has been placed on injured reserve.’

‘It took a little while for Mike Mularkey to put his mark on this team, but the Bills are buying into Mularkey’s system, and the results are showing.’

‘Since leaving the Patriots after the 2001 season, Bledsoe is 1-4 against his former team. Tom Brady, who replaced him at quarterback, is 6-1 in his career against Buffalo.’

‘April gives each of his units a military label in an effort to hammer home the importance of special teams to his players. The kickoff return unit, for instance, is the Seals, named after the Navy Seals. The kickoff coverage unit is the Gurkhas, named after the British Army units that originated in Asia. April combines his military labels with an elaborate points system that allows each player to gauge his performance against everyone else on special teams.’

‘It’s no disgrace. Brady is a rising superstar. For my money, he’s not merely the best quarterback in the NFL, but the best player, period.’

‘The facility, located a few hundred yards from the tunnel entrance to the stadium, is the first of its kind in the NFL and will be used exclusively for youth football teams in Western New York.’

‘The Bills aren’t nearly as good as Belichick made them out to be, but there were some shards of truth sprinkled amidst all the coachspeak spilling out of Belichick’s mouth that every Bills fan could relate to.’

‘Suddenly, drafting a running back with a bum knee who needed a lengthy time to recover does not seem like it was such a bad idea.’

‘“I haven’t seen a whole lot of him besides these last few games, but the system’s working for him,” McGinest said. “He’s running the ball hard, breaking a lot of tackles … you’ve got to get ready for that.”’

‘McGahee may be working his tail off carrying the ball, but a more noble duty he is performing is something not seen since Curtis Martin was a Patriot: Forcing defenses to respect the run and not overplay Drew Bledsoe and the passing game.’

Gorin earning his place (Boston Globe)

He’ll keep nose out of trouble (Boston Globe)

Wilfork learns on line (Boston Herald)

Seymour plays bigger than his stats (Boston Herald)

Vrabel hurt in practice (Boston Herald)

Second effort keeps Dillon a cut above the rest (Woonsocket Call)

Givens emerging as quiet superstar (Woonsocket Call)

Wilfork certainly stands out (Providence Journal)

Dillon’s gains after 1st hit put him a cut above others (Providence Journal)

DB Mike Haynes made mark with Pats (Providence Journal)

McGahee a tonic for ailing Bills (Springfield Republican)

Ground game has Bills on upswing (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Gorin goes through hoops as Pats starter (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

How Different Is Buffalo With McGahee? (PatsFans.com)

Dillon a consistent factor (Patriots.com)

Bill Belichick Press Conference (Patriots.com)

‘What do you feel needs to be accomplished for Buffalo to beat New England and do you think the running game needs to be stressed more on the road?

Willis McGahee: We need to go out there and keep doing the same thing we were doing the past two games. We’ve been moving the ball successfully and have been doing a great job opening up the passing lanes.’

”'(Owner) Ralph Wilson and the Bills organization deserve tremendous credit for taking this commitment to the next level with the creation of their new youth football field,” NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said in a statement.’

“This is certainly a great occasion for the Buffalo Bills and for youth football in this area,” said Bills President and General Manager Tom Donahoe. “We are very committed in our organization to do things to give back to our community and one of our primary initiatives is youth football.”