Archives for October 11, 2014

‘The Bills rank 10th in the league with an average gain of 5.66 yards per first down, but they will need to be just as successful passing on first down as they are running on first down. Fortunately New England is especially weak against the pass on first down as opposing quarterbacks have compiled a 106.8 passer rating against the Pats. They also allow opponents to rush for four yards or more on first down more than 53 percent of the time (53.2%), which ranks 30th in the NFL.’

‘”The big thing is Ralph (Wilson) was a large personality. He started this franchise and look where it is now,” Pegula said. “That’s a pretty overwhelming legacy, fifty-four years, and a year from now I’m going to be on one (year). That’s a credit to Ralph (Wilson) and his legacy.”‘

‘Well, Kim and I had discussions for several years, especially since being successful with the Sabres. I guess the fear the fans had was an innate fear we had. What’s up with the Bills? Do we want this team to leave town? And the answer was obviously no. It’s a great franchise. I didn’t know it at the time, but it’s the only original AFL team to be named by its original city for all those years. So it went back to probably after we bought the Sabres, and it accelerated with time. I know you asked me why I said I wasn’t interested in the Bills. Well, why not? You don’t want to tip your hand in things you’re interested in sometimes.’