Archives for October 12, 2012

‘”We need more enthusiasm,” said Johnson. “I feel like I haven’t provided that. I feel like certain things that I’ve done in the past, I think it helped the guys out more than what I’ve been doing lately. I’ve got to work on that. I don’t want to be so dull to my teammates. I want to show them that emotion to see if we can make a change.”‘

‘”It’s gonna be tough to get guys as many touches as they want because there’s only one football,” Jackson admitted. “I think the thing we can do better is convert third downs [the Bills were only 2 of 10 against the 49ers]. We only had 44 or 45 plays last week [it was 46], so nobody’s going to get the ball if we have drives that are done in three-and-outs and things like that. It’s going to be hard for anybody to get into the flow.”‘

‘”Just our mind-set, it felt like we were lacking our energy,” he said. “The seriousness, the importance of every game, every snap. I wanted them to realize that. We’ve got to continue to feel that, continue to be the aggressor. How we played, I was really disappointed because I know how hard we work during the week. I know what kind of good players we’ve got.”‘

‘”I’d probably be in motorsports somewhere,” he said. “I always wanted to, but I never had the opportunity to when I was a kid because we weren’t really financially able to.”‘

‘”Draft Day,” created by screenwriters Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman, is the story of a Bills GM who has the first overall pick in the NFL draft. He spends draft day wheeling and dealing in an effort to build up the roster and make the franchise respectable again.’

‘The playoffs would be a great step for the Bills, but a spot in the postseason would just be one move in the right direction. Buffalo needs to be a team worth fearing. Given the money they’ve spent on their players, they need to be a team that can do some damage, and not to themselves.’

‘The dark foyers, with the omnipresent stench of stale beer, can be brightened up. Another video board or two should be on the shopping list. So should a couple of restaurants/bars. And the problem of standing fans blocking the sightlines of those in private boxes could be solved by taking out the last row of the lower bowl. But it is far from a dump. Or a “rat hole.”‘

‘”Not only do I take pride in it, I got 10 (other) guys that are taking pride in it. When they see somebody back there that can take it back to the house every chance they get, they put it upon themselves to block well, and I just do my job to get good field position for the offense.”‘

‘”It’s just been terrible,” John Clayton told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Thursday. “The plan has been for the front four to get the pressure. Well, guess what? The front four isn’t getting the pressure.”‘

‘Nicked up’ defense a concern for Arizona Cardinals (Arizona Republic)

NFC West no longer a punching bag for NFL (Arizona Republic)

Arizona Cardinals players mingle with presidents (Arizona Republic)

Arizona Cardinals facing a ‘terrible’ Bills’ defense (KTAR-AM)

Little chance Arizona Cardinals overlook Buffalo Bills (KTAR-AM)

Clayton: Arizona Cardinals don’t have many external options at RB (KTAR-AM)

ESPN analyst: Cardinals can’t be one-dimensional (KTAR-AM)

ESPN analyst: If Cardinals add a RB they should do so via trade (KTAR-AM)

Defense can protect Kevin Kolb (KTAR-AM)

Rob Housler Slowly Emerges (AZCardinals.com)

Bills, Cards Both Have Spent Week Away (AZCardinals.com)

‘Fitzpatrick’s 126 yards passing in the contest are the fewest by a Buffalo quarterback since Trent Edwards managed 102 in a 38-7 loss at Green Bay two weeks into the 2010 season. And Fitzpatrick has thrown 22 touchdowns and 24 interceptions in his past 14 games, a stretch in which he’s gone 3-11.’

”’It is not the same foot that I had surgery on last season,” said Williams, expected to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. ”That foot feels wonderful.”’

‘Arizona’s running game, already one of the worst in the NFL, took another blow when running back Ryan Williams hurt his left shoulder against St. Louis and had season-ending surgery. With Beanie Wells already sidelined for at least five games, that leaves the duties to LaRod Stephens-Howling, William Powell and Alfonso Smith. Stephens-Howling is the only one of the three with significant playing experience, and he missed the last two games with a hip injury. He is expected back against Buffalo.’

‘Cardinals 24, Bills 21.’