Archives for November 2004

‘"We seem more happier and happier every day," said McGahee, who will be playing his first NFL game in prime time. "We want to keep that feeling.’

‘New England has become the competitive standard.’

‘The average age of the 53 players on the Bills’ active roster is 26.4 years, which is tied for 12th youngest in the 32-team league.’

‘But if history is the teacher, expect a long night Sunday when the Bills face the New England Patriots in Gillette Stadium. This will be Buffalo’s 13th road game against a defending Super Bowl champion and the first dozen have been mostly horrid.’

‘I don’t look upon all-purpose yards as a very significant statistic. Yards from scrimmage are more important because rushing and receiving yards are much harder earned than kick return yards.’

‘Patriots 17 Bills 10.’

‘The Buffalo Bills, with Travis Henry and Willis McGahee in their backfield, cut Simonton just before this season. “I thought I’d stay in Buffalo, and after this season one or two (Henry or McGahee) would be gone, I’d be there and it would be an ideal situation,” said Simonton, who signed with the Bills in 2003.’

‘"When people tell me I can’t do something," McGahee told reporters this week, "I like to go out and prove them wrong."’

‘In recent weeks, the 32-year-old quarterback has been more nimble of foot and mind. More decisive. More confident. More like the Drew of old than an old Drew.’

‘Said Patriots quarterback Tom Brady: “He’s tough and he’s always around the ball. He looks like the old Lawyer to me.”‘

‘The Bills were the victim of a bad game plan the first time, as they blitzed Tom Brady on 42 plays and the Pats quarterback responded by repeatedly torching them downfield.’

Gay happy to get his chance (Boston Globe)

Milloy makes difference (Boston Globe)

Pats expect tough test (Boston Herald)

Prized possessions (Boston Herald)

Pats are running low on tackles (Boston Herald)

The legend (Boston Herald)

Scholarly Gorin Learns On The Job (Hartford Courant)

Holding the opposition at bay (Woonsocket Call)

Seymour on pace for career year after slow start (Woonsocket Call)

Pats’ Neal is no longer grappling with his role (Providence Journal)

Belichick believer in trend toward two-way players (Providence Journal)

Former wrestler learning on job (Springfield Republican)

Tackle has home debut (Springfield Republican)

Turning heads, moving chains (Manchester Union Leader)

Pats can’t rest (Nashua Telegraph)

McGahee emerges as a marked man in Bills’ backfield (Brockton Enterprise)

Pats look ready to run the table (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

Bill Belichick Press Conference (Patriots.com)

Bill Milloy making impact in return (Patriots.com)

Bill Burning questions revisited (Patriots.com)

‘As a coach, Beebe has found himself borrowing from the philosophy of two coaches that he played for, Hall-of-Famer Marv Levy and current Seattle Seahawks boss Mike Holmgren. Levy gave Aurora Christian a pre-game pep talk before its first-round game against Annawan. “If I knew one guy who was always prepared, it was Marv Levy,” Beebe said.’

‘Making his first Foxboro visit Sunday night (8:30), McGahee has single-handedly transformed Buffalo from a limp NFL doormat to an energized franchise on the rise.’

”’We’ve tried certain things in the training room. We go out on the football field and my body only allows me to do so much,” Vincent said. ”It’s frustrating, it’s disappointing. I don’t think anybody wants to be injured.”’