Archives for October 12, 2014

‘”I’m excited for the people, the fans, the organization, the region,” Bills coach Doug Marrone said. “I’ve never looked at our fans as needing something to be electric, even as far as when I’ve been an opponent in this stadium. But to say it’s going up a notch, obviously, I have to recognize that.’

‘Which brings us to today. New England visits Ralph Wilson Stadium at 3-2 – same record as its host. Bills fans definitely want to believe the demise of the Patriots’ dynasty is at hand, but I’m not buying.’

‘Patriots 27, Bills 20.’

‘It’s never about schemes, or philosophies, or analytic superiority. It’s simply that he has been the best player on the field, and the fact that he plays for New England and not for Buffalo, is the primary reason why, for 13 years (minus 2008 when he sat out with a knee injury) he and the Patriots have owned the Bills the way few NFL teams have ever owned another.’

‘Bills 27, Patriots 24.’

‘Bills coach Doug Marrone has expressed his concern for Williams’ back injury because of the nature of the injury. In Williams’ absence, rookie fifth-round pick Cyril Richardson has been starting at left guard.’

‘”I don’t want to talk about last week, let’s just move on to the Patriots,” Schwartz said. “All the wins are good. It was a good win for us. We were on a two-game losing streak, being able to get that win on the road against a good opponent, particularly when we were down 14-0. That easily could have gotten away from us, but I was proud of the guys. The guys fought. We were able scratch and claw to get back into that game. We’re going to have to have that same mentality to be able to do that this week, too.”‘

‘”It will be a great experience,” Jones said. “It’s something that I’ve done. Coach Marrone’s a great coach, he’s a really good coach. I owe a whole lot of success to him.”‘

‘”It’s an opportunity for us to get ahead of our goals,” Williams said. “We want to win the division and we know that if we win this game, we’re in first place, so our goal is right in front of us. All we have to do is take advantage of it.”‘

‘Oddly, Pegula confronts a team with perhaps the opposite problem in the Bills. While the Sabres fell into disrepair because ownership neglected to make a change at the top, the Bills have been plagued by a revolving door of coaches and general managers every two or three years.’

‘The Niagara Region has its share of Bills fans – and super fans. Here’s a look at some of the faithful, each in their own unique way.’

‘At least by 21st century standards, the Bills appear to have more checkmarks in their favour heading into this meeting than perhaps at any time during their sad-sack streak.’

‘Patriots 27, Bills 20.’

‘So, yeah, it’s been forever since they’ve been relevant. Not only in the NFL, but in their own division.’