Archives for October 7, 2009

‘”It’s a natural position for me,” Mitchell said. “I enjoy making the calls and the checks and all that. I’m excited about it and it’s not going to be that difficult of a move. I do take pride in the fact that I am (going) in there during a time that we’re having some problems. I have always felt that the ‘mike’ is the one that takes responsibility for all that so I’m excited to be that guy.”‘

‘Owens, who has been critical of quarterbacks and others in the past, has resisted placing blame on Edwards or the offense. “We just have to get back to the drawing board and keep working,” he said.’

‘Bell said after practice Wednesday he felt ready to play after a groin injury forced him to miss a 38-10 loss at Miami on Sunday. Reserve defensive tackle John McCargo (groin) also practiced after missing last weekend’s game.’

‘So I figured it was about time for me to close up the tailgate, turn down my expectations of another superbowl run and just sit back and watch a team with a mediocre coach muddle their way through another couple of sub average seasons before they go the way of Los Angeles, Baltimore and Cleveland.’

‘”We unfortunately didn’t hit on a lot of plays and left our defense out there way too long,” said Trent Edwards. “Looking at it on film it’s just little things and that’s what has kind of been the theme of the past couple of games. We’ve got to fix those things and try to take care of it on third down and try to keep our defense off the field.”‘

‘The Bills consistently bring in big-bucks free agents who disappoint and high draft picks who do not produce. They fail to pay premium value for exceptional players, who then leave the company-er, team. They habitually acquire marquee names who are on the downside of their careers.’

‘"We do have a lot of faith in our coaches and a lot of faith in our team," linebacker Keith Ellison said. "We’re all at fault for what happened [Sunday]. We’ll correct it this week and have a much better showing Sunday."’

‘Still, I really wonder if a Tony Dungy or a Bill Cowher would make any difference here given the inept decision-making upstairs at One Bills Drive. That’s the most distressing realization of all.’

‘After the Browns’ visit on Sunday, the Bills have road games at the Jets and Carolina and a home game against Houston before their Nov. 8 bye. Unless things turn around, Jauron might become the fifth head coach to be fired by Wilson since Marv Levy’s historic run ended in 1997.’

‘Receiver Terrell Owens: He’s biting his tongue while enduring the quietest four-game stretch as a starter in his career. Eight catches, one touchdown and no dressing-downs of his quarterback or coordinator – yet.’