Archives for September 2005

Garcia was hurt at the end of a 23-yard run when he caught his left foot on the turf as he was hit across the neck by Bills cornerback Terrence McGee. Garcia, who scampered into a wide-open hole, was just beginning to slide when he was hit.

‘The Bills (2-2) have problems of their own after first-year starter J.P. Losman had a sloppy outing. Buffalo’s 2004 first-round draft pick, Losman finished 11-of-19 for 123 yards, but threw two interceptions and was sacked twice while playing the entire first half. So much for the rhythm coach Mike Mularkey wanted Losman to find in his final tune-up before opening the season hosting Houston on Sept. 11.’

‘J.P. Losman led the Bills offense with 123 yards passing on 11-of-19 completions, but he did throw two interceptions.’

‘Prediction: The Bills have talent, unfortunately they have to play the Patriots and Jets twice each. Defense will carry the Bills to eight wins while Losman develops.’

‘Evan Oglesby, a 2000 graduate of Stephens County and former All-American at the University of North Alabama, is still fighting for a cornerback spot on the Buffalo Bills roster.’

‘The way Forbes magazine adds it up, the Buffalo Bills are worth $708 million, up 11 percent from last year.’

Join us tonight in the chat room as the Bills face the Detroit Lions in their final preseason game. The action starts at 7:00 pm EDT. We hope to see you there!

‘The Bills are expected to start the season with six receivers, one more than normal. That’s because rookie Roscoe Parrish, whom the Bills are counting on to make an impact in the slot position, has a good chance to be out the first two to four weeks with a broken wrist. That leaves five players – Josh Reed, Sam Aiken, Drew Haddad, Jonathan Smith and George Wilson – in an intense battle for three remaining spots.’

‘”Husband and dad are the two most important jobs I do, so I strive every day to be the best husband and dad I can be,” Vincent said. “The lessons that men can learn at the All Pro Dad Seminar are so important because our children do not come with an instruction manual or a playbook.”‘

‘NFL rosters must be trimmed to 53 players on Saturday, meaning the Bills have to make roster moves affecting 14 players.’

‘”I think we always had the talent and we still do,” Tucker said. “Defensively, we’ve had the No. 2 ranked defense in the league the last two years in a row. Our special teams was No. 1. Offensively, we’ve made a lot of strides. In the beginning of the year, nobody knew about Lee Evans. Guys like him emerged. He started decently and got better and better. Now he’s a future star, or already one. Willis McGahee wasn’t starting until the fifth game. They’re key contributors. That was a big reason for the turnaround. On offense, we were able to take advantage of the opportunities special teams and defense gave us.”‘

‘Believing his first-stringers need more time to jell, Mularkey’s prepared to break convention and play them as long as necessary when Buffalo closes its preseason schedule hosting Detroit on Friday. “We’re going to play more because we need to be in a rhythm on both sides of the ball, special teams, altogether before we come out of this game,” said Mularkey, who’s Bills (2-1) are coming off a 16-12 loss at Chicago. “Hopefully, it happens early, but we’ll just wait and see.”‘

‘The difficult part for them is their fate is in the coaches’ hands once Friday’s game is over. After that, all Ritzmann and Gause can do is sit, wait and hope they are not one of the players told to bring his playbook to Mularkey’s office Saturday afternoon. “It’s kind of tough because you don’t know what the coaches are thinking,” Gause said. “The best thing you can do is go out and leave it all out on the field and whatever happens, happens. I’ve worked hard and tried to do everything I can to make this team. Hopefully that will be enough when it’s all said and done.”‘

‘”I have a tremendous connection to New Orleans,” April said. “I’m going back to live when I retire, whenever that day comes. Oh, I’m going back for good, and I’m going to be buried there. I do have an attachment to the city, and I want my kids to think of it as their hometown. It’s not a perfect place, but there’s a draw for me.”‘

‘”I think those type of plays are going to happen,” he said. “Yes, I might get hit every once in a while and the less I take the chances of getting hit and the less I put myself at risk the better for our team, of course. But like I said a couple of days ago, those type of plays are what makes me good. Using my feet, that’s what makes me good. I just have to be smart about it. I don’t want to be running and thinking I can’t run. It’s very hard to play like that.”‘