Archives for November 21, 2014

‘Did six feet of snow not immediately resonate with the NFL administration?’

‘I asked if every Bills players who would play Monday night would make it to Detroit sometime Friday, and Brandon said he didn’t think so. By Saturday, yes. But the Bills were planning to have as many players as they could hustle to Detroit by Friday afternoon, and hold a practice at the Lions facility after that. Then the players would meet back at their hotel Friday night.’

‘”With the driving bans, it really wasn’t an option to try to play the game at any point Sunday, Monday or even potentially Tuesday based on what the forecast is. All the focus needs to be is on the safety of not only the fans, but of the community. Everyone needs to be focused on helping our neighbors.”‘

‘The day after our final preseason game of ’92, Mr. Wilson called me over to Detroit. “This is not working,” he said. “I can’t have this kind of contention in the organization. I appreciate everything that you have done, but it’s just not working. I have to make a change.”‘

‘The next step for the Bills is to somehow get their players rounded up Friday morning – there is still an active driving ban throughout the area where approximately seven feet of snow has fallen since Tuesday – and get them to the airport.’

‘But hey, at least it will be a Monday night game.’

‘”I’ll be honest,” Ryan told NJ.com. “Doug’s a good guy. But I haven’t thought one second about his situation. I mean, that’s the truth.”‘

‘Listed at 6-foot-4 and 242 pounds, Gray appeared in eight games for the Minnesota Vikings this season. Last year, he had two starts in 12 games for the Cleveland Browns.’

‘”I think everyone knows what kind of Bills fan I am. I’ve got season tickets,” said Poloncarz, D-Erie County. “There should not be people driving to the stadium. I’m sorry Buffalo Bills, we have a major emergency going on and that matters more, truthfully, than whether we have a football game on Sunday.”‘

‘As of Thursday night, Bills officials were still attempting to figure out how to get players from homes to the ball park, or the airport. “A lot of the guys are in apartment complexes and they’re not accessible,” said Brandon. “It’s an ever-changing and evolving scenario.”‘

‘”Believe me, where I am we’re in great shape compared to rest of the people around here,” Marrone told The Post Thursday from his office. “We have power, water, food. We’re more than fine. I’ve never seen anything like this. You’ve got people stranded. It’s crazy. They have a ban. It’s against the law to travel here. They’re actually ticketing people, it’s a ban. You’re not allowed out.”’

Bills-Jets Game Is Moved to Detroit as Snow Blankets Buffalo Area (New York Times)

NFL makes it official: NY Jets – Buffalo Bills game will be played Monday night in Detroit (New York Daily News)

Moving NY Jets vs. Bills game to Monday night in Detroit is right call by NFL (New York Daily News)

Rex Ryan: NY Jets a ‘zillion’ ways better than before (New York Daily News)

CBS announcer Spero Dedes catches break as NFL moves NY Jets-Bills game to Detroit (New York Daily News)

Rex Ryan: Jets better ‘in a zillion ways’ since last debacle vs. Bills (New York Post)

Making no excuses, Bills’ Marrone vows his team will weather storm (New York Post)

Jets corner carousel turns – and where it will stop, nobody knows (New York Post)

Jets-Bills moved to Monday in Detroit (New York Post)

Rex Ryan: Jets are ‘a zillion ways’ better than last game vs. Bills (Newsday)

Jets-Bills game will be played Monday in Detroit, NFL announces (Newsday)

Players want Rex Ryan back (Newsday)

NFL officially moves Jets-Buffalo Bills game to Monday night in Detroit (Newark Star Ledger)

Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell: Buffalo ‘gets an exemption from wussiness’ for moving Jets-Bills (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets’ Rex Ryan says he isn’t feeling sorry for snowed-in Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets linebacker Calvin Pace wants to play Buffalo Bills on Sunday at 1 p.m., to ‘just get it over with’ (Newark Star Ledger)

Buffalo Bills, who play Jets Sunday, unable to practice for second straight day because of snow (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets-Bills game moved to Monday night in Detroit (Bergen Record)

Rex Ryan looking forward to re-match with Bills (Bergen Record)

The Jets’ Snow Bowl Will Be Played Indoors (Wall Street Journal)

Rex: Jets ‘zillion ways’ better this time vs Bills (AP)

Coordinators’ Corner, Pre-Buffalo Snow Edition (NewYorkJets.com)

Darrin Walls Is Back in the Saddle Again (NewYorkJets.com)

Jets Chatter: Bills Week (NewYorkJets.com)

‘Several cities – Toronto, Pittsburgh and Washington among them – were reported as candidates to host the game, but there were issues with all scenarios. Toronto posed a potential passport issue, Washington’s FedExField has turf concerns, and Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field is resodding its surface after three high-school games and a college game over the next two days.’

‘The NFL said ticket and other game-day information will be announced at a later date.’

‘”We are pleased to be hosting the Bills and Jets for their game Monday night,” Lewand said. “While our thoughts are with the people of the Buffalo area during this difficult time, our team at Ford Field will do everything we can to be good hosts to their team this weekend.”‘