Archives for October 2010

‘The Bills have been in business for 51 seasons, most of which they have played without a tight end of star quality or close to it. The list is short…’.

Outgrowing Dream, Keller Fulfills Vision (New York Times)

Jets facing beatable Bills between Dolphins, Favre (New York Post)

Jets play it safe, will sit Pace today (New York Post)

Mets, Bills brothers in indifference (New York Post)

Bills game is ‘trap’ Jets need to shut (New York Post)

Matt Slauson trying to fill Alan Faneca’s shoes and hold the line for the New York Jets (New York Daily News)

NFL must take stand against drunk driving by players like Braylon Edwards despite union resistance (New York Daily News)

Jets have guard up for trap in Buffalo (New York Newsday)

Tomlinson’s had plenty of nice plays to think about (New York Newsday)

Is ground-and-pound turning into Air Ryan? (New York Newsday)

Drew Coleman giving ‘a little bit more,’ earns bigger role for Jets (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets tight end Dustin Keller ‘riding high on confidence’ as top target of QB Mark Sanchez (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets outside linebacker Calvin Pace out for Buffalo game (Newark Star Ledger)

Mark Sanchez looking to continue playing turnover-free football (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets’ Nick Mangold shoulder load against Bills today (Bergen Record)

Jets-Bills matchup (Bergen Record)

Jets LB Pace ruled out for game vs. Bills (AP)

Jets Might Go for a Run Today vs. the Bills (NewYorkJets.com)

‘I think there is a lot to be said about that. If I don’t hurt my knee, I probably don’t (fall far enough in the draft to) go to the Buffalo Bills. I probably don’t play football for Buffalo for 12 years. I probably don’t go to four Super Bowls. I could have gotten picked by the Lions and Barry maybe never would have been picked by the Lions.’

‘So what does it take to beat a bully? “Well, you throw the first punch,” said Bills defensive end Dwan Edwards.’

‘New York Jets 24, Buffalo 13.’

‘”I feel more comfortable doing it from a pass rushing standpoint,” he said of playing outside as opposed to inside linebacker. “There were certain packages in college where I stood up. I just have to learn a little bit more about the blitzes we got, but other than that I feel real comfortable.”‘

‘In looking back at the developments that took place at the quarterback position for the Bills this week, something had to be done. They had given Trent (Edwards) many, many opportunities and it just didn’t work. I tip my hat to Chan Gailey for doing it and not waiting until later on. Trent is a good guy and a friend and unfortunately it just didn’t work out for him. I wish him nothing but the best of luck, but sometimes players need a fresh start and a different atmosphere. Hopefully this is something that will benefit Trent moving on to another team.’

‘”The objective is to go get better every day,” said Chan Gailey, Bills head coach. “And this week I’m talking about persistence. You have to be a persistent person to keep fighting through.”‘

‘But proving that good things don’t come to those who wait, Tannenbaum’s draft-day trading is how two-time Pro Bowl center Nick Mangold in ’06, defensive stars Darrelle Revis and David Harris in 2007, prolific tight end Dustin Keller in 2008, and starting running back Shonn Greene and quarterback Mark Sanchez in 2009 were landed.’

‘Once the Bills switched to a 3-4 defense, it seemed as if he was no longer a proper fit. He was an outside 4-3 linebacker, and the team asked him to move inside. He could not beat out Paul Posluszny or Andra Davis for a starting spot in training camp, and then suffered his injury before the start of the regular season. It is believed that he asked the team to release him.’

‘"They will call the blitz on any down and any distance," said Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will be the Jets’ target Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. "Third-and-3 it seems like no different than third-and-18 for them. They will come after you. You can’t tell who is coming most of the time. They’ll blitz anybody."’

‘Faced with the prospect of missing 27 games in two years, he probably wasn’t going to be in the Bills’ plans beyond this year. Second, the settlement makes him a free agent and allows him to sign with another team and play when he’s healthy later this season.’

‘”You just know that whenever he sees two-man or man-to-man coverage he’s a threat to run the football,” Scott told buffalobills.com. “But with that being said, he’s also declaring himself as a runner and sets himself up for, all you need is one good hit and possibly get him out of there.”‘

Coleman fills in for Revis as starting CB (New York Post)

To Rex’s eye, Pryce is right (New York Post)

Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, tight end Dustin Keller reaping benefits of offseason preparation (New York Daily News)

Jets’ Coleman finally gets his chance to start (New York Newsday)

Jets punter Steve Weatherford rooting for Giants’ Matt Dodge (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets’ Nick Mangold listed as questionable for Sunday’s game (Newark Star Ledger)

Drew Coleman to start for Jets (Bergen Record)

Jets TE Keller becoming go-to guy for Sanchez (AP)

Revis remains out, but takes field for Jets (AP)

Jets’ Pace, Mangold listed as questionable (The Sports Network)

Rex’s Friday News Conference (NewYorkJets.com)

J-Co, Jets Present Big Donation to PSAL (NewYorkJets.com)

‘The NFL trading deadline is October 19. How many Bills players would it bother you to hear were dealt, or even released?’