‘"When you’re losing it’s just not a good feeling in the locker room," Schobel said. "Winning would have revived me a little more. I haven’t made a decision. I’m going to think about it and make the best decision I can make for everybody."’
Archives for January 5, 2010
Inside slant
‘”Obviously it’s important who we hire,” said Nix. “The head coach — this is a crucial time for us, and we’re going to set about that and make sure we get the right guy.”‘
Strategy and personnel
‘If this turns out to be Perry Fewell’s swan song, he went out on a good note. The plan was to pound the ball on the ground, knowing the weather was going to be miserable, and the Bills succeeded with a great running day from Jackson. On defense, Manning’s absence made things much easier to diagnose because the Colts were primarily interested in running the clock with a short passing game and a ground attack. Neither worked, and they were held to 11 first downs and 157 total yards. As they have all year, the Bills played hard, and this time it was good enough to win.’
Notes, quotes
‘The Bills set a team-record low for first downs achieved in a 16-game season with 233, and that total also ranked dead last in the NFL.’