Archives for January 5, 2012

‘It’s pretty incredible to think Johnson could actually earn a ticket out of town solely because he cannot control himself after scoring touchdowns, though again, Johnson is very much a 21st century athlete. At this point, it’s more surprising when a player doesn’t draw a flag after scoring.’

‘”I think there will be some aspects of our day-to-day work that are fairly similar, but with Dave there will be some things changed as well,” said Barnett. “Maybe the way we practice and the way we meet as a defense. I’m sure Dave will want to change a little bit.”‘

‘”We have to be consistent and [Sunday’s] game was a microcosm of our season when you get down to it,” Gailey said. “We started fast and then didn’t finish. And we’ve got to learn to finish — whether it’s the three-point games that we were in or the seven-point games we were in — we’ve got to learn to finish. And the year before we didn’t even get started. At least this year we were in it but didn’t finish. So if we can learn to finish, I think that’ll be one of the things that helps get us over the hump.”‘

‘”The NFL is a 365-day-a-year, 24/7 business now,” Brandon said. “This allows us to bring fans across our entire demographic up-to-the minute information.”‘

‘There are 22 Entercom-owned AM and FM stations in New York state, but the only Pennsylvania city in Entercom’s 23-market portfolio is Wilkes-Barre.’

‘Listed at 6 feet and 188 pounds, Clowney has been out of football since being waived by the Carolina Panthers before the start of this past season. He had six catches for 102 yards in 10 games with the Panthers in 2010.’

‘The Bills wound up 26th in yards allowed, giving up a team-record 5,938 yards and 434 points, second most in team history. Watching the team give up 49 unanswered points to the Patriots was the final straw for Gailey, who a day later fired defensive coordinator George Edwards.’

‘Outside linebacker: The Bills ranked 29th in sacks with 27. They need a dominant edge pass rusher to have any hope of improving their woeful defense. Depending on Shawne Merriman to return from Achilles surgery isn’t an option.’

‘”Not dealing with it very well, and if I did deal with it very well, I shouldn’t be here.”‘

‘The last time I worked for the Bills flagship station was the beginning of the end in a great era of Buffalo Bills football. Hopefully this time will mark the beginning of another great era.’

‘”Everywhere I go, I run into people who claim they were there that day,” Tasker told me. “If they are all telling the truth, our attendance should have been about a quarter of a million (rather than 75,141) for that game.”‘