Archives for December 20, 2011

‘”We ain’t won in six weeks, seven weeks? That tells you how it feels. We started off hot, everybody was ‘Woo hoo’ Buffalo Bills, but now, we ain’t doing so good and everybody’s jumping off the bandwagon,” said Spiller. “But the good thing is these guys in this locker room are going to keep fighting. We’re just going to keep learning, you know. Too bad we didn’t have a couple breaks go our way today, these last couple games they haven’t, things we were getting early in the year is just not falling our way. We’ve got to keep playing, keep plugging away and keep fighting.”‘

‘”Justin Rogers returning kickoffs has been a positive,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “I thought that looked good for what he may bring us in the future.”‘

‘The Bills currently hold the 10th overall selection after Sunday’s 30-23 loss to the Miami Dolphins.’

‘I hope Santa delivers Fitz some receivers. He has been terrible, but he also has no one to throw to. Stevie Johnson is about it, and you know I think he’s average at best. Ol’ Grizzly needs some legit pass catchers.’

‘Gailey has been labeled an offensive-minded coach. I guess that means he isn’t much to blame for Buffalo’s defensive woes. But the offense hasn’t been so hot, either.’

‘”We’ve been down there multiple times and once for a Monday night game. We’ve also been to the Giant’s stadium,” he said. “It’s pretty awesome. It gives you a sense of pride in your organization and your country.”‘

‘It now appears the Bills, known for botching personnel decisions, may have made another. Fitzpatrick looks nothing like a franchise quarterback, and in fact, looks exactly like what he has been most of his career, a backup.’

‘Chan Gailey said he never gave a thought to replacing Fitzpatrick, but he should have. Tyler Thigpen likely wouldn’t have done much better, but the Bills needed a spark that Fitzpatrick wasn’t providing. Gailey’s use of Choice in place of Spiller, who started out hot, was puzzling and ill-advised. Spiller spent far too much time on the sideline in a game in which he totaled 167 yards from scrimmage. As for the defensive side, George Edwards’ career as the coordinator in Buffalo has to be coming to a close. He gets almost nothing out of his unit, which remains one of the worst in the NFL two years running.’

‘The Bills have serious problems at tight end. Scott Chandler missed his second game with a sprained ankle, and his availability moving forward is in doubt. His replacement, rookie Lee Smith, went down with an ankle injury against Miami, and it appears he won’t be playing this week against Denver. That leaves rookie Mike Caussin, who is a terrible blocker and not much of a pass catcher, and newly signed Fendi Onobun as the only healthy tight ends on the roster.’

‘Of course, the fate of Evans and a near starting lineup of players the Bills have traded, cut loose or simply let walk casts an ominous shadow over the situation. Johnson has said the ball is in Buffalo’s court now, something those Bills fans hoping for Johnson’s return may not want to hear.’