Archives for December 17, 2012

‘At 5-9, the math finally indicates they have no chance, and given the way they played at Rogers Centre, it was laughable that the word “playoffs” was even associated with their name.’

‘After watching PSY’s performance of his Gangnam nonsense at halftime, I am moved to think he’d fit in well with the Bills defense, except for the fact that at least he has one hit.’

‘The Bills have now taken pathetic to an international level.’

‘Another disappointing day for the coaching staff, and this time the biggest problem was how out of focus and unprepared the Bills looked. They were terrible on offense and defense, and that falls on coach Chan Gailey, and he was the first to admit that. His play-calling wasn’t awful, but with the score the way it was, he had to chuck the game plan in the second half. Dave Wannstedt’s defense looked like it did back in September and October, meaning it was an embarrassment to NFL defenses everywhere.’

‘”It’s disappointing,” said Bills safety George Wilson. “Would I say embarrassing? I won’t go that far, but at the same time there’s definitely a terrible taste in my mouth and I’m sure there’s a bad taste in the mouths of all the guys in this locker room.”‘

‘When the Bills enter the offseason, this is one of the games people will remember when discussing whether or not Gailey should stick around. I believe he should be fired. Others may agree or disagree. But this is one of the low points in a long season for Buffalo. They have a lot of work to do and many improvements to make. They need more players, they need a better front office and they need a strong leader on the sidelines. Right now, the Bills don’t have that. They need a great football coach, not a mediocre offensive coordinator.’

‘As for the Bills, the loss dropped them to 5-9, finally, emphatically snuffing out the last pathetic gasp they had of avoiding extending their league-leading skid of missing the NFL playoffs to 13 years.’

‘Surely the Bills defenders lost count of the times they thought they had him penned in, only to see him break off for a big gain, either with his feet or with his arm – take your pick.’

‘Since this braintrust took over the reigns at One Bills Drive, Buffalo sports a lousy 15-31 record, one of the worst in all of pro football. Fitzpatrick’s won-lost mark at the helm of the Bills, which includes six starts in 2009, isn’t much better at 18-31, an unacceptable result for a guy Nix and Gailey thought enough of to reward with a ridiculous six year, $59 million contract just over a year ago.’

‘The Bills, losers of six of their last eight, were completely befuddled by the Seattle attack before an announced crowd of 40,770 at the Rogers Centre.’

‘The crowd roared and many in attendance, especially the younger ones, danced along with him as Bills fans, for a few minutes, forgot about trailing 31-17 after two quarters.’

‘Buffalo suffered from turnovers, porous defence, and little offensive momentum in losing for the fourth time in the team’s five straight yearly visits to its Canadian home away from home.’

‘Wilson nearly out-rushed the entire Buffalo offence. (The Bills ran for 118 yards.)’

‘”My true heart is with the CFL, and it always will be,” Smith said. “I’m just here for a good time. I don’t think there’s a threat here, because I think it’s more of a novelty.”‘