Two Bills Drive

‘”The offensive line has been spectacular,” Bledsoe said. “I had as much time against Jacksonville to throw as in any game I’ve had in my career. The big play to Bobby (Shaw, 54-yard touchdown) at the end of the half, there was nobody around me and I could deliver the ball in comfort.”‘

‘It is much too early to be seriously concerned about Buffalo’s sputtering running attack, and it won’t be a shock if Henry gets his first 100-yard game of the season Sunday in Miami.’

‘”I really think I’m going to be back this year,” McGahee says. “But it’s going to be up to the general manager (Tom Donahoe), the coaches, the physicians and the trainers. The decision isn’t in my hands.”’

‘”We’ve got enough time to go out and socialize in the off-season but we’ve got a job to do during the season.”‘

‘The Dolphins defense is ranked 30th in the NFL.’

”’It was a shock to me. It was made up,” Surtain said. “None of these things ever happened. I don’t know where he comes off making those kind of allegations. It was funny because it was a lie, a blatant lie.”’

‘”Tackling is a skill. It truly is. It is no different than jumping rope. You have to do it. It has to be a repetitive thing to be good at it.”‘

‘”He is supposed to [say that],” Surtain said. “You have got to have swagger to play in this league. I would say no one can complete a pass on me if you guys ask me.”‘

‘”As upfront a guy as who has ever lived,” Jones said. “What you see is what you get.”‘

‘”This is a different situation than Denver and I am happy,” Griese said. “When I came here, my role wasn’t to create controversy, but to create consistency at the quarterback position.”’

‘”It was unmanly of him (Moulds) to do it and then come back and say he didn’t mean it,” Surtain said. “It’s severed between us. It’s all business now.”‘

‘Wade Smith is so mild-mannered and laid-back, it seems surprising when he reveals he used to be a bit of a trash-talker his final two seasons at the University of Memphis.’

‘Look for the Bills to move to 3-0 winning by more than a touchdown.’

‘On the subject of “tough kids,” Buffalo right guard Mike Pucillo hasn’t gotten much attention yet, but he certainly ranks in that subset. The Bills haven’t been very productive in running the ball through two games and their 2.3-yard average is the lowest in the league. Buffalo has just two runs of 10 yards or more and none of 20 yards. But the Bills said they were going to be better balanced in 2003, to protect Drew Bledsoe from taking so many hits, and coordinator Kevin Gilbride has stuck to that script.’

‘”We just need to contain things down to a minimum. I think that starts with Ricky Williams,” linebacker Takeo Spikes explained. “We can’t allow him to do what he did last year and have a chance.”‘