Archives for December 1, 2011

‘”Without a doubt it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do,” he said. “I definitely want to be out there helping my teammates as much as possible. To be sidelined and watching from a couch last week, this week I want to try and get down on the sideline but it’s still tough.”‘

‘Cool? Ten thousand dollars worth? Spoken like a guy who still doesn’t get it.’

‘Bills 30, Titans 28.’

‘Through the first 11 games of the season Fitzpatrick ranks second in the AFC in completion percentage (64%) and second in touchdowns passes (19) behind only Tom Brady in both categories. He also stands fifth in passer rating (85.5) and passing yards (2,549) in the conference.’

‘"We’ve probably beat this horse 1,000 times," Bills coach Chan Gailey said Wednesday when asked what the team can do to get more pass rush. "And I don’t know how many different ways you can try to do it."’

‘”The thing I noticed about Chris right away was the look he had in the huddle,” Fitz said. “He looks like he belongs, like he fits. The game’s not too big for him. We haven’t really been giving him a lot of help. We’ve kind of left him out there to see what he could do.”‘

‘”That’s all in the past now,” Johnson said. “We can’t really talk about that. We have Tennessee on the schedule and we can’t really be talking about what went on last week.”‘

‘”I made plays, that’s one of the things you try to do as an offensive weapon,” said Jackson, who had 24 runs of 10 yards or more and had six 100-yard games. “It’s just going to be fuel to the fire for next year to come back and help this team.”‘

‘”Toronto is an exceptional market for the NFL,” said Marc Ganis, president of Chicago-based consulting firm SportsCorp. “But it has to be the right team, at the right time, with the right league support. It won’t happen by somebody trying to force it. It won’t happen by somebody buying and trying to force its way up – it will happen because the NFL wants it to happen.”‘

‘To be honest, I think our last three games have been on the road and we haven’t played well for the reasons I just said. Just the fact that we played crummy the last three games and they happened to be on the road I think that has something to do with the discrepancy.’

‘It’s very troubling. Anytime you don’t have the opportunity to continue success like you had it, you’re always searching for the answers and what’s going on. I wish I had the answers. I don’t have the answers but you’re always looking to see what you can tweak and what you can change to help make your team become successful.’

Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Morgan limited by knee injuries (Nashville Tennessean)

Chris Johnson says focus is playoffs, not yards (Nashville Tennessean)

Playoff implications stir memories of Titans-Bills postseason history (Nashville City Paper)

Rookie LBs Ayers, McCarthy giving Titans boost (AP)

Coach Munchak’s Wednesday Practice Report (TitansOnline.com)

Conference Call: Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (TitansOnline.com)

Conference Call: Bills Coach Chan Gailey (TitansOnline.com)

‘”The next two games are also going to be a significant challenge,” Brandon said. “We have a lot of inventory to move in a short amount of time.”‘

‘The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league has not made an announcement. Johnson declined to comment except to say he had an overnight courier envelope from the NFL left at his locker Wednesday.’

‘Troup was placed on the list Wednesday as a result of a back problem that’s nagged the second-year player since training camp. The 2010 second-round draft pick out of Central Florida has missed five games this season, including a 28-24 loss at the New York Jets last weekend after his back locked up a day earlier.’