Archives for September 16, 2014

‘Well, why not? If the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners can come back from the baseball dead this season, why can’t the Bills, long among the football deceased, sit up on their cold slab along Lake Erie and wink at all of us with the bad jokes?’

‘But, even more significant this season, the Bears and Dolphins have run 143 offensive plays against the Bills and have mustered only one for more than 18 yards.’

‘In Pegulaville, the games go on. And so do Buffalo’s traditions.’

‘Of the 22 offensive and defensive starters Sunday, 16 played at least one special teams snap.’

‘Remember how we screamed for them to throw those crossing patterns to Lee Evans, back when Evans was the highest-paid wideout in team history? We’re bound to see a lot more of it as the chemistry between Manuel and Watkins grows and the rookie learns how to beat press coverage at the line.’

‘Two Bronx men were arrested late Sunday morning in the 300 block of Delaware Avenue for allegedly trying to sell 15 forged Buffalo Bills tickets for the game that afternoon at the Ralph.’

‘”Due to the Buffalo Bills home game occurring, the Orchard Park Police Department responded to numerous calls for service involving highly intoxicated individuals, missing persons, disorderly conduct, lewd behavior, fights, thefts from vehicles, vandalism, etcetera,” Lt. Patrick Fitzgerald said.’

‘lay of the special teams. This was not an area of strength last year for the Bills, but two weeks into this season, there is marked improvement.’

‘”My primary concern is that they stay in Buffalo, and Terry convinced me that he was going to be in there, so that was it,” he said.’

‘”We’re going to see how he is these first two days,” Marrone said. “I mean, they’re working him out to see if we can get him back on that field. I think from there we’ll be able to see where we’re at.”‘

‘Brown is the only defensive player who has played in every snap for the Buffalo Bills this season. As Marrone touched on, Brown was much better in Week 2, earning a 1.0 grade from Pro Football Focus, better than any other Bills linebacker.’

‘The Bills’ clean start is about to be tested by a stretch that also includes road games at Houston and Detroit in Weeks 4 and 5 followed by a home date against the Patriots.’

‘”We know it’s a long season,” Marrone said Monday, a day after the Bills improved to 2-0 with a 29-10 win over Miami. “To sit here and say, ‘Oh, did we expect to have people give us credit?’ Not when you haven’t done anything for such a long period of time. I think we understand that.”‘

‘”We’re gonna see how he is these first two days,” Bills head coach Doug Marrone said on Monday. “They’re working him out and seeing if we can get him back on that field. I think from there, then we’ll be able to progress and see where he’s at.”‘

‘LB Brandon Spikes finished the game with just 15 total snaps on defense, which accounted for a time on the field of just 19-percent. The Dolphins played three wide receivers the majority of the time (Nickell Robey played 86-percent), which could be the basis of why Spikes played so little.’