Archives for November 21, 2005

‘For instance, San Diego ran 68 offensive plays and scored touchdowns on just six of those plays. That means that the Buffalo defense successfully prevented the Chargers from entering the end zone 91.2 percent of the time.’

‘Once, matters did go right for the Bills, excitingly so. But to judge from its effort yesterday, a team that was so attractive has gone completely, utterly blah.’

‘So what was the Chargers’ reaction after making McGahee’s hubris come back and bite him? Try, “ho hum.”‘

‘”I was hoping he would get a chance to play in this blowout,” Ray Preston said. “But those first-string guys don’t want to come out.”’

‘To be fair, the Bills have plenty of problems. They’re next-to-last in the NFL in rushing defense, they have an offensive line that provides less resistance than the Polish army, and they’re still waiting for their first win on the road. “Terrible, terrible, terrible,” was the way Bills safety Troy Vincent described their performance Sunday. And yet in the NFL, you only go as far as your quarterback can take you, which may have been asking a lot of Losman, who was given the keys to what was supposed to be a playoff-ready team.’

‘The pass defense was awful…’.

‘Buffalo (4-6) remains winless in five road games.’

After allowing only 10 points in the 1st quarter all year, they gave up two long touchdown drives in the opening stanza against the Chargers and things went downhill from there. San Diego rolled to a 48-10 rout that dashes the Bills fading playoff hopes.

The offense and defense don’t deserve passing grades while the special teams are too good for this team.

‘Ironically, at halftime the San Diego Chargers retired Hall of Famer Lance Alworth’s No. 19 jersey. That was highly symbolic as by halftime they had already retired the Bills, scoring on five of seven first half possessions and taking a 35-10 lead to the locker room with them. Brees completed his first nine throws and threw for 265 yards over the first two periods.’

‘Second-year QB J.P. Losman will make his first start since week four in San Antonio against the Saints.’

‘”He’s been to two Super Bowls,” said Patricia when asked why she wasn’t taking her husband. “It’s going to be a girls weekend, were either going to the zoo or golfing being Sharon’s a big golfer,” Patricia said.’

‘Brees “had an exceptional day,” Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey said. “He made some great throws and guys were making some plays. I don’t know many incompletions he threw but I don’t remember that many of them.”‘

‘”I have no control over that,” said Losman when asked about who next week’s starter would be. “If they want me to play, I’m going to play. No matter what, I am going to scratch and fight to get in there. But whatever he (head coach Mike Mularkey) feels is best for the team, he’s going to do.”‘