Archives for November 2004

‘No giveaways. The Bills played turnover-free last week and it’s a must against the Jets, who have turned the ball over a league-low five times. Buffalo can’t give the Jets any breaks because they don’t need them.’

‘If McGahee can get off to a quick start, the Bills will be able to establish the pass through play-action. The Jets needs to shut him down early or it could be a long day for their defense trying to slow the Bills offense down.’

‘In the last two Bills home games, against Miami and Arizona, 11 of the 14 scoring drives were with the wind.’

‘Jets overcome Bills and elements for a 20-16 victory.’

‘There are still 49 days left in this escalator fall and the Jets’ game should be a preview of whether the highs might outperform the lows before winter officially arrives. Was the Bills’ explosion against Arizona last week a turnaround in the wind or was it just the Cardinals, a team which seldom wins when it strays above the 50th parallel?’

‘The Bills have used all three tight ends in various situations. They could be interchangeable, but they’ve had distinctly different roles. It coincides with their different personalities and their paths to the NFL. Campbell is the veteran, Neufeld the survivor and Euhus the kid next door who doesn’t quite understand the world around him.’

‘”We feel like we owe them one,” Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe said candidly. “We feel we didn’t play well enough in that game, particularly in the first half, offensively. But we played with them the whole game and we feel like they’re a team we can certainly play with.”‘

‘”In just two short months, I’ve learned that Buffalo Bills home games aren’t just games,” said Dunne. “They’re events.”‘

‘”They’re an excellent defensive football team … one of the better ones in the league,” he said of the Bills. “It’s hard to move the ball on them … we were fortunate that day and made a couple of plays and got into field goal range but it was a defensive game and a tough loss for them.”‘

‘”I think of all those people who were calling me and telling me how stupid I was,” Gilbride the car salesman said. “Well, my response to them is, ‘How stupid does one have to be to think that a professional coach would have his phone number listed and subject himself to all of this abuse?’ “‘

‘Kendall (6-5, 280), center Kevin Mawae (6-4, 289) and right guard Brandon Moore (6-3, 295) – the interior of the Jets’ efficient, but undersized offensive line – will be responsible for blocking Adams and Williams. The Buffalo tandem is listed at 6-3, 330 and 6-3, 310, respectively, but it doesn’t take a Richard Simmons to figure out they’re both in the 340-pound range, give or take an all-you-can-eat buffet.’

‘”I’m sure he’s licking his chops to get at our defense,” NT Jason Ferguson said before the last meeting, a 16-14 Jets’ win Oct. 10.’

‘Jets 20, Bills 10.’

‘The Bills also continue to play great defense, tied for second overall in the NFL and fourth against the run (97 yards allowed per game) with over 650 pounds inside in defensive tackles Sam Adams and Pat Williams. They have yet to allow a 100-yard rusher.’