Archives for October 9, 2006

‘Larry Tripplett, Tim Anderson and rookie Kyle Williams rotate at the defensive tackle positions. McCargo was starting to play himself into the rotation after signing late in the preseason.’

‘A screw will be placed in McCargo’s foot that will form a bridge between the break in order to accommodate faster healing.’

‘It’s the same foot McCargo broke as a junior at North Carolina State last season, an injury that forced him to miss five games.’

‘The injury happened late in the fourth quarter of yesetrday’s loss to the Bears when another player stepped on McCargo’s foot.’

‘On whether they can play with three defensive tackles – We certainly did for the early part of the season. John really wasn’t in the rotation, at least in significant numbers, until the third or fourth game.’

‘"It’s a disappointment to us obviously to get him hurt now," said Jauron. "We’re optimistic that the surgery will rectify the problem, but there will be a recovery time. We’ll just have to see how severe it is and how long it is going to be."’

‘The Bills have lost three games this season. In each of them, a fourth-down gamble detonated. On two occasions, the blunder came on the road against a favored opponent, leaving momentum irreversibly in the hands of the hosts.’

’20. That was the number of points scored by the Chicago Bears off turnovers against the Bills on Sunday. 20-7 wouldn’t have looked quite as bad.’

‘…you can bet future Bills opponents will study this game film. Here are some of those problems.’

‘The mistakes kept coming…’.

‘”They were as good as we thought they were going to be,” Losman said of the Bears’ defense, which held the ninth straight visitor to Soldier Field below 10 points. “In the first half, we just had some things happen to us. . . . In all three phases it just didn’t go our way. It’s like a snowball effect, and against a team like this those things just can’t happen.”‘

‘Harris is a big reason the Bears are 5-0 and the favorite to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Like all Bears teams, they were built with defense in mind. They’re the standard the Bills are shooting for. The Bills saw it up close Sunday. They saw what a true contender looks like.’

‘It seemed like McGee had a target on his chest the way the Bears kept throwing in his direction. On some plays, he was up to the task. But on far too many occasions, he was not.’

‘Game was cold slap in face. Failed fake punt got team off to bad start. Bills can’t match Bears’ depth of talent.’

‘All three layers of the Bears’ defense contributed an interception of Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman in Sunday’s 40-7 victory. Linebacker Lance Briggs, defensive end Alex Brown and cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. had pickoffs, with Manning making his third in two games.’