Archives for November 29, 2011

‘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.”‘

‘”It probably wasn’t as professional as he should be,” Pouha said yesterday. “Us being from New York, we like to hold ourselves with integrity, and that airplane thing, in my opinion, was kind of a dagger a little bit, considering the circumstances that we had in remembrance of what we had on Sept. 11. It was unprofessional.”‘

‘Burress laughed, but it probably was no joke. Fact is, all available evidence suggests the punishment he received for shooting himself with a real gun and bullet was a wake-up call that he has turned into a positive. And it appears not to have stripped him of his usefulness as a player.’

‘”Considering the circumstances that we just celebrated – not celebrated, but in remembrance of what we just had on Sept 11. Unprofessional, but that’s just my opinion.’

‘”Us being from New York, we like to hold ourselves to integrity, and that airplane thing, in my opinion, was kind of a dagger a little bit,” Pouha said. “Considering the circumstances that we just celebrated — not celebrated, but in remembrance of what we just had on Sept 11. Unprofessional, but that’s just my opinion.”‘

‘”I don’t think he took into consideration that happened to me when he did it,” Burress said Monday on ESPN 1050 Radio’s “The Michael Kay Show.” “And I think a day later he’s realized what he did and how he made himself look and embarrassed his team, organization, his players, his coaches, but those are the things you learn and being immature at times.”‘