Archives for December 10, 2009

‘Mace had been released earlier this week from the Bills’ 53-man roster, but was re-signed after New Orleans signed linebacker Anthony Waters off Buffalo’s practice squad.’

‘It appears clear, at least while Perry Fewell is the interim head coach, that Trent Edwards isn’t going to play for the Bills again this season. Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will start for the fourth week in a row, has proven to be nothing more than a decent backup option. So fans are clamoring for a look at Brohm and are asking why not play him in these remaining games and see what he’s got.’

‘The Bills have scored just nine touchdowns inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, tying the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders for the fewest in the NFL.’

‘”I’m not a coach,” Aaron Maybin said Wednesday, “so I can’t answer those questions and I won’t try to. As far as that goes, you have to talk to them.”‘

‘"I’m not going to limit myself in discounting any type of situation," he said. "For me, I know I can play."’

‘”I’d just had a tryout with the Patriots,” Fitzpatrick said. “I was thinking that the Patriots, they had three seventh-round draft picks and they were going to pick me. Then all of a sudden I see Matt Cassel’s name pop up. I had no idea who he was. That was the clincher that I wasn’t going to get drafted (by New England).”‘

Chiefs’ streak of sellouts appears doomed (Kansas City Star)

Bills QB Fitzpatrick could have been a Chief (Kansas City Star)

Found: Something the KC Chiefs do well (AP)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

Injury Report – Bills (KCChiefs.com)

Q&A with Todd Haley (KCChiefs.com)

Chiefs add RB Kestahn Moore to Practice Squad (KCChiefs.com)

Beast Mode (KCChiefs.com)

Chiefs vs Bills – Game 13 (KCChiefs.com)

‘Buffalo’s defense has plummeted to 23rd in yards allowed after last Thursday’s dismal display in a 19-13 loss to the New York Jets in Toronto. The biggest concern is the continued demise of the club’s run-stopping ability. The Bills rank 32nd — dead last — at stopping the run, allowing an average of 172.1 yards per game. They are on pace for a historically bad finish.’

‘With Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards struggling and playoffs hopes all but over with a 4-8 record, it would seem a perfect time for the Bills to get a look at newly acquired quarterback Brian Brohm. It’s not likely to occur, however, said interim coach Perry Fewell.’

‘”It’s a bad time to have lost a lot of games in the fourth quarter because the division’s right there,” said DT Kyle Williams, whose frustrations boiled over with reporters. “I think above all else, that’s what really kind of sticks in your craw. To know that everything was so close, and the way things are shaking out in the division that, other than our own stupidity, we could’ve been there.”‘