Archives for November 13, 2008

‘Yes, Buffalo isn’t the golden child everybody thought when the team started 4-0. But the town and the stadium will still be rocking as the Bills host their Lake Erie neighbor.’

‘The Bills limp home with a three-game losing streak but the bright lights of Monday Night Football and the roar of the home crowd should be the cure for what ails them. That, and the fact it’s the equally struggling Browns they face. Buffalo’s anemic 28th-ranked rushing offense has a golden opportunity to get in gear and control the tempo of a game for a change against Cleveland’s No. 26 run defense. That’s providing enough helmets get on NT Shaun Rogers and ILB D’Qwell Jackson. A solid running game is the only way QB Trent Edwards snaps out of his three-game funk. As for Buffalo’s defense, the task is to clean up its sloppy tackling and find a way to pressure young Browns QB Brady Quinn, who has weapons in Jamal Lewis, Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards to get into a rhythm and find his confidence. If the Bills allow that to happen, they’ll lose.’

‘”Work. There are not a lot of miracles in our game. There are not a lot of solutions. Everything that you can possibly talk about always comes down to work. That’s all we have to offer. That’s all I have to offer. We talk about it. We just come back to work. Do we try and work smarter? Yes we do. Do we try to focus on the details? Absolutely. Do we stress it? Every day. So, what else is there? What do you do? Do you analyze our scheme? Yes we do. We look at it all. It comes down to work and then execution on the field. That’s what it is. That’s really all there is. Does it involve talent? Absolutely. Is it always equal? Not always. Everybody’s pretty good in our business.” — Coach Dick Jauron, when asked what the defense needs to do better to prevent clock-killing fourth-quarter drives.’

‘"You’re going to have highs and lows. You’re going to suffer a lot. You’re going to get defeated a lot," Jauron said Wednesday. "And the bottom line is how you come back from it. I don’t have any doubts about Trent Edwards. He’s going to be fine."’