Archives for December 4, 2013

‘”Look at it from the standpoint of where we’ve been on the ticket side. We’ve taken the game out of the market which essentially has taken 70,000 seats out of the market and have truly only sold out two of our home games. We’ve manufactured sell-outs in the other four or five. We’re trying to find ways to obviously keep this franchise viable which we’ve done a very good job at and this series has obviously contributed to that. With that being said, nothing comes above winning. When I took over the reins on January 1st, I said that was the number one focus and that will be the number one focus. That’s one of the reasons that this will be reviewed in a grand manner.”‘

‘With a rookie quarterback and a new offensive system Buffalo’s offense wasn’t expected to light it up when it came to third down conversion percentage in 2013. Inexperienced signal callers often see the most exotic looks from opposing defenses on third down. Decoding the disguised looks and making quick, correct decisions is easier said than done.’

‘”The talent level, the ability to kind of feed off one another offensively and defensively … we’re a tight-knit group,” tight end Scott Chandler said. “I think that’s part of why it hurts so bad, is we know that we have that ability to not just win, but to really dominate games. It’s frustrating to not do it.”‘

‘”This is an accident, plain and simple,” said his lawyer, Jeffrey Bochiechio.’

‘As if the cheering for the Falcons and booing of the Bills weren’t enough, we had to watch Toronto Mayor Rob Ford eat chicken wings. Great, now he’s the face of the Buffalo Bills. As if the Buffalo Bills being the face of the Buffalo Bills wasn’t bad enough.’

‘He played 45 games at Alabama A&M and went undrafted in April before signing with Arizona.’

‘Robert Hopkins, 29, was released without bail following his appearance in Orchard Park Town Court on charges of assault and reckless endangerment.’

‘The Bills had plenty of opportunities to win the game, but some key plays and poor performances helped lead the Atlanta Falcons to the come-from-behind victory. Before we turn the page to the team’s next game on the road in Tampa Bay, first is a look at the individual performances of every single Buffalo player that took a snap on offense or defense.’

‘As far as the draft and who could be on the board for the Bills with a top ten pick, here are some names, depending on what position you’d like to see them address…’.

‘The Bills are 3-7 in games Johnson has played in. The two he sat out: a 37-14 rout of the Jets, the Bills’ easiest win of the season by far; and an overtime loss to the 8-4 Bengals that EJ Manuel also missed. Against Baltimore, the Bills’ most important win of the year, Johnson caught one pass for minus-1 yard. Then, with the Falcons game a must-win, Johnson coughed up a likely victory. It is a fact to say that the Bills have played at least as well on offense this season without Johnson as they have with him.’

‘The Rogers Centre holds about 54,000 for football so it would be the smallest stadium in the NFL. A new stadium would cost billions to be competitive with other physical structures. But I do think it is going to happen. First would be London , second would be Los Angeles and third would be Toronto. I can only guess at a timeframe as it would take an identifiable owner of aggressive attitude to push it through.’

‘Buffalo and Tampa Bay will meet for the 10th time in the regular season this week. The Bills are 3-6 all-time against the Buccaneers and won the last game against Tampa Bay (33-20, 9/20/2009 at Buffalo).’

‘A 6-3, 306-pound Alabama A&M product, Johnson-Webb entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 before being released prior to the regular season. He has spent portions of the season on the practice squads for the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.’

‘The Bills multiple-look pressure defense has produced sacks and interceptions, but the last three games show the downside of dialing up pressure consistently and counting on the secondary to handle receivers in man coverage. But don’t look for Buffalo’s defensive philosophy to change much. They’re committed to creating pressure up front and looking for their defense to make big plays (takeaways and sacks).’