Archives for October 4, 2005

‘If I were commissioner for a day I’d…

…take away all the rules that protect the quarterback.’

‘RUN THE BALL.’

‘"J.P. is the starter and we’re going with J.P.," said Mularkey. "I think everybody understands that." However, one has to wonder how much longer he can afford to go with the 24- year-old Losman.’

‘For the second consecutive week, second year running back Willis McGahee posted the Bills most effective offensive performance on Sunday.’

This week’s game (MiamiDolphins.com)

The Dolphins-Bills series (MiamiDolphins.com)

Television/Radio (MiamiDolphins.com)

The Coaches (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins-Bills Series Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins-Bills Connections (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘”Yeah, I did again because I believe in it,” he said. “It’s been proven to win when we play smart and error free, play our role as players in the scheme and play physical, all those things we have been preaching from Day One. We just reiterated that’s what it takes, because each week you see in games those (smart and error-free teams) are the teams that win on Sunday. Those are the teams that win the Super Bowl. That’s just got to be re-emphasized.”‘

‘”We’re not playing good enough TEAM football. It’s every phase. Until we do, we’re not going to win,” Donahoe said in the visitors’ locker room at the Alamodome.’

‘If I was wearing Tom Clements’ headset I’d be calling Willis McGahee’s number a lot more often than he has. How can McGahee have carried just one time in the second quarter Sunday, and only 16 times in a game that was that close until the final six minutes?’

‘Unlike a year ago when Buffalo’s No. 2 defense and No. 1 special teams were producing game-turning plays, and the offense under Bledsoe was turning tons of takeaways into points, all three phases of Buffalo’s program are sputtering.’

‘The Bills, playing without injured LB Takeo Spikes (Achilles), lost DT Ron Edwards to a shoulder injury in the second half and played backups Tim Anderson and Justin Bannan the rest of the way. Their depth was exposed. On New Orleans’ lone TD drive after a Buffalo interception, the Saints ran five straight times to cover 18 yards, capped by Brooks’ QB draw from four yards out when a huge hole opened up. The nail in the coffin for Buffalo was allowing McAllister to rip off runs of 10, 15, 12 and 26 yards on consecutive plays beginning with 4:08 to play, sparking another drive that ended in a field goal and put the game away with 1:09 to play.’

‘The Saints caught fire after a Losman interception in the second quarter. Losman was looking for Eric Moulds on a deep post, but the ball sailed high over Moulds’ head by 12 yards and CB Jason Craft made a nice center field catch. He then returned the ball 39 yards to the Bills’ 23-yard line, setting up an Aaron Brooks four-yard TD run. The interception was the result of Losman and Moulds getting their signals crossed. Moulds indicated it was Losman’s error. “During the week, the coaches said to cut it (the route) because the guy would be on the backside of me,” Moulds said. “Instead of throwing it up, I cut it off so he could have all of that field to throw it to me. But as soon as he threw it, I cut it off. It’s something we’ve got to keep working on to be on the same page.”‘

‘The division is literally just sitting there, waiting to be taken, and the Bills would seem powerless to do anything about it.’

‘Fire Donahoe and bring in someone who has proven that they can build a winning NFL team. It’s time to give the Bills’ fans a team that they can be proud of.’

‘Who would have thought when the season started, that the Bills would be facing the first place Miami Dolphins this week? The Bills limp back home after losing their third straight game in San Antonio against the Saints.’

‘But there is a big difference between a Bills game and a rerun of Gilligan’s Island. Gilligan’s Island tried to be funny, and more often than not, succeeded. You can’t say that about the Bills right now.’