Archives for September 22, 2008

‘Coach Dick Jauron didn’t discuss the nature of the injury, except to say Barnes will have tests later in the day.’

‘”So thank you to the offense, thank you to the defense for their part. It’s nice that they picked me up like that. It was huge. I can sleep now.”‘

‘The Bills second-year signal caller has now posted wins in eight of his 12 career starts for a .750 winning percentage, making him one of just three active NFL quarterbacks with a winning percentage of .750 or better.’

‘”Thank you to the offense, thank you to the defense for doing their part,” Lindell said. “It’s nice they picked me up like that, it was huge. I can sleep tonight now.”‘

‘”Offensively, you know, when we had to make plays, we made the plays,” said head coach Dick Jauron. “Trent (Edwards) certainly played a really good game again and you know that the path of a young quarterback isn’t all real pretty. He made some terrific plays today.”‘

‘He calls Bills fans “loud, loyal and always prepared for the worst to happen.” Are we really that transparent?’

‘Oakland is a somewhat talented but dysfunctional team that outplayed the Bills for big stretches of the game in Orchard Park. That can not happen if the Bills really want to take the next step as a team. But give the Bills credit. They got it done when it counted the most.’

‘The Bills have positioned themselves so they’ll get at least the chance to keep running with teams not simply in the division but also in the entire AFC, and they did so in Week 3 by maintaining the attitude that a few minutes or even seconds is plenty of time as long as it’s used well.’

[Rough English Translation from Quebec Newspaper]:

‘There will still be arduous afternoon attack, the coach is more boring than the parc de La Verendrye and the team relies on its special teams to win … But for the first time in over a decade, it points to the top among Bills.’

‘After three quarters of some mistake-prone football, the Bills snapped out of it in the fourth. Quarterback Trent Edwards led the offense on three scoring drives in the final 15 minutes, when he completed 13 of 18 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown.’

‘”We overcame a lot of adversity,” Schonert said. “It seemed like everything went against us. We turned it over. When our [receivers] were free, we’d get sacked. We dropped balls. We missed receivers who were wide-open. We’d complete one downfield, but we’d get a flag and it’d be called back. But our guys hung in there.”‘

‘”I’m not boasting or bragging, these are facts,” he said. “The best defensive end and pass rusher that played in this game played for the Buffalo Bills.”‘

‘”That’s a good question,” cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. “All we talked about this week was getting to 2-1 against a Buffalo team that was undefeated and we felt like we could get it. That was the main focus. Not being able to get that job done, there’s no telling what’s going to happen now.”‘

‘If you forgot what division contenders looked like, they were alongside Bruce Smith during halftime. Bruce never will be included among the great diplomats, but he treated fans to a brief visit to yesteryear during his Wall of Fame induction ceremony. Those Bills didn’t win four straight AFC championships by performing the way these Bills did Sunday.’

‘”I’ve said this all season,” said defensive end Chris Kelsay, “Trent is mature beyond his years. You’d never guess he’s a second-year quarterback, because he’s got complete control of his huddle, and he has the respect of the entire team. It’s good to have a quarterback like that.”‘