Archives for December 2012

‘The sprawling parking lots and fields of that suburban enclave were instead a barricaded street flanked by glass condominiums. In place of billowing barbecue smoke from tailgate cookouts, there was nothing – except maybe a fleeting whiff of marijuana.’

‘The Bills claimed they studied those tapes. They claimed they prepared for it all week. What a waste of a week of practice.’

‘Lynch added a 13-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, the 28th of his Seahawks career. The Bills as a team have rushed for 27 since Lynch was traded.’

‘You know things are bad when the opposing coach is worried about running up the score. In truth, the Bills’ latest embarrassing defeat could have been much, much worse.’

‘”You get beat like that, there’s nothing you can take away from this game that you can walk away and say you’re proud of,” he said. “Yeah, it’s good to rush for a thousand, but when you get your brains beat in like that, there’s nothing to be happy about.”‘

‘Fans were chanting, “Let’s go Blue Jays” in the final seven minutes.’

‘Buffalo was overmatched and outsmarted from the jump. Buffalo was pathetic on both sides of the ball. The Bills let a rookie quarterback play like Fran Tarkenton. With 6:40 left in the first half, five Seahawks already had gains of 20-plus yards. The second half didn’t get any smoother for the Bills. The Seahawks continued to push them around. The Bills just took it.’

‘The St. Joe’s and University at Buffalo product was one of the final cuts from the Bills following training camp, and has since been working out at the Northtown Center at Amherst.’

‘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.’