Archives for November 2012

‘”It’s all opportunity,” Merriman told Buffalobills.com. “I knew when the plays came to my side I had to make plays. I know I’m not going to get a ton of snaps, but when I get in there I have to make them count. I’m coming in to be spark. That’s what these guys are looking for me to do is come in and be a spark and that’s what I try to do.”‘

‘How much longer before McKelvin is mentioned alongside Chicago’s Devin Hester as the most dangerous return men in the league?’

‘Groups like the South Florida Bills Backers, a chapter just north of Fort Lauderdale, make sure Sahlen’s hotdogs, beef on weck, and Labatt’s are on the menu at Packy’s Sports Pub. Though, as anyone from the City of Good Neighbors knows, it’s about far more than just the food. “It’s turned into something more than just getting together to have a few beers on game day,” said South Florida Backers president Sean Hanrahan. “It’s become a family away from Western New York.”‘

‘”We have) to look at ourselves in the mirror and say, ‘Why hasn’t this been the outcome of every game?’ We have to go uphill from here.”‘

‘”He’s playing very well. He’s doing a good job. He’s become a better player, to me, each week,” Gailey said. “He’s becoming more knowledgeable. He’s understanding the game and what he’s got to get done.”‘

‘”We got to go back onto the field and renew our oath in front of everyone,” Shields said. “The crowd was chanting ‘USA.’ It was pretty sweet.”‘

‘Senior Past Vince DiPaolo believes hearing these personal stories will help his congregation apply those same principles to their own lives. Thomas says he just wanted to show that you can prosper in the face of struggles and he hopes that his story can help others.’

‘When it comes to the Bills, there is always a “but.”‘

‘There are only two draft-eligible quarterbacks who are widely acknowledged as first-round prospects at this early stage of the evaluation process. They are West Virginia’s Geno Smith and Southern California’s Matt Barkley. Even those two don’t make all draft gurus giddy with excitement.’

‘Specifically, why was he ejected from the Bills-Dolphins game? And how was his body found southeast of the stadium, in the opposite direction from the tavern north of the stadium where he arranged to meet his brother and friend?’

‘Ran into an old friend at the Buffalo Bills game Thursday night. Van Miller, the team’s legendary radio voice for nearly 40 years.’

‘Fitzpatrick’s culpability on the play is in proceeding with the Graham option. Presuming he never would have thrown to the blanketed Johnson, Graham was by far the most dangerous of Fitz’s other four options. Both outs on the right were available, and of course Spiller had acres of room coming across from the left. Fails across the board.’

‘I felt like we could have beaten them by more points. It does not really matter because we got the win, but I think we could have showed how powerful our offense can be. We had a lot of matchups as far as one-on-ones out there on the field. I think we could have exploited it a little bit more. We got the win so it is a relief.’

‘Chan Gailey had some questionable play calling with his team going 0 for 3 on third and ones. There was the direct snap to Choice and the throw to Chandler with no running backs in the backfield. At the end of the first half, Spiller ran for 20 yards then wasn’t used on the final six plays. There can never be enough Spiller in the game plan in my opinion.’