Archives for September 2008

‘The station never revealed how many phone calls and e-mails it received protesting the original decision not to carry the Bills, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was well over 100.’

Porter probably out for Jaguars’ home opener (Florida Times Union)

Groves gives many looks (Florida Times Union)

Del Rio makes up for mistake (Florida Times Union)

Jaguars’ Williamson out against Bills (AP)

Peterson named captain (Jaguars.com)

Trade was good for Stroud, Jags (Jaguars.com)

This is a time for leadership (Jaguars.com)

‘Buffalo goes to 2-0 with a 20-14 win.’

‘Stroud will come to Jacksonville this weekend with an edge. He should. It’s what you need to be the best you can be at this game, and he’s a better player today for having had his edge sharpened by the trade.’

‘The Buffalo Bills announced that the annual BlueCross BlueShield Football 101 will take place on Monday, September 15th from 5:30-9:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Bills Field House in Orchard Park. All proceeds from the event will benefit the WNY Women’s Fund.’

‘Nearly two-thirds say the Toronto games will either help or have no impact on the effort to keep the team in Buffalo. Thirty-seven percent fear the Toronto games will not be favorable for keeping the Bills in Buffalo.’

‘"Yeah, I’m just waiting. I can’t wait until coach comes up to me on Saturday … to tell me if I’m activated or not," Peters said after practice Friday. "I’m 100 percent comfortable. I know all of the plays, all of the checks, all of the audibles, the snap counts, the cadences, no-huddle plays, I know all of that."’

‘”We’ll put that one off as long as we can and see what happens and see how he feels see how we feel,” said Jauron. “Jason had another good day of practice.”‘

‘Jags 23, Bills 17.’

‘These are the reasons the Bills’ case is so compelling…’.

‘Jauron led the Bills to a 34-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks, marking Buffalo’s first win on Kickoff Weekend since 2005. The 34 points scored were the most the Bills had put up on a Kickoff Weekend since 1993. Buffalo’s defense held Seattle to a 19 percent conversion rate on third downs, only 3.8 yards per offensive play and 85 rushing yards.’

‘”To lose someone who was so important in my life is tough,” Johnson said after Thursday’s practice in Ralph Wilson Stadium. “He brought me up and taught me about work ethic and always doing the right thing. He was a great man, a great father and a great friend to me. Knowing how much he wanted this for me gives me a lot of motivation to do well.”‘

‘”But did I envision playing for the Bills? No. I hoped I’d make the NFL one day. That was a dream of mine, but I never thought it would be with the hometown team. I mean, you got a one in 32 chance of that happening, plus the odds of making the NFL to begin with. It’s pretty slim.”‘

‘”He’s got the ability. But deep inside yourself you’ve got to want to end up getting it done. You’ve got to end up doing it on the field.”‘