Archives for December 2005

‘Patriots 28, Bills 13.’

‘It’s time to come to the rescue of Bills fans and turn the reins over to someone other than Donahoe.’

‘It’s true that there is no evidence that fan support is tapering off. Home games are all still sold out. But that’s sure to change if the Bills and its management don’t stop the downhill slide – soon.’

‘”What we have to do to beat Buffalo and how we have to play Buffalo is a lot better than we played them the first three-and-a-half quarters here,” Belichick said. “That’s the truth. That’s what it’s about. It’s about where we stand today and what we have to do today. It’s not about what was accomplished five years ago. That doesn’t have anything to do with where we are. It’s what we’re dealing with at this point in time and this moment.”‘

A playoff possibility, Jaguars would be dangerous foe (Boston Globe)

Passionate response (Boston Globe)

Pats got it down cold (Boston Herald)

Bills still could cause trouble for Patriots (Woonsocket Call)

Looking up (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

Pats’ Givens happy to be back where he belongs (Brockton Enterprise)

Division-leading Patriots to face Bills in Buffalo (Patriots.com)

Vince Wilfork is a champion on and off the field (Patriots.com)

‘Count on it being ugly.’

‘"You couldn’t have a better picture of what our season has been like than this particular game," said safety Troy Vincent. "Everything was in our favor for the first 30 minutes. How could you lose a football game like that?"’

‘I believe that Modrak is the man to bring the Bills back to becoming a regular playoff participant and more. He has proven it before and he will prove it again, as soon as he gets the opportunity.’

‘Playing in the near 80-degree heat of south Florida, the Bills shuffled in eight defensive linemen on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.’

‘One of TMQ’s maxims — "Often all a football team needs do is run up the middle and things will be fine" — applies so frequently I just produced the adage from my AutoText. Never was this on clearer display than in Buffalo’s epic collapse at Miami: or the Dolphins’ epic comeback, depending on one’s point of view.’

‘Tom Brady has compiled a career record of 12-1 as a starter in games played on artificial turf. His only loss came on Sept. 7, 2003 at Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘Members of the Bills organization who should feel particularly bad for their part in Buffalo squandering a 20-point third-quarter lead on Sunday…’.

‘Every week the Bills’ ineptitude just baffles everyone who watches them.’

‘”Coming into this year, there were a lot of high expectations from an organizational standpoint, player standpoint, city standpoint, everyone in Western New York,” Fletcher said. “Bills fans all across the country had high expectations with this team based on how we performed last year. And when you don’t perform to that level, there comes a point in time where maybe they’re going to make some changes. Where the changes are going to take place, whether it’s personnel, I don’t know.”‘

‘That raises serious questions about Mularkey, a presumed offensive genius. The Bills have gotten off to quick starts this season, but they do not adjust well in games. Opposing defenses catch on. The Bills sit back with leads. Mularkey, who took over the play-calling earlier this season, has made some dubious calls this year.’