Archives for September 2014

‘Bills 26, Chargers 24.’

‘”There’s one of those times where they didn’t know what I was talking about,” Morris said with a laugh. “I wasn’t yelling at him. I was just trying to make a point. If you’re not going to use your hands, I might as well have a Venus de Milo.”‘

‘Just look at the 10 brand-new stadiums built with the aid of that NFL loan program, which started in 2001. The average stadium cost $750 million, and the average private-sector share of that was $517 million.’

‘The Wilsons have been extremely generous to the Food Bank of Western New York, but we were just one of many local organizations that quietly received support from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation.’

‘The victim told police that he recognized Rivera when his picture was shown on television as the man who sold him two Bills tickets for $250.’

‘”They have a lot of starters on their (special) teams,” Marrone said of the Seahawks, who routinely use players like Percy Harvin, Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Doug Baldwin, Malcolm Smith and Kam Chancellor. “For us, (starters) have embraced that role that we talked about. … We feel very comfortable about where our players are right now on our teams’ situation.”‘

‘Bills 23, Chargers 16.’

‘But how do they feel about the long-term future of Ralph Wilson Stadium and the lease running until 2022 they inherited? Until their purchase of the Bills becomes official at league meetings on Oct. 8, the Pegulas are under a self-imposed gag order. But 31 other NFL owners are asking them questions and telling them their opinions.’

‘”Everyone just has attention to detail,” defensive end Jerry Hughes said. “The way we go out every week, notepads and pencils in hand going into our meetings, and everyone is quiet. It’s almost, in a sense, a classroom-like setting. We’re taking notes and trying to learn as much as we can from Schwartz, so that way when we step out on the field, we’re kind of working through him. We know how he thinks and understand how he likes to operate.”‘

‘”I don’t worry about it,” Bills’ quarterback E.J. Manuel said when asked if he was worried his team would experience a letdown in intensity and emotion today. “I think as a process, we enjoyed it Sunday and we moved on to Monday. We knew we had a new opponent. San Diego’s a great team. They just beat the Seahawks, so they’re obviously going to be on a high as well, so we just have to prepare for them.’

‘”It’s funny, people had their heads down,” Hackett said in a phone interview Friday, “and they were all upset, going, ‘Oh man, you’ve got your Bills gear on.’ I mean, all kinds of people.’

Seattle was nice, win over Buffalo would be bigger (San Diego Union Tribune)

Ingram to be sidelined at least seven games (San Diego Union Tribune)

Pagano: ‘D’ did not go soft vs. Seahawks (San Diego Union Tribune)

When the Chargers have the ball (San Diego Union Tribune)

When the Bills have the ball (San Diego Union Tribune)

Chargers place Ingram on injured reserve-return (AP)

Chargers’ Ingram put on IR/designated for return (The Sports Xchange)

Melvin Ingram Placed on IR – Designated to Return (Chargers.com)

‘”We felt that way coming in,” Jackson said. “It’s not gonna be easy, and anybody that’s in this division feels like it’s theirs, and we definitely feel like it’s ours, we just have to go out and take it.”‘

‘It won’t be a walk in the park for the Bills this weekend against a potent Chargers offensive attack. If they have a relapse of their red zone woes again in Week Three, they could be in trouble. However, the San Diego defense isn’t as good as the one that Buffalo faced last week against the Dolphins and there will be more opportunities for the offense to capitalize on. Expect the run game to play a much bigger role for Buffalo, which could be the key to the Bills’ first 3-0 start since 2011.’

‘eing physical with Gates doesn’t really work.’