Archives for November 2004

‘After silencing his critics by guiding the Buffalo Bills to three wins in four games, a poor performance on Sunday have fans once again calling for Drew Bledsoe to be benched in favor of rookie quarterback J.P. Losman. The 12 year veteran claims the criticism doesn’t bother him.’

”’Just take a deep breath,” Baker said of what he intends to remind himself before kickoff. ”You’ve got to calm yourself down, just relax and know that, hey, you can do it.”’

‘"We’ve got to get back to doing what we do well," offensive tackle Jonas Jennings said. "We need to establish some type of run for us to even have the opportunity to open it up for the pass. It all comes back to execution and we need to execute better."’

‘Eric Moulds seems to be getting tired of losing and tired of the Bills offense going nowhere. On Thursday Moulds indicated that he has some thinking to do when the season is over.’

‘Tickets still remain for the Bills final two home games against the Cleveland Browns on December 12 and the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 2. Tickets for those two games are available in person at the Ralph Wilson Stadium ticket office, the Rochester office in Pittsford Plaza, and at all participating Tops Markets locations.’

‘Martz said the free agent departure of LB London Fletcher for the Bills after the 2001 season was the worst loss he’s had to absorb as head coach. "He’s my kind of football player, he always has been," Martz said. "That one broke my heart. He was the heart and soul of our defense at that time."’

‘Bills 24 Rams 20.’

‘"I came here to contribute, and I’m not contributing on the bench," Vincent said. "I can’t help my football team, the players, outside of cheering and rooting them on. I’m not a cheerleader, I’m not a guy who’s supposed to be holding your hat while you’re out there playing. That’s a part of the game, but that’s not me."’

‘Baker, an undrafted free agent from Tennessee, posted five tackles at New England and said he became more comfortable and confident with every series. "As the game went on, I got comfortable," said Baker. "I felt myself getting into position to make plays."’

‘But after a few weeks the members decided to search for a better gameday atmosphere, which they found at Ozzie’s Restaurant and Sports Bar, named after "The Wizard of Oz" himself, Ozzie Smith. "It’s a pretty nice place, it’s centrally located near the I-270 around St. Louis," Weyman said. "Ozzie has his 13 gold glove awards sitting in the showcase."’

‘"If you’re going to play in the NFL, particularly the position of quarterback, you’ve got to be strong," Bledsoe said. "You’ve got to be strong enough emotionally and physically and mentally to fight those battles when it’s not going right. When everything’s going right, it’s fun and sometimes it seems kind of easy. But when it’s not going right, that’s when the test of your character individually and as a team comes into play."’

‘”We really liked him,” Martz said in a conference call with Buffalo media. “He’s very accurate. The things that we look at in a quarterback to draft, we ranked him very high in all areas. He’s very accurate, he’s very intelligent, very competitive. We loved his competitiveness. High energy, tough, intelligent.”‘

‘If you were drowning, would you want Drew Bledsoe to be the guy throwing the life preserver? Good luck. At this point of his professional football career, he’d be lucky to hit the water.’

‘Bills 27-21.’

‘"I’ve always felt with the quarterback position you stay with him as long as you possibly can. You just do," said St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz, who is no stranger to QB musical chairs and whose team visits Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday. "I’ve had a situation here in the past where you feel like you have to make a change, and at that point it has to become obvious to you. And if it’s not (obvious) and you’re not sure, you can’t make that change."’