Archives for December 30, 2012

‘Bills officials say their expectation is Wilson will hold a meeting of his top executives, including Nix, at some point this week to assess the season. That has been standard operating procedure for Wilson for decades.’

‘Jets 20, Bills 13.’

‘Gailey obviously can adapt when he wants to. Yet his refusal to change, his stubbornness on certain players and strategies, will be what doomed him in Buffalo.’

‘Evidently, it’s OK for the players to stand and take the heat for the defense’s failures. But the guy in charge of this defense feels no need to defend himself. The same goes for general manager Buddy Nix, who bailed on his radio show Friday.’

‘Gailey’s defenses have been a disaster, first with George Edwards as coordinator and now with Dave Wannstedt, who has colossally underachieved. If Gailey’s defense was even 15th this season in points allowed (instead of 31st), the Bills would be in playoff contention Nobody would be getting fired.’

‘No one knows for sure whether Ralph Wilson will drop the axe on any of the aforementioned because no one knows for sure if the now reclusive 94-year-old owner is truly cognizant of the mess his franchise is in.’

‘Buffalo’s (and Rochester’s) Bills continued punishing their fans in 2012 with sorry results.’

‘”The last three (seasons) have been frustrating,” Gailey said. “I have been fortunate to be around situations in the past where we have been able to turn it around in a fairly short period of time. We have not been able to do it yet, so yeah, it has been disappointing to me personally.”‘

Jets’ Fiasco With Tebow Ranks Right Down There (New York Times)

The Fifth Down: Matchup: Jets (6-9) at Bills (5-10) (New York Times)

In year of mistakes, NY Jets secondary got it right without cornerback Darrelle Revis (New York Daily News)

Hopes were high when the NY Jets beat Buffalo Bills in Week 1, but it was just the dawn of a new error (New York Daily News)

NY Jets owner Woody Johnson, coach Rex Ryan are made for each other (New York Daily News)

Gang Green looks to end season on high note with Mark Sanchez back as quarterback (New York Daily News)

Real game begins after season finale (New York Post)

Tebow’s time runs out today (New York Post)

Week 1 blowout of Bills proved to be fool’s gold (New York Post)

‘Football people’ not connected with Jets don’t favor ax falling on GM Mike Tannenbaum (Newsday)

Mike Westhoff saves his most inspiring story for finale (Newsday)

Even experts say fixing the Jets will be a huge task (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets tight end Dustin Keller will not travel to Buffalo, missing eighth game of season (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets-Bills preview (Newark Star Ledger)

Mike Westhoff distinguished himself during his career as Jets coach (Bergen Record)

Good ending is all Sanchez can hope for (Bergen Record)

Jets vs. Bills: How they match up (Bergen Record)

Keller, Schilens out for Jets vs. Bills (AP)

Jets Give Their Final Shot for the Year at Buffalo (NewYorkJets.com)

‘To honor these men, the Bills will wear decals that read “WWFD” (West Webster Fire Department) on the back of their helmets. The decals will join the “S.H.E.S.” decal already being worn to honor the victims of the tragic shooting earlier this month at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.’

‘Mark Sanchez will be the determining factor of this game. If he somehow recaptures his confidence and moves the ball against a beatable Bills defense, the Jets will come away with this game. However, without a true playmaker at wide receiver and no real running game threat, it’s going to be a struggle for Sanchez in my opinion. His offensive line essentially folded last week, and one of the players he picked on in Week One (Stephon Gilmore) is a completely different and improved cornerback since September 9, 2012. This has all the makings of a low-scoring game, but one that I think ultimately favors the Bills.’

‘This Sunday, as he has every week, safety George Wilson will ask one young fan to join him on the field during pre game to play catch and get to know an NFL player. Wilson said it’s something he looks forward to doing every game.’

‘I don’t know if Gailey will still be the coach in 2013. He shouldn’t be. The coaching staff needs an overhaul. It doesn’t matter if the head coach is offensive-minded or defensive-minded. The Bills need new blood at the helm. They need a new defensive coordinator who is willing to rush the quarterback. They need an offensive coordinator. The head coach calling the plays didn’t work. Bring in an offensive coordinator who can do the job.’