‘"It’s disheartening when they don’t have a single different wrinkle and they still beat you in the fashion that they did."’
Archives for October 2010
Reed says ’85 team had hope, not despair
‘"Now, I’m not here in the locker room and in the meetings and all the stuff. But if we lost like that, I didn’t have to say anything. I had four or five other guys that would say something. ‘Marv [Levy], all you [coaches] need to get out.’ If something was going wrong, we had guys who would step up to the plate and handle it."’
Mirror, mirror on wall, who’s ugliest team of all?
‘It’s a tough time for a bye. Now the Bills have two weeks to think about their place in history. And this team has historic possibilities, believe me. On Sunday, they gave up 30 points for a fourth straight game. That’s a first in team history.’
We’re walking on sunshine: The power of positive denial
‘The stadium was practically empty with three minutes remaining. It enabled fans to hightail out of One Bills Drive in a jiffy.’
Quarterly report: Momentum swings
‘In five games the Bills have given up 24 catches to tight ends for 339 yards and five touchdowns.’
Bills report card: Coaches downgraded
‘Starting to wonder if Edwards might be in over his head as defensive coordinator. Is he giving up on 3-4? DeHaven’s kickoff coverage team is struggling.’
Can Bills run the table and go 0-16?
‘”Where’s the frustration level? I don’t know if I like that word, frustration level. I think searching is a better word. We’re searching greatly for what the right answer is,” Chan Gailey said, who shared Fitzpatrick’s bewildered look. “You look at it and you try to evaluate what your guys are doing and put them in a position to be successful and take them out of positions where they can’t be successful. But you can’t take them out of every position. At some point they’ve got to step up and fight through and whip the guy in front of them.”‘
Jaguars send Bills to 0-5
‘”The coaches are putting us in the right coverage and the right things to stop what they’re doing and were not stopping them,” said Donte Whitner, Bills safety, who finished with a team-high 10 tackles. “As players we have to go out there and execute better.”‘
Bills may need to do some soul searching
‘When Jackson was asked if he felt the running game was working, Jackson channeled his inner Terrell Owens, saying “I don’t know. My job is to go out and execute whatever is called.”‘
Bills headed for a winless season?
‘What in the name of Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas is going on in Orchard Park?’
Monday’s Jacksonville Coverage
A quick bounce back: Jaguars recover from early miscues to beat Bills (Florida Times Union)
Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis breaks loose again (Florida Times Union)
Jaguars’ Derek Cox back at cornerback after mistakes by David Jones (Florida Times Union)
Jaguars rookie Deji Karim makes positive first impression (Florida Times Union)
Jaguars show resolve and resiliency after slow start (Florida Times Union)
Mike Thomas recovers from early fumble (Florida Times Union)
Photo gallery (Florida Times Union)
Win sets scene for high drama (Jaguars.com)
Game notes: Jaguars vs. Bills (Jaguars.com)
Kampman leads the way (Jaguars.com)
Photo gallery (AP)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)
TE Lewis scores 2 in Jaguars 36-26 win
‘The Bills squandered 10-0 and 13-3 leads, and are 0-5 for only the fourth time in franchise history, the first since 1985. Buffalo has allowed 30 points in four straight games for the first time.’
Jaguars without 2 starters on defense at Bills
‘Starting cornerback Terrence McGee (leg/knee), linebacker Keith Ellison (knee), and safety Bryan Scott (knee) were all inactive for the Bills.’
Jacksonville 36, Buffalo 26
‘Garrard completed 16-of-20 passes and was intercepted once, and threw two of his touchdown passes to Marcedes Lewis. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 84 yards in the win, the second in a row for the Jaguars (3-2), who beat Indianapolis last week thanks to a 59-yard field goal by Scobee.’
Jacksonville Defeats Bills 36-26
‘Fitzpatrick had a solid game for the Bills, as he completed 20 of his 30 passes for 220 yards and scored three touchdowns in the loss. Lee Evans was the team leader in receptions with five catches for 87 yards and a touchdown, while F red Jackson led the team on the ground with 73 yards on 12 carries.’