Archives for December 13, 2004

‘The Bills were 0-4 and given up for dead. Now they are 7-6, a playoff contender that could be dangerous. “Who counted the Bills out? Shame on you if you did,” safety Lawyer Milloy said.’

‘The Browns had two yards of total offense, committed three turnovers and gave up four sacks in the first half.’

‘Willis McGahee recorded his sixth 100-yard rushing game this season. Not surprisingly, the Bills have won all six.’

‘But the Pats couldn’t blitz. Their secondary was too banged up to provide the necessary one-on-one coverage to make blitzes work. But that wasn’t the case with the Bills. Their secondary is talented and healthy. So Buffalo came after McCown with a series of blitzes and stunts from all angles. It knocked him for a loop physically and mentally. “It affected him. It rattled him,” Robiskie said. “And I don’t know if he recovered from it.”‘

The whole 17 yards (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Bills’ defense a recipe for Browns’ disaster (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Lip fattened, QB flattened in Buffalo stampede (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

A franchise sinks, weighted by Davis’ baggage (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Hurtin’ for certain (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

The Edge (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Three things to watch (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Photo Gallery (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

A no show in Buffalo (Lorain Morning Journal)

McCown suffers through an ugly day (Lorain Morning Journal)

Browns set record with 17 yards of net offense against Bills (Akron Beacon Journal)

McCown survives Buffalo blitz (Akron Beacon Journal)

Fallout continues from exit of Davis (Akron Beacon Journal)

Brain freeze strikes officials (Akron Beacon Journal)

Fewest yards gained in a game (Akron Beacon Journal)

Browns set team mark for inept offense in Bills loss (Canton Repository)

Futile offense spoils defensive effort (Canton Repository)

Buffalo tees off on McCown with seven sacks (Canton Repository)

Robiskie: Losses ‘demoralizing’ (Canton Repository)

Better days in future? Can’t get much worse (Canton Repository)

Garcia, Roye, Faine among latest injured (Canton Repository)

Browns briefs (Canton Repository)

Browns notes (Canton Repository)

Another Browns low mark (Canton Repository)

Tailspin reaches seven in Buffalo (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Pass protection breaks down (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Injuries continue to pile up for Browns (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Browns reach a new low (Columbus Dispatch)

McCown regresses in his second start (Columbus Dispatch)

Bengals, Browns should both be on TV (Columbus Dispatch)

Add Faine, Garcia, Roye to burgeoning injury list (Columbus Dispatch)

Bills stop Browns cold (Erie Times News)

Browns players vent (Erie Times News)

Is There An Opening In The Big East For These Guys? (Erie Times News)

Bills swarm Browns, roll to win (ClevelandBrowns.com)

McGahee goes over 100 again (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Offense hits new low in loss (ClevelandBrowns.com)

A dismal season grows more dismal (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Terry Robiskie news conference (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Photo Gallery (ClevelandBrowns.com)

‘”You don’t go into a game plan like that, it just happens,” said defensive coordinator Jerry Gray. “You would never say you’re going to stop an offense like that, it just happened today. We had a great effort from the guys on the field.”‘

‘For nine weeks now, a span in which they’ve compiled a 7-2 record to climb above .500 at 7-6, the Bills have been kicking a whole bunch of rented NFL mules.’

‘It was a disaster. How about 17 net yards of offense, six first downs and a passer rating of 25.4 in Cleveland’s laughable 37-7 loss to the Bills. When Robiskie was serving as Davis’ offensive coordinator, Garcia had made some public statements about how he felt the offense was too predictable, and Robiskie didn’t like it. It almost seems as if Robiskie was trying to make a statement by not starting Garcia. If he was, the only statement he made was that he’s not cut out to be a head coach.’

‘”The guy’s a very bright guy,” said Bills strong safety Lawyer Milloy. “I knew he’d take to it like he had playing there all his life.”‘

‘Words cannot describe how pathetic that performance was by the Browns, all the way across the board.’

‘Defensive line: This unit was possessed with Sam Adams, Pat Williams, Aaron Schobel and Chris Kelsay combining for 11 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. Adams, particularly, was nearly unstoppable against overmatched Browns’ center Jeff Faine, recording two sacks. Schobel’s sack/forced fumble against Jeff Garcia early in the fourth quarter knocked out the veteran QB. A+’

‘Whether unwilling or incapable, the Browns were not up to the physical battle. At one point early in the fourth quarter, the Cleveland offence had produced a total of minus-two yards. With no line to protect him, no running game to move the ball and no receivers capable of getting open, McCown was sacked seven times for losses of 74 yards and picked off twice.’

‘With only two spots available, the task is tough considering as it stands now, the Ravens, Broncos and Jags would all beat the Bills in tiebreaking scenarios.’

‘”It was a long eight weeks,” Vincent said. “I was the best cheerleader I could be, but I’m not a real vocal guy. I was standing on the sidelines holding five or six hats for guys. They kept saying I was good luck.”‘

‘Now, Baltimore and Denver must go 1-2 while the Bills win out, making things seem as difficult as ever. Which brings us back to that unfortunate Jacksonville loss in early September, Week 1 of the NFL season. Coulda, shoulda, woulda. If only the Bills had held on!’