Archives for December 30, 2013

‘But Bills’ fans are used to disappointment … as in 14 straight years without a playoff appearance.’

‘The Patriots (12-4) were good, but the Bills made it too easy for them. Let’s count the ways…’.

‘”I just hate that I put my team in a position like that,” Dareus said Sunday at his locker stall. “As a player, I’m just going to get better. Me and coach talked about it. I’m going to grow as a player in the offseason and continue to just work.”‘

‘Bad penalties: The Bills took two of them on the same play.’

‘Sure, Marcell Dareus’ first-half absence made it harder for Buffalo to stuff the run. But any group of professional humans should keep a player under 100 yards with 12:14 still left in the second quarter.’

‘”We’re where we are and if I get up here and start talking about closer and this and that … you’ve got to go out there and do it at the end of the day and we haven’t done that,” Marrone said.’

‘Inconsistent, non-winning quarterback play? Yep, Thad Lewis followed right along in the footsteps of ghosts past – Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards, J.P. Losman, Drew Bledsoe, etc.’

‘ On a miserable day for throwing, the Patriots simply altered their plan and ran the ball right down the Bills’ throats to the tune of 267 yards. It was absurd.’

‘The Bills really thought they had a chance to pull the upset, and that would have accomplished some goals, namely, ending their Gillette jinx. But as has happened so often against the Patriots, they made too many mistakes to have a chance to win. It’s an old, tired story.’

‘Once again, mental mistakes, drops and missed tackles cost the team a win.’

‘I felt really good about coming in and winning this football game. I really did. I felt that we had good plans. I felt that we had a good formula for what we needed to do to win. I think it was explained well during the week. I think all the players understood it. You know, we went out there and didn’t execute.’

‘While the Patriots earned their eighth bye in Bill Belichick’s 14 seasons as coach, the Bills (6-10) missed the playoffs for the 14th straight year, the league’s longest current streak.’

‘They left Foxborough again for another offseason of thinking about how far they have to go.’

‘Manuel and Bills leading receiver Stevie Johnson are out for the second consecutive game. Johnson has been excused after the death of his mother.’