Archives for December 18, 2011

‘Dolphins 30, Bills 10.’

‘This is precisely what the Bills need at this discouraging time, a little motivation when their once-promising season is circling the drain. There was a time when Cox seemed to be the only tangible evidence of the old rivalry. This is like an ember sparking into flames. The Bills should be thankful that Cox is still around to challenge their manhood.’

‘ The only thing to prevent it would be a couple of victories over the Dolphins and the streaking Denver Broncos. The only saving grace that might salvage Buffalo’s 12th straight non-playoff season is a knockout draft in which it is able to patch vital holes.’

‘”I think the fact that they got their win and they beat us, which is obvious, but then you go out in the media afterwards and talk about being soft and this and that,” he said. “You won, you won, that’s it. Any other team comes out and gets a win, nobody’s saying anything. You do your job and that’s it. They felt the need to come out and say stuff that’s really irrelevant and started a little fire in me and hopefully it did with the people around me.”‘

‘I’d much rather see Griffin playing for the Bills than for the AFC East rival Dolphins for the next five-plus seasons.’

‘”This is what you do it for,” Johnson said. “We stay in Orchard Park up there (in Buffalo), hours away. You come down here and you get love from people that don’t really see you on the regular. Seeing that the line was hanging around the corner was great. You never get tired of signing or talking to the kids, the wives and the husbands and everybody. This is what it’s about. You put in a lot of work and this is like a gift.”‘

‘More than 1,000 Buffalo backers converged on the Batavia area to see the big game. About 500 of them jammed the Treadway Inn alone. All of the motel’s 75 rooms were filled with an average of four fans in each room watching the game on black and white television sets.’

Miami Dolphins-Buffalo Bills rivalry renewed in Todd Bowles debut (Miami Herald)

Decision time for Miami Dolphins – again (Miami Herald)

Breaking down the game: Dolphins at Bills (Miami Herald)

Stingy Dolphins defense dares opponents to run (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Sunday shapes what matters: chance for a QB (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Who has the edge? Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins-Bills: Sun Sentinel staff predictions (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Five things left to play for in a lost season for Miami Dolphins (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins owner seeks ‘young Don Shula’ for next coach, but would Shula’s demanding ways work in today’s NFL? (Palm Beach Post)

Flyover will demand Dolphins GM be fired (Fox Sports Florida)

Dolphins-Bills: Five Things To Watch (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘Of course, the injury-riddled Bills will have to back that up with more than words. And they’re going to have to perform much better than they did in Miami, when Buffalo was held to a season-low 245 yards, went 0 for 12 on third-down, had a blocked punt returned for a touchdown and lost its top offensive threat, running back Fred Jackson, to a season-ending leg injury.’

‘To make room for Gilbert, the Bills released linebacker Antonio Coleman.’

‘Miami 20, Buffalo 17.’

‘Gilbert has spent most of the last two seasons (2010-11) on the New York Jets practice squad. He appeared in one game for the Jets against Buffalo in last year’s season finale, recording one tackle for a two-yard loss. The 6-5, 285-pound San Jose St. product originally entered the NFL as a third-round draft choice of the Chicago Bears in 2009.’