Archives for October 2008

‘With the Dolphins insisting on rushing only three or four linemen and covering with seven or eight, Edwards struggled to make plays in the passing game.’

‘Not a good day for the Bills’ brain trust. The Dolphins always seemed to be a step ahead of the Bills, and much of that was scheming and play-calling.’

‘Without Reed, the Bills will have to turn to Roscoe Parrish and James Hardy more frequently, and neither player has produced much this season. Parrish, however, is eager to get involved. “I don’t know Josh Reed’s status, but I’m always here,” said Parrish, who has only 10 catches this season. “I always want a bigger role on offense. That’s what I came in for, not to be a special teams player. Don’t want to start a conflict, but I want to have more on offense and do what I do, which is make plays and do whatever I can to help the team.”‘

‘Can someone explain to me why Terrence McGee stayed in Sunday’s game?’

‘Buffalo lost seven fumbles in the first six games. The Bills lost four in the fourth quarter.’

‘A 9-point lead midway in the third period devolved into Buffalo’s second loss of the season, courtesy of that fourth-quarter turnover-fest, leaving the Bills at 5-2 and tied for the division lead with New England, a game ahead of the Jets.’

‘And while the fourth quarter turnovers were killers, Buffalo’s defense had a big part in the loss … particularly in one area.’

‘Bills’ coach Dick Jauron would neither confirm, nor deny media reports that he has signed a three-year contract extension. “We don’t talk about contracts … I’m willing not to talk about it,” he said with a chuckle after the game.’

‘Quarterback Trent Edwards welcomed the opportunity to discuss Jauron’s new contract. "I’m very, very, excited," Edwards said. "That puts a lot of the players in this locker room at ease, knowing that our head coach is going to be here. … It’s nice to have that set aside. It’s very well deserved, I would say, too."’

‘This may be the first time all season that the guys holding the clipboards had more to do with the outcome than the guys on the gridiron. There were bad coaching decisions on both sides of the ball, but the majority of blame has to go to the defense.’

‘Though coach Dick Jauron wouldn’t say Monday how much time Reed might miss, it generally takes players two to three weeks to recuperate from such injuries, depending on their severity. Jauron also didn’t indicate which ankle Reed hurt late in the second quarter of a 25-16 loss at Miami on Sunday.’

‘”I think I’ve been doing okay,” said Peters. “I think I have. The plays I have given up are just hustle plays on their part. If you watch the film, I dominate the guy. We’re either down or we need a big play and Trent is trying to buy time. I’m running him up the field and they’re covering back to the ball. It’s nothing that I’m doing wrong, the play extended and they’re making plays.”‘

‘”They’re getting better, but we won’t really know until we test them a little bit,” said Jauron.’

‘The passing yardage was Pennington’s most since Dec. 16, 2006, when his Jets beat the Vikings, 26-13. McGee knew Miami would go after him, and that the Dolphins were “going to try stuff, fresh off injury.”‘