Archives for November 2006

‘”I’m glad to see my teammates have big days,” Reed said. “Just to be a part of it — it’s going to be much better than watching in regular clothes on the sideline.”‘

‘Chargers 24, Bills 15.’

‘You see that punt return the other day? I called Dick Jauron Tuesday and told him the Parrish return for touchdown against Jacksonville might have been the greatest return I’ve witnessed. “Me too,” he said. “That’s what I said after the game. That may be the best return I’ve ever seen. The ball’s bouncing around, he picks it up, reverses field, didn’t forget his blockers, and was gone.”’

‘"You can see J.P. out there saying to himself, ‘I can’t go downfield this time,’" said Levy. "And he’ll go underneath to one of his alternate receivers."’

‘Prior to last week, the Bills had avoided the blackout in 27 of their previous 28 games.’

‘This means the Bills have failed to sell out in back to back home games, and the streak may continue into the final two home games of the season. Team officials say that 17,000 total tickets remain for the December 17th game against Miami and the December 24th game against the Titans.’

‘It is no secret every band lives and dies with the drums. Drum solos keep the fans involved and bringing them back for more. Couldn’t you in envision Robert Royal up on stage twirling his drum sticks and bringing the crowd to their feet venue after venue? I think everyone in this locker room could.’

‘Approximately 8,700 tickets remain and can be purchased in person at the Ralph Wilson Stadium box office, The Bills Store in the Eastview Mall in Rochester, and all Ticketmaster outlets.’

‘Failing to sell out the Miami game would be the first time in 19 years, since 1987, that the Bills didn’t sell out for the Dolphins.’

‘Tomlinson’s Chargers are No. 1 in the NFL in scoring and No. 2 in rushing. The Bills have given up 188 and 207 rushing yards in the last two weeks.’

‘"We’d like to do more things with him," said defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, "but it’s so late into the season and he missed so much time that you really can’t overhaul things . . . " That’s a diplomatic way of saying the Bills are better off with Spikes on the bench in passing situations, that he’s not moving well in the open spaces these days. That’s tough for Spikes to accept.’

‘Merriman was tied for the NFL lead with 81/2 sacks when his suspension began on Nov. 1. He’s now tied with six other players for the fifth-highest total.’

‘”For the most part we don’t really listen to any of it,” Preston said. “You don’t listen to the criticism and you don’t listen to the praise. As well as you can play and as well as things can go, if you have a couple bad weeks you’re right back to the same questions. That’s just the nature of the business and the nature of the game.”’

‘McGahee said he doesn’t view Sunday’s game as a personal duel between him and Tomlinson, even though their games will be compared. “No, I want to watch him play, to tell you the truth,” he said.’

‘”It feels real good,” said Parrish of his spot at the top of the league. “But I have to give all the credit to the guys up front. … I have to just be consistent with it and keep on striving.”‘