Archives for December 2004

‘Bills, 27-13.’

‘Mularkey looked like baloney when Bills were 0-4, but now he has Buffalo playing a beefy brand of ball.’

Brothers in arms and heart (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Robiskie’s ‘school’ is down and out (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Wolf not cryin’ about Butch (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Browns could use a Grimm outlook (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Buffalo’s Fletcher plays bigger than his stature (Lorain Morning Journal)

McCown draws crowd in Texas (Akron Beacon Journal)

Taking a stand (Akron Beacon Journal)

Scouting report (Akron Beacon Journal)

Campo on Cleveland: Like to stay (Canton Repository)

Robiskie needs a miracle with this bunch (Canton Repository)

Browns (3-9) at Bills (6-6) (Canton Repository)

Browns notebook (Canton Repository)

Cleveland begins Robiskie’s season (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Reversals of fortune (Columbus Dispatch)

Game-day matchup: Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills (Columbus Dispatch)

Random thoughts from browns.com (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Robiskie aims to start season two (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Scouting report: The Bills (ClevelandBrowns.com)

‘"It’s a unique mentality because everyone realizes a new coach is coming in, so if anything, everybody picks up their play because they know these games are going to be evaluated by the new staff," Tucker said. "They have nothing to lose. I’m sure Robiskie is going to pull out all the stops. We expect nothing but their best, just like we got from Miami."’

‘If you were the Bills’ head coach for a day and had a chance to add a play to the playbook, what would it be?

"I’d do a reverse pass with me throwing it. Throw it deep to somebody. I’ve got some experience with that one."’

‘”There’s a couple of ways you can look at it … they’re down in the dumps and lost their coach, or you can look at it as a team that’s desperate and trying to figure out what it’s going to do for next year with guys trying to solidify their jobs within the organization.”‘

‘Did you ever dream, after an 0-4 start, the Buffalo Bills would be playing a meaningful game in December … let alone two?’

‘One reason the team didn’t pack it in was because in Bledsoe they had a leader who showed not a hint of panic.’

‘”All I had to do last week was outrun the kicker,” said McGee, referring to the Dolphins’ Olindo Mare. “I watch the film. Film don’t lie. Those guys make great blocks.”‘

‘Notre Dame, which interviewed Weis this week, also interviewed Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Tom Clements on Thursday night. Notre Dame officials called Clements, a former Fighting Irish quarterback, on Saturday morning and told him he was no longer in the running for the job and negotiations with Weis began.’

‘Notre Dame has already, according to a source close to the situation, called Bills offensive coordinator Tom Clements and told him that he is no longer in the running for the job.’

‘The school has decided to focus on Weis because Tom Clements, the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator who was once considered the front-runner for the job, is no longer a candidate, according to NFL sources.’

‘Nobody really expects the Browns to win Sunday. They came into the game against New England emotionally charged but lost by 27. They come to chilly Buffalo prepared but undermanned.’

‘They have Troy Aikman and Brett Hull instead of John Elway and Michael Jordan. They have Norwood instead of Jose Mesa. They have Jim Kelly instead of Bernie or Jim Thome. While, still, no city can match the seamless combination of horrible teams and last-minute heartbreak as Cleveland, our friends from just down the road are the closest to truly understanding what it’s like to feel as if they’re living under a giant cloud of Murphy’s Law.’

‘All the talk from the Browns locker room about playing hard for Terry Robiskie? It’s time to find out if a full, distraction-free week under the new head coach means anything in the way of on-field improvements. Buffalo has scored 37, 38, and 42 points, respectively, in each of the last three weeks, and will be looking to score plenty again against the banged-up Browns defense.’