Archives for December 2010

‘That was the difference in this game. New England had flawless Brady, and Buffalo had Santa Claus as Fitzpatrick was still in a giving spirit a day after Christmas.’

‘After Sunday, I’m more convinced than ever that the Bills should do whatever is necessary to obtain the No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft to select Stanford QB Andrew Luck. Buffalo needs a lot of things – a run stuffer is near the top of the list – but nothing more than a QB capable of beating the NFL’s best teams. Maybe Luck is the only QB in the draft who could fit the bill.’

‘It looked good for about five minutes, and then reality set in, harshly. The Patriots are so superior to the Bills in every way, it’s hard to even fathom this winning streak – now at 15 games – ever coming to an end.’

‘Let’s face it, Paul Posluszny couldn’t cover a saucepan.’

‘The Patriots bused to Rochester and were in the midst of making further travel arrangements to get home. There were no hotel rooms in Buffalo due to the World Junior Hockey Tournament.’

‘”The first series we were out there they played nickel defense against our nickel offense,” Bills coach Chan Gailey said. “And then when we went out there the second series with the same offense, they put all their big people out there. They basically were saying we’re going to stop the run by putting those seven guys up in there. You’ve got to throw it to move the football. We couldn’t throw it well enough, consistently, to move the football.”‘

‘”I think they’ve got good vision,” Bills nose tackle Kyle Williams said. “They’re good at finding the lane. When they get you up and running, they’re good at finding the cutback lane or staying outside and running it out. With Woodhead, he can sneak back in there. He’s tough to find.”‘

‘”He’s made drastic improvement and works exceptionally hard every day,” said Crumpler, who is serving as a mentor to Gronkowski and fellow rookie tight end Aaron Hernandez. “The young fella? I can’t say enough good things about him. He can run block, he can catch, he can do it all. He’s a good tight end.”‘

‘The Bills walked up to the schoolyard bully, raised their fists, then thought better of it and ran home crying. They played scared. They tossed the football away like crumpled Christmas wrapping.’

‘”That was probably my worst game that I ever played,” he said. “Putting the ball on the ground three times, losing two of them and putting the team in bad situations. Tough day out there today.”‘

‘The Bills rammed the ball down the Pats’ throats on the first series, then stuck with the offensive script and spread them out on the second drive. It didn’t work.’

‘Gailey allowed Belichick to spook him out of run game early. Edwards didn’t learn from first meeting. Pats used same cutback runs.’

‘After the contest, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and head coach Chan Gailey both said the team didn’t abandon the running game, but insisted they were forced into the play-calling change by the Patriots’ scheme.’

‘”I got to see them unwrap their bikes and pull out gift cards and footballs,” Wilson said with a wide smile on his face. “We had a lot of volunteers to come out and support us. This holiday season is about showing your appreciation of the blessings you have been blessed with. Sharing those blessings with others less privileged. That’s the way I’ve been brought up. My mom and grandparents instilled that in me. Don’t think of yourself. Think of others. What better time than right now during the holiday season?”‘