Archives for November 18, 2010

‘Bengals 31, Bills 28.’

‘Bengals 27, Bills 23.’

‘Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis isn’t surprised by what former Bengal and current Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is accomplishing this season.’

‘”We’re feeling more comfortable in our scheme and our job responsibility, so that’s making it easier for us to make plays,” Posluszny said. “Any time you’re comfortable with a defense and you’re able to just read and react, as opposed to think and hesitate … you’ll always play a lot faster, and that’s what we’re getting to.”‘

‘"I was shocked at the beginning of the season that Trent was named the starter," Owens said. "That staff recognized that he wasn’t at the level that they needed him to be at. With Fitzpatrick’s history and background, I knew the guy could play all along and I’m not surprised by any means he’s doing a great job for them."’

‘"Oh yeah. I mean, dude, there’s not really anything I can’t do," he said. "I keep saying, just put me in the right situation and around the right group of guys, that’s all I need. … I think my play speaks for itself."’

‘”I think I’ve played well,” said Williams, who has 46 tackles and three sacks. “The main thing is playing fast. When you’ve been around and you get more reps and opportunities, you get more comfortable and you know what they’re trying to do to you. You get a good feel for it.”‘

‘Heading into Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, the Bengals rank only 26th in the league, at 92 yards a game.’

Bengals sellout streak ends (Cincinnati Enquirer)

T.O. bristles over criticism of his effort (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Bengals’ new kicker comes from obscurity (AP)

Ocho engages passing game discussion; Benson looks to break out (Bengals.com)

Wednesday transcripts (Bengals.com)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

‘The apology was posted Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Spiller used the term while exchanging tweets with close friend and former Clemson teammate, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Ricky Sapp(notes). The original tweet has been deleted.’

‘Spiller’s absence may mean another big game for Fred Jackson, who scored twice during his best performance of the season last week. Jackson gained 133 yards on 25 carries while adding 37 more on six catches.’

‘”It’s a slow process. I’m taking it day to day and getting as much treatment as I can to get back,” said Spiller. “The main thing with this type of injury is you have to make sure it is 100 percent before you get back out there and further damage it. You have to look at the long haul, I’d rather miss one game than the rest of the season.”‘

‘”It was just going to be a matter of time. I was shocked at the beginning of the season that Trent was still named the starter and what have you,” said Owens. “I think that coaching staff, they kind of recognized that he wasn’t at the level that they needed him to be. Obviously with Fitzpatrick and his history and background, again, I knew the guy could play all along. I’m not surprised by any means.”‘

‘”We knew it was probably getting close — we felt like it was getting close,” stated the Bills head coach. “Obviously it wasn’t. But we felt like it was getting close and we knew we had some younger receivers we wanted to develop, so, that was the direction we went.”‘

‘”It’s everyone’s goal to try to make the Pro Bowl some day and wind up at the top of your position,” said Wood. “I think I’ve played myself out of Pro Bowl aspirations in my first year coming back off the injury. But I’m just trying to get to a high level and live up to being a first-round draft pick and being what the Bills want me to be.”‘