‘The playoffs, a division title? I don’t know. Beating New England for the first time since 2003 opens the door to dream a dream. No fluke this time. No Lawyer Milloy signing to temporarily mess with the Pats. No gadgets, tricks or conservative games of keep away either. The Bills showed up for a shootout with one of the best and shot their way to a win, not ducking it for a second. It’s just so satisfying.’
Archives for September 28, 2011
Long lines of fans for Bills autographs
‘C.J. Spiller, Fred Jackson, Chris Kelsay, Leodis McKelvin, George Wilson and Steve Johnson drew a big crowd Tuesday night at the Boulevard Mall, where they collected donations for Kids Escaping Drugs for limited edition posters with their signatures.’
Huge Crowd Turns Out to Meet Bills
‘Hundred came out to the Boulevard Mall on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst Tuesday, some six hours early, for a chance to meet and get autographs from some Bills starters.’
Ivy League QB, Bills bond over blue-collar roots
‘”That’s definitely something we bond over, and I think it makes us appreciate the opportunity we’ve been given even a little bit more, because we’re all so unheralded and had to work so hard to get where we are,” Fitzpatrick told me. “All of that fits with this city, that blue-collar mentality. I enjoy playing with those guys so much. There’s zero ego. That makes my job a lot easier. The guys that I work with, they’re all in to win, they’re not about individual statistics.”‘
Bills promote CB Wheatley; TE Martin released
‘Wheatley (5’9″ 185), a former second-round pick of the New England Patriots (2008), appeared in 11 games for the Patriots his first two NFL seasons in a reserve capacity, but staying healthy proved to be an issue early in his career. In his first career start for the Patriots in 2008 he suffered a wrist injury that landed him on injured reserve.’