Archives for December 7, 2008

‘Losman is in the final year of his contract with Buffalo and not expected to re-sign with the team. He’s unhappy how he’s been treated, and after he also twice lost the stating job to journeyman Kelly Holcomb in 2005.’

‘”We call him ‘Coach Pennington,'” said rookie receiver Davone Bess.’

‘Dolphins, 20-17.’

‘”Absolutely we’re going to go for that game, if it happens,” said Lind during an informal gathering with reporters at Rogers Centre, site of today’s game between the Bills and Miami Dolphins. “We’re going to look for that one and maybe another one. . . . Generally speaking, am I open to a game or two more? Yes.”‘

‘I must have spent too much time listening to Darryl Talley, Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly. They relished the brutal conditions. What must Marv Levy be thinking? Whatever happened to, “Where would you rather be than right here, right now?” Or, “When it’s too tough for them, it’s just right for us.”‘

‘Give me two minutes for instigating, but let’s not drop the gloves over whether Toronto is worthy of watching over the Bills for a weekend. It is. If anything, Toronto should be thanked for putting up with them. It’s like dropping off your bratty kids and having the baby sitter pay you.’

‘Considering the unpredictability of the NFL this season, the Bills’ still-alive status for the playoffs may be far-fetched but not completely unrealistic unless they take the day off in Toronto. The best thing they may have going for them against the Dolphins is J. P. Losman’s motivation to interest bidders for February’s free-agency auction.’

‘”I would love to have an NFL franchise here, but I’m not going to the game to support a franchise in the future,” said Carl Condon, 29, a bank employee from Toronto shopping in the Eaton Centre on Saturday. “I’m just a big Bills fan. I’m going to support the Bills.”‘

‘If Torontonians thought paying exorbitant ticket prices to watch the Stanley Cup-starved Maple Leafs in person is a bad investment, wait until they get a load of what the $500 some of them forked over for this game bought them as the bumbling Bills come to town having lost five of their last six games.’

‘This could be it for Losman in Buffalo. Trent Edwards is down with a groin injury and he may be able to return next week, so Losman might be making his final start as a member of the Bills. And let’s face it, the Bills’ playoff hopes are virtually dead, so this is basically one more chance to audition for his future in the NFL.’

‘The biggest reason: The game is only half the fun. The pregame experience – the grills, the beer, the soda, the hot dogs, the omelets, the football tosses in the many parking lots – is what makes Bills football special.’

‘”We’re saddened by his loss,” says Adrian Montgomery, the company’s director of strategic alliances. “Ted was awful proud of bringing these games to Toronto. It’s a real shame he’s going to miss it. We’ll deliver a tremendous experience in his honor.”‘

‘Miami 20, Buffalo 17.’

‘Yes, the hype machine known as the NFL finally has come to Toronto, much to the chagrin of some and glee of others.’

‘”Just looking at it, it might be a problem,” Evans said, scanning the condition of the field after the Bills afternoon walkthrough. “There definitely are more seams than any other field we play on.”‘