Archives for December 2013

”All four of Buffalo’s wins have come in games in which they have scored first. When they don’t score first the Bills are 0-4 this year.’

‘That said, at 6-foot-4, 237 pounds with high intelligence, a big arm and uncommon mobility, Manuel has the tools and 12 games, interrupted by an injury, hardly qualifies as a sufficient sample size. It’s a better discussion to have next year at this time.’

‘Alonso’s rate of tackles has seen no let-up. He averaged 10 tackles a game the first half of the season. He’s averaging 10 tackles a game the last five. His 131 tackles still rank second only to Cincinnati’s Vontaze Burfict, who has 139.’

‘”Third in three years, which is never the situation that you want as a player,” Posluszny said of his Jags head coaches. “But I think now, we’ve finally got to the point in the organization where we say, ‘Hey, we’ve got all the right people now from the top.’ When you talk about our owner, and our general manager and all the great things that he’s done and what he’s able to do, and our head coach. We finally feel like that these are the guys that will create stability for years to come.”‘

‘”Kyle Williams is probably one of the best, if not one of the better, players at his position in the league right now,” said Bills coach Doug Marrone. “He’s playing at an extremely high level.”‘

Injuries slowing down Cecil Shorts (Florida Times Union)

Jaguars could be without MJD, Shorts against Bills (AP)

Inside the Jaguars: Shorts, MJD “very questionable” (Jaguars.com)

Fabulous Four: Jaguars-Bills (Jaguars.com)

‘The Bills’ slate this season has them facing a league-high six teams coming off either bye weeks or nine-day layoffs. That includes Buffalo’s opponent on Sunday: Jacksonville (4-9) has been off since Dec. 5.’

‘Bills 20, Jaguars 14.’

‘Buffalo went from a young team needing to make one play or two in order to turn the competitive corner to “the same ol’ Bills” in the span of three hours in Tampa last week. They return to Florida seven days later to face a rejuvenated Jaguars team that is also physical refreshed with 10 days between games.’

‘Here’s the stat sheet from November 15, 2012, at Ralph Wilson Stadium: 94 ejections; 55 traffic tickets; 28 arrests (18 inside the stadium; 10 outside, including two DWIs); quadruple the average number of ambulance requests for the sick and injured; two dead football fans.’

‘”That was more on us, just bringing him along. He wanted to do everything, but we held him back,” he said after Thursday’s practice. “Unless something happens between now and then, he’ll play.”‘

‘Now, with a $1.75 million roster bonus due in March, there is some thought that the 4-9 Bills may consider cutting Johnson loose to save the cash and the rest of the annual base salary he has. From a cap management perspective, there is an argument to be made for it.’

‘Bills 16, Jaguars 13.’

‘And, suddenly, at age 29, he hasn’t been on an NFL team that won more than seven games (Buffalo did it his injured rookie year) and has conjured memories of Takeo Spikes, the former Bills’ linebacker, who played 15 NFL seasons with Cincinnati, Buffalo, Philadelphia, San Francisco and San Diego and never played in a single post-season game.’

‘How high could the Bills get in the draft? Probably No. 3 overall, if a slew of other four-win teams all find a way to win another game.’