Two Bills Drive

‘As Kelly stared at his bobbleheaded likeness, he couldn’t help but poke fun at himself. "It made me look a lot better than I am," he said. "That’s pretty cool."’

DON’T GET ME STARTED asks the question that needs to be asked. "Why did the Bills draft running back Travis Henry?"

The Bills coaching staff doesn’t hesitate to use rookies at the tackle position (after failing to address a big need on the offensive line) but for whatever reason, Mike Sheppard and Gregg Williams ignore the running game.

‘"It was probably the most disruptive game we’ve had internally this year," Orchard Park Police Chief Samuel M. McCune said Monday. "The fans were a little more rowdy than usual."’

In just a year talking about Johnson or Flutie and Biron or Hasek, Schopp (WNSA-FM) has developed into the most thoughtful, logical, entertaining and, yes, interesting sports talk host on the air. The 1989 graduate of Grand Island High School already has attracted the attention of stations in bigger markets, as well as ESPN Radio.

Several Bills players will spend Tuesday involved in different community activities. They include the following:

MEADOW BROOK DAIRY ESSAY CONTEST

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

MAKE-A-WISH SHOOT

ZWEIGLE’S JUNIOR PRESS CONFERENCE

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

PENFIELD WEGMANS APPEARANCE

NOTE:Empire mistakenly reported that everyone coming to the Seattle game would get a bobblehead. That is not true.

In a press conference today, the Bills presented Kelly with the first of the commemorative bobble head dolls that were produced for the occasion. All fans who purchase Bills-Seahawks tickets at Wegmans stores will received the limited edition Jim Kelly bobble head.

‘"I look at it that they drafted me and gave me an opportunity when I first came into the league, but it just didn’t work out for me there. So I’ve moved on and came here and hope to establish myself and keep playing well. There’s no grudge. It was just the old coaching staff, mainly the old offensive coordinator. We didn’t see eye to eye. In his eyes, I guess I wasn’t his type of back. But I’m happy here."’

‘- In general, Antowain Smith has nothing against the Buffalo Bills.’

‘"You could see the improvement week to week," said Polian, the Bills’ former general manager. "But the one thing you can’t handle to any great degree in the NFL is serious injury. No team is ever as good without their front-line players. Say what you will about having backups, it’s fanciful thinking in the salary cap era." Boy, don’t the Bills know it.’

‘While not exonerating Arians, the coaching staff has determined that protection problems are also to blame on the blocked attempts against San Diego and Indianapolis. "It was something we saw the week before also and I’m sure the Colts saw it," coach Gregg Williams said. "We worked hard on correcting it but we didn’t get it done."’

‘Enter Ruben Brown, who proposed a simple solution on Monday. "I’m a big believer in the run game," guard Brown said. "I think the run game will give you confidence."’

‘Kelly will be the first player from those 1990-93 teams to have his name enscribed on the Wall of Fame at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘What’s worse than disdain? In pro sports, it’s apathy.’

‘"I’ll tell you what, that guy there is a good football player," said Colts’ coach Jim Mora as he passed Rhodes outside the locker room. "We were very confident that he’d do it for us today."’

‘An awkward situation arose in the Bills’ lockerroom after the game. Guard Ruben Brown was visibly upset several times during the game, once throwing his helmet, then gathering his offensive teammates around him for an emotional chat. Naturally, the media wanted to talk to him after the game. But he declined, except to WGR’s Ed Kilgore. As Brown explained, "They pay me."’