Archives for January 20, 2009

‘Before moving to Buffalo, Kollar coached the defensive line in St. Louis from 2001-05 and spent 11 years with Atlanta from 1990-2000. He began his coaching career as a defensive assistant/special teams for Tampa Bay in 1984. He has made two Super Bowl appearances, with the Falcons in 1998 and the Rams in 2001.’

‘What have the Steelers done that the Bills couldn’t have? Hating Pittsburgh is like hating the guy who bought the right stock when you thought slap bracelets were the play. Why does Pittsburgh win? Because Pittsburgh wins. Let’s have a first-round draft pick fight, Steelers vs. Bills…’.

‘The announcement was made Tuesday, keeping the average price at Ralph Wilson Stadium at $51.14 per seat. That was the lowest ticket charge in the NFL and the Bills anticipate their prices will remain at the bottom of the 32-team league. Team Marketing Report of Chicago, an industry newsletter, reported the average NFL ticket price in 2008 to be $72.20.’

‘He was still under contract with the Bills, who could have blocked his move to another team.’

‘He began his coaching career as a defensive assistant/special teams for Tampa Bay in 1984. He has made two Super Bowl appearances in his coaching career with the Falcons in 1998 and the Rams in 2001.’

‘The Bills 2009 average season ticket price is over $20 less than the 2008 NFL average season ticket price. The Bills expect to rank as the lowest average ticket price in the National Football League.’

‘Kollar, 56, has been Buffalo’s defensive line coach the last three years. He also has coached the defensive line at St. Louis (2001-05) and Atlanta (1990-00). Kollar coached in Super Bowls with the Falcons (1998) and Rams (2001).’

‘”You look for something that stands out in practice and then the next day does it stand out again or is there another attribute or something else that the player does that catches your attention,” said defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. “So when you look at the tape of that player and you notice something in their college games, it’s encouraging if it also showed up at the Senior Bowl. You want to see that consistent level of play. You look for that more than anything.”‘

‘Everywhere you looked Sunday, you saw winning qualities the Bills desperately lack. I could imagine the fans out there, shouting at their TV sets: “How come we don’t have one of those?”‘

‘Figuring the exact balance between innovation and lunacy is a task which dissuades even the most ardently hardcore football-savvy zealots from even dreaming of coordination work, but the fact remains that the Bills overcompensated on offense last season. Right in between is where they need to be, namely where they run a lot without running too much.’

‘We were standing right with the ESPN guys like Chris Berman and Dan Patrick and others, and I’m thinking "these guys don’t really care one way or the other if this kick is good, and I’m about to throw up I care so much".’