Archives for October 2012

‘”Greg Cater has been there since junior high,” said Powell. “I owe him a lot as well.” Cater, a local pastor, also spent time in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills. He was the Bills’ punter from 1980-83.’

‘The Patriots forced six turnovers, including four interceptions of Ryan Fitzpatrick passes, and three sacks.’

‘Glenn, the Bills’ rookie second-round draft pick, lay on the field for several minutes and had difficulty putting any weight on his right foot while being escorted to the sideline.’

‘Buffalo Bills’ running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller are both active for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.’

‘The prospect of their first three-game losing streak in nearly a decade seemed very likely with the Patriots trailing by 14 in the third quarter. But New England produced touchdowns on six of its final seven possessions to stun a Buffalo team that has lost 22 of the last 24 meetings in the series.’

‘Jackson had missed the last two games with a sprained knee he suffered in the season opener against the Jets, while Spiller has been battling a shoulder injury he sustained last week against Cleveland.’

‘Bill Belichick and the Patriots made some key adjustments to their game plan at halftime and the Bills were helpless to stop them.’

‘Looking at Ryan Fitzpatrick’s stat line, his four touchdowns will keep him either at the top or right in the vicinity for most in the league after four weeks of action. However, his overall inaccuracy, and at times incredibly poor decision making, helped sink the Bills’ ship against the Patriots.’

‘The Bills did great pressure on Brady from Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus for a while, but back to Mario Williams. I am NOT saying he’s a bust. I can’t say that after four games, but he signed up to be a difference maker. It comes with the money and he can’t have three very poor games and one good one. Part of what everybody thought the improvement of the Buffalo Bills would be this year is Mario Williams. He can not be average or below.’

‘And you thought the season opening loss to the New York Jets was deflating?’

‘The Bills talked about how they had to put pressure on Tom Brady, etc., or he’d pick them apart. What they forgot to mention I guess, was that if you can’t even slow down a running game, any chance you have to pressure a qb goes right out the window.’

‘”The most discouraging thing about it is that they literally ran three running plays. They ran the same thing over and over and over”, said Kyle Williams.’

‘The most disappointing thing about this is that the bold moves they made in the offseason were all directed to counteract Brady. Williams and Anderson were supposed to join Dareus and Kyle Williams in roughing up Brady the way the Giants did in their Super Bowl victories against the legendary quarterback. This was supposed to be the year when the tide would turn. The Bills no longer would be New England’s patsies.’

‘The worst part? In the locker room after the game, the Bills defenders could not explain what happened. They just got bossed around by a bunch of backs who don’t carry fancy names like Trent Richardson or Jamal Charles. It was one of those losses that aren’t fixed by just one win. Worse, whatever New England did with a substandard offensive line and an average stable of backs (unless the SEC really is the gold standard of American football) could be exploited by Frank Gore next week if there isn’t a simple answer.’

‘The combination of Stevan Ridley and Brandon Bolden accounted for 243 rushing yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots averaged a gaudy 6.2 yards a carry in the game. Buffalo also coughed the ball up six times with Ryan Fitzpatrick tossing four interceptions and Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller each fumbling in the game.’