Archives for September 25, 2006

‘”As much as we talk about giveaway/takeaway, that was pretty much the story of the game,” Buffalo coach Dick Jauron maintained. “It’s one statistic in our business that generally does hold true. We lost that battle and it’s kind of how we lost the game."’

‘It wasn’t so much the defeat, but rather the way it unfolded.’

‘”At the end of the day we came together as a defensive unit,” Hobson said. “And we were able to make plays.”‘

‘What’s difficult to stomach is how Buffalo finally proved capable of marching up and down the field in generating 475 yards offense against the Jets only to have one thing missing: Finish.’

‘On the red zone offense and defense having problems: Obviously, we need to improve. We didn’t finish yesterday, but certainly we had our opportunities offensively to put up a significant number of points. We just didn’t finish for whatever reason. Defensively, we have to make them kick field goals. That could have been the difference. If we make them kick a field goal in the last drive, even our last possession would be different.’

‘On the red zone being a problem: We didn’t have the right package with Daimon out. We depend on Daimon being there but he got banged up.’

‘This team will be fun and frustrating this season. But, I’ll take that over the dumb, dull, and dismal teams of the Donahoe era.’

My message to Bills fans is to not jump off the bandwagon. But make sure that you hold on with both hands while you ride. They have the talent to beat about 26 teams in the league on a given Sunday. But they also have the ability to lose to any of the other 31.’

‘Buffalo’s defense stifled the Jets offense. Except when it really mattered.’

‘It’s easy to say that Buffalo went only 3-for-12 on conversions for the day, and a 25 percent success rate won’t help you retain possession that much in the NFL. But the bigger issue was the number of third and longs. Almost half of their third down opportunities were 11 yards or more (5-12).’

‘And all those factors created tension in the stands – fans say things got ugly. Bills fan Debbie Kennedy said, "Well, we seen fights off to the side and everything, but nothing in our section." Bills fan Karie Carruthers said, "I saw a bloody guy, really bloody guy. It was running down his face. He had a big patch over his face and he had to leave the game early. See what happens when you’re rowdy?" Orchard Park Police say, in all, Bills security arrested sixteen people inside the stadium.’

‘”There’s not many places like Buffalo. You want to give them something to be excited about and they can add fuel to our fire. We’re looking to have an incredible atmosphere.”‘

‘Can’t blame coaches for sacks or Losman’s INT. But red-zone plan needs to be reviewed. Loss to rebuilding Jets hurts.’

‘”Like coach [Dick] Jauron says, we’re not good enough to beat ourselves and our opponent,” said receiver Roscoe Parrish…’

‘”Turnovers are big,” Rhodes said. “They came into the game with no turnovers. If they didn’t have any turnovers this game, it probably would have been a different story.”‘