Archives for November 2011

‘The Bills actually out-gained the Jets 336-318 in offensive yardage and the latter figure was 54 under what Buffalo has been surrendering this season, on average, and the fourth fewest it has give up in 11 games this season. That said, the Bills have a propensity for making journeyman quarterback Mark Sanchez look good.’

‘Rookie head coach Mike Munchak has his offense at the top of the league in red zone touchdown percentage. The Titans have found the end zone on 17 of their 24 trips to their opponents’ red zone this season good for a 71 percent success rate (70.8%). Buffalo’s offense ranks eighth (58.3%).’

‘"He did an excellent job," Gailey said. "I’m glad you brought that up because I wanted to talk about that. … He made some plays, he was a factor in the game and he’s a big target out there. I’m anxious to see how he can continue to improve. All the other stuff overshadowed the job that [new center Kraig] Urbik did, the job Brad did and some other positive things."’

‘”Buffalo is one of those target teams and will always be a targeted team,” Fay said Tuesday. “To deny that is to be foolish.”‘

‘”I was once one of these kids. I wanted NFL players to come out here and help me make a scarf. I look at it as, when I was a kid, what I wanted as a kid. And now that I see that I make these kids happy it feels really special,” said Williams.’

‘There’s a difference between Johnson being the refreshing, all-around good guy he is most of the time and the guy who sometimes has terrible lapses in judgment.’

‘”I was kicking a little bit this past week, and it’s been good,” Lindell told Buffalobills.com. “This way when the arm is ready to go I don’t have to wait for the legs to be ready. They’ll be good.”‘

‘There is one little-known provision, dubbed by some as the National Football League’s "dirty little secret," that could allow the Bills to televise the game. The "34-cent rule" allows the home team to "buy" the remaining unsold tickets at 34 cents on the dollar, to fund the visiting team’s share of ticket revenue.’

‘The Jets’ final possession on offense gave quarterback Mark Sanchez his ninth game-winning drive, something that a few hours prior appeared unrealistic. Meanwhile, the Bills’ final drive included a huge drop by Stevie Johnson that will be widely discussed until the team’s next game Sunday against Tennessee.’

‘"If I benched everybody for every dumb mistake that was made there wouldn’t be any coaches or players out there because we’ve all made dumb mistakes," he said. "I try to address it to make sure everybody understands the impact that it has on the team. Then do you punish the team or punish the person? That’s always the question. These are men and they’ve got to understand exactly what’s at stake and they have to understand that actions reap consequences and consequences affect the team."’

‘Well, that’s what bad teams do: Find new ways to lose.’

‘”The promotion was a success, thanks to Fred,” Van Bortel said. “I’d consider future appearances by the Bills, particularly by Fred Jackson. But Stevie can’t come. All I wanted was an apology for his no-show. I’m still waiting.”‘

‘Johnson mocked Burress by pretending to shoot himself in the thigh when all he was really doing, was to shoot himself in the foot. And that hurt the Bills more than it ever did Burress.’

‘”He’s young, and he made a mistake,” Burress said of the 25-year-old. “I don’t look at him as any less than he was before. And I don’t want everybody just to say he’s a bad guy because he made a mistake. I’ve made a few in my life.”‘

‘”I don’t think he took consideration for everything that happened to me when he did it,” Burress said. “And I think a day later he’s realized what he did and how he made himself look – he embarrassed his team, his organization, his players, his coaches and everything like that. But those are things you learn; it’s being young and being immature at times.”‘