Archives for October 2012

‘The big question is who will pay for it? Developers say the state would have to pay $400 million, the NFL would pay $200-$400 million and hundreds of millions of dollars would come from construction trades due to the 10,000 construction jobs that will be created. There are a lot of steps to this very complicated process, but the stadium rendering and formal plan was the first order of business.’

‘”It might be hard to get through to some of the taxpayers because obviously right now the economy is really hard. And where are they gonna come up with that extra money to do that?”‘

‘Unless the Bills make some unbelievable about-face in the second half of the season, there’s a good likelihood that things will have to be blown up again. And, if that’s the case, why not go back to the future? Why not hire the man with the Midas touch who engineered the golden era of Bills and Colts football? A guy whose teams have made 17 playoff trips in his 23 seasons as GM? A guy named Bill Polian?’

‘Ralph Wilson Stadium has loads of memories and lots of parking… and really, that’s it.’

‘It’s time for Gailey to prove just how good a coach he is, and whether or not he can keep the Bills’ season afloat.’

‘”A lot of my friends like the other teams,” he says. “A lot of my friends still are Bills fans, but a lot have drifted off to other teams."’

‘”It’s hard to pinpoint,” he admitted. “I made mistakes out there. I think we just need to go out and be more confident and believe in what we are doing. I know what I’m supposed to do and I still made a mistake. On a good defense, if one guy makes a mistake another guy has to pick him up … we’re just not doing that."’

‘Mario Williams has made it clear a nagging left wrist injury has hampered his play.’

‘Chris Kelsay walked into an empty locker room Monday and assumed the position, which in his case meant standing up and facing the masses with a clear message.’

‘There has been talk for years of building a football stadium downtown for the Buffalo Bills. Today a plan will be presented to the Common Council.’

‘The Bills allow opponents to convert 47.3 percent of the time on third down, tied for 29th in the league. They’ve given up 166 first downs, putting them 30th.’

‘Without singling anyone out, Kelsay says it’s evident watching film that not everyone played hard every snap.’