Archives for October 24, 2012

‘”I wouldn’t have believed it in a million years,” said Chris Kelsay of their play on defense thus far. “I don’t think anybody would have around here. That’s why it’s so frustrating and there is no excuse for it.”‘

‘The Bills on Tuesday night had no comment about Williams’ possible surgery and deferred all questions to head coach Chan Gailey, who will conduct a regularly scheduled news conference this afternoon.’

‘”Those guys are such great playmakers, and they’ve got different styles,” quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. “The biggest thing is to have them both healthy and to know going into the game that we’re going to be able to use them throughout the game. That’s something, unfortunately, with a few injuries early, we weren’t able to do. This last game, going into it knowing they were healthy, knowing they would be able to go for the duration of the game, that’s big for us to be able to game plan and put them in there and make teams defend it. They’re the two guys we need to get the ball. They’re going to be our workhorses. They’re going to be the guys that can make those big plays and move the chains. That’s real important to what we do.”‘

‘”We haven’t considered a proposal without club support,” McCarthy said.’

‘More than 25 Buffalo Bills, almost half the roster, flocked Tuesday to the shadows of Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna to help build a playground for young kids in the community.’

‘Photo gallery.’

‘The only real hurdles to moving forward with the project are obtaining the land, getting the financing, getting the NFL on board and making sure the Buffalo Bills are even interested.’

‘The 300 members there raised money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, sending a check to an American Red Cross outfit in Buffalo, and they helped another Marine out with modifications to his home.’

‘”I’ll do anything in my power to ensure that Canadian football and the Ticats flourish,” Bratina told CBC Hamilton, adding that Termini’s concept was a “blue-sky proposition.”‘

‘”We’re not going to be here in 10 years if we don’t solve the corporate-suite problem,” he told Daybreak. “We will be gone. This is where all the teams make their money.”‘

‘Stracick’s company has already spent about $1 million in commissioning leading sports facility architectural firm, HKS Design, to design a site plan. The next step is having the city acquire a 400-acre plot of land currently controlled by the region’s transportation authority.’

”’I’ve filled a lot of wheelbarrows, and put a couple of animals together. I’ve carried mulch and cement and everything,” Thomas said with rain dripping off his Bills cap. ”I’m a hard-working man.”’

‘Defense is a joke, and Bills’ fans aren’t laughing.’

‘”Chris is a guy who has been here for a long time. He’s been around for a long time and he’s a respected guy in our locker room. For him to lay out a challenge, I don’t think it’s just the defensive guys, I think he’s laying out a challenge to the team. It’s something we pride ourselves on, hustle and outworking people. If that’s something he saw, then he threw out a challenge to the whole team there.”‘

‘One of the most glaring criticisms throughout Monday surrounded the play of Mario Williams.’