Archives for September 2005

‘When Ralph Wilson spent $25,000 for a franchise in the upstart AFL in 1960, he couldn’t have dreamed how much his Buffalo Bills would be worth 45 years later.’

‘”Spikes is fast, strong, instinctive and he seems to be in the right spot all the time,” said Bucs tight end Anthony Becht, a former Jet who faced the Bills twice last season. “As far as the AFC is concerned, he’s the best weakside linebacker out there.”‘

It’s In The Details (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs Now Have Ability To Scare Opponents (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs Will Be Searched For Signs Of Winner (Tampa Tribune)

Spikes Is Playmaker For Bills (Tampa Tribune)

Two-Minute Drill: Derrick Brooks (Tampa Tribune)

Game facts (Tampa Tribune)

Cadillac ready to carry workload (St. Petersburg Times)

Bucs ready for home spark (St. Petersburg Times)

Bucs aren’t safe at home (Orlando Sentinel)

Colorful, quipping coaches are long gone (Orlando Sentinel)

Buffalo at Tampa Bay (Orlando Sentinel)

Time to board the A-train (Bradenton Herald)

Bucs marginal on home turf (Fort Myers News Press)

Bucs need to start winning at home again (Charlotte Sun Herald)

Bucs set sights on their ‘twin’ (Naples Daily News)

Bucs Want to Return To Winning at Home (Lakeland Ledger)

Game Day Spotlight: Mark Jones (Buccaneers.com)

‘The Buffalo Bills are coming. They’re not at the Patriots’ level yet, but they are starting to attain a needed balance of offense and defense.’

‘"Looking back, you count their win last week and they’ve won nine of their last 11. The last 10 games (2004) they averaged 28.6 points a game on offense. The difference was they had Bledsoe. They have a really good offense, and they’re not going to take that offense and let Bledsoe get away if they don’t think this guy is good."’

‘It will be interesting to see how Losman and a revamped Buffalo offensive line will fare against a veteran Buccaneer defense with a corps of All-Pro 30-somethings – Derrick Brooks, Simeon Rice and Ronde Barber. Chances are Losman will remain somewhat under wraps, Griese won’t remind anyone of Peyton Manning, and the game will be low-scoring.’

‘”You look at the salary cap spreadsheets that you’re handed, and yeah, you know the inevitable is going to happen. When you’re $20 million to $30 million over, whatever it is, you’ve got to get under the cap. . . . We sacrificed some draft picks. And to be honest with you, the last seven, eight years, we haven’t netted much from the draft here.”‘

‘Bills players spent 30 minutes last week in a mass autograph signing session in an effort to raise awareness by fund raising for victims of Hurricane Katrina. More than 200 autographed items, including a J.P. Losman jersey, gloves from Eric Moulds and shoes from Nate Clements, London Fletcher and Lawyer Milloy, will be auctioned on the NFL Auction eBay Web site starting Thursday. All proceeds go to the relief effort.’

‘”I see a very talented locker room, and I think it’s going to be a snowball effect for us,” Anderson said the other day, talking about the positive vibes bouncing up and down One Bills Drive following Buffalo’s convincing 22-7 wipeout of Houston. “The more we win, the better we’ll look winning.”‘

‘Wyche suffers from cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that he said will force him to undergo a transplant in two to four years.’

NFL Suspends Bucs Rookie Fullback (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs’ Jay Gruden Arrested On DUI (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs Return To Kickoff Options (Tampa Tribune)

Defense Wants Encore Of Last Year’s Third Act (Tampa Tribune)

Bucs assistant arrested, player suspended (St. Petersburg Times)

Ex-coach makes return to Tampa (St. Petersburg Times)

Predators Coach Gruden charged with drunken driving (Orlando Sentinel)

Bad day for Bucs, Grudens (Bradenton Herald)

Off-field incidents mounting for Bucs (Fort Myers News Press)

Bucs linemen mesh (Fort Myers News Press)

Any Bucs fans here? (Charlotte Sun Herald)

Brother of Bucs coach Gruden charged with DUI (AP)

Bucs rookie suspended for violating NFL steroids policy (AP)

Bucs FB Razzano suspended for violating steroids policy (Sportsticker)

Bucs FB Razzano suspended (The Sports Network)

Overheard, Week Two (Buccaneers.com)

Razzano Suspended, Pearson Promoted (Buccaneers.com)

Bucs, Fans Aid in Katrina Relief (Buccaneers.com)

‘Brian was selected as the JetBlue Fly-Away winner on Buffalobills.com and he and his wife will fly out Saturday afternoon, courtesy of JetBlue Airways. The couple also receives two nights of hotel accommodations and of course, tickets to the Bills-Buccaneers game on Sunday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium.’

‘Looking for a way to bring awareness and raise money to those victims of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, the Bills players took part in a 30-minute signing session on Saturday, September 10 prior to their season opener against the Houston Texans. Players cleared their lockers and signed shoes, gloves, hats and jerseys. The autographed items will be auctioned on the NFL Auction Ebay website with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.’

‘"Back in the Day" features Bills linebacker LONDON FLETCHER as he takes UTH to his hometown of Cleveland, OH showing off his old neighborhood and high school.’

‘He’s beginning his eighth NFL season and is STILL the youngest head coach in the league.’