Archives for December 2008

‘Landing the series required approval from not only the NFL, but also from Erie County, N. Y., which is the landlord for Ralph Wilson Stadium. Montgomery said the arrangement then had to be “socialized” through the offices of New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, as well as political offices in Ontario.’

‘”The best word I can come up with is disarray. We have no rhythm on offence. We can’t make plays. We get moving but, when it comes down to putting the ball in the end zone, we just don’t have a clue.”‘

‘The so-called sellout featured broad expanses of unoccupied blue seating, many dark private boxes and a conspicuous absence of lucrative signage. Even with a year to promote and sell space, and much of that before the economy went south, the official sponsors of the Bills Toronto Series were shown only on a rolling electronic sign.’

Fair and balanced Miami Dolphins beat Bills (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins’ backfield duo on the move (Miami Herald)

Father of Dolphins legend Marino dies at 71 (Miami Herald)

A winning formula takes shape for Miami Dolphins (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins continue to prove doubters wrong (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins receiver Davone Bess improves (Miami Herald)

Keys to the game (Miami Herald)

Grading the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills (Miami Herald)

Audio slideshow (Miami Herald)

Photo gallery (Miami Herald)

Win over Bills puts Dolphins in 3-way AFC East tie (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins’ Anderson a man with a plan vs. Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Bess, Pennington have a connection (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Will Allen has breakout game (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

It’s OK, Dolphins can talk playoffs (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins fight for every inch (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

No kidding: Miami Dolphins are real contenders (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

‘The most impressive defense for a long time’ (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dan Marino Sr., 71, father of Hall of Famer (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Miami Dolphins quarter by quarter (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins report card vs. Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Photo gallery (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins top Bills 16-3, move into three-way tie for AFC East lead (Palm Beach Post)

Will Allen’s interception kills Bills (Palm Beach Post)

Dolphins keep Bills’ hot special teams in check (Palm Beach Post)

Bills’ J.P. Losman can’t spark turnaround (Palm Beach Post)

Now, Dolphins’ 1-15 nightmare seems long ago (Palm Beach Post)

Dolphins talking points: Davone Bess outplaying Ted Ginn Jr. (Palm Beach Post)

Quarterback’s father, Dan Marino Sr., dies at 71 (Palm Beach Post)

H. Wayne Huizenga Statement On Passing Of Dan Marino, Sr. (MiamiDolphins.com)

Special Dol-Fan Packages Available For Alumni Weekend (MiamiDolphins.com)

Miami 16, Buffalo 3 (MiamiDolphins.com)

A remarkable story rolls on (MiamiDolphins.com)

Two teams, two different directions (MiamiDolphins.com)

Postgame notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Photo gallery (MiamiDolphins.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

‘”We didn’t really show up,” Bills center Duke Preston said.’

‘”I would say so,” Whitner replied grimly. “From the outside looking in, I would say that there was a choking element throughout the middle of this football season. I would honestly say that if I was on the outside looking in. As players, we have to make more plays. It’s frustrating.”‘

‘The announced attendance was 52,134 – which certainly seemed generous – and was short of the 54,000-seat capacity Rogers Centre has for football. On Sunday, the facility didn’t look as full as it was for the exhibition game, which attracted fewer than 49,000 spectators.’

‘The Bills had a chance to score late in third, but J.P Losman under-threw Lee Evans in the end zone, which resulted in a Will Allen interception. The Bills haven’t scored a touchdown since the win in Kansas City on November 23rd.’

‘Where do we begin? To a man after the game the players seemed a loss of words and have no idea what is happening. The blame for that is squarely on the head coach if they don’t know what is wrong. Dick Jauron’s days in Buffalo are probably coming to an end contract or no contract extension. Turk Schonert will be gone as well. Why throw it on first and goal from the 3? Another failed replay challenge? Only 13 carries from Lynch? It’s unbelievable. At least they didn’t waste any timeouts this week. Perry Fewell did some good things as he used three safeties a lot to defend the wildcat and he was effective with it. His unit can’t do it alone. Grade F: It’s time to blow this thing up once again.’

‘At least the game in Toronto was a horrific embarrassment for everyone, and I was able to laugh a lot.’

‘The final score wasn’t an indication how badly the Bills were outplayed especially when they had the football.’

‘Losman was also the club’s leading rusher, with 53 yards, as Buffalo continued to tumble since its hot start to the season. The Bills opened the campaign 5-1 but have gone 1-6 since to further cement their last-place status in the division. Rian Lindell’s 40-yard field goal provided the only offense for Buffalo.’

‘The Bills set a season low in total net yards with 163 as they eclipsed their season low at New England in week 10 (168 yards). They went 1-10 on third down conversions and made just one trip to the red zone where they turned the ball over on an interception in the end zone. Buffalo has not scored a touchdown in two games and has lost six of their last seven.’

‘Chad Pennington and the Miami Dolphins took advantage of an indifferent Bills “home” crowd, an inept Buffalo offense and the cozy indoors of the Rogers Centre to stay firmly in playoff contention.’

‘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.’