‘His two biggest decisions since taking over the Bills’ football operations – to hire Gregg Williams as coach over Marvin Lewis, and keep Johnson over Flutie – have been unpopular in Buffalo. Let’s see if they work.’
BillsBeat - March 1, 2001
Bills sack Flutie
‘Doug Flutie has made a career out of proving people wrong. He’ll now attempt to add Buffalo Bills general manager Tom Donahoe’s name to that list.’
Flutie faces music
‘As elusive as he always has been on the football field, Doug Flutie couldn’t avoid the biggest sack of all.’
Doug 'n' Dave show
‘Considering Chargers GM John Butler was the only man who had the faith to sign Flutie three years ago when he was GM in Buffalo, he’s the likeliest candidate to do it again.’
The Last Word
‘And while it chagrins us, you also should know there is only one problem with tying the can to Flutie. From our vantage point, he was not the problem. The problem was: Rob Johnson is no stinkin’ good.’
Bills pick Johnson, deflate Flutiemania
‘Johnson is expected to talk publicly today about the decision.’
Rob gets keys to the car
‘"What was interesting in talking to the players who came in to see me, none of the players expressed a desire for one or the other, but they all expressed a desire (for us) to pick a quarterback."’
Flutie release angers Bill fans
‘"I doubt seriously Rob Johnson will ever be a Buffalo Bill," he says. "Buffalo Bills don’t wear bandanas on their heads or have that devil-may-care, surfer boy attitude that he has. "He ought to be playing for San Diego."’
Dropping Flutie first step toward rebuilding team
‘In my Fantasyland, Flutie’s 27 and Rob’s in high school cruising for chicks. But reality bites. And like the choice or not, the Bills took one more step toward becoming a true team again.’
Johnson has much to prove to Bills' faithful
‘Sadly, Doug will be working his magic elsewhere, while the Bills pin their hopes on a quarterback whose potential no longer seems unlimited.’
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Rob lives
‘When Wade Phillips introduced Rob Johnson three years ago as quarterback of the Buffalo Bills he said he hoped it would be the start of the Rob Johnson-Wade Phillips era. Well, on Wednesday night, Feb. 28 the Johnson era really and belatedly began as general manager and president Tom Donahoe …’
Johnson Stays, Flutie Goes
"There is no more controversy," Williams said. "The locker room is unified."
Johnson logically prevails in turf war
‘First of all, the word has always been that the Bills’ players preferred Johnson at quarterback.’
Bills to cut Flutie, retain Johnson as starting QB
‘Donahoe said last week that the one quarterback who remains probably will have to restructure his contract to accommodate the team’s tight cap status. Flutie has a 2001 cap value of $7.753 million and Johnson of $8.292 million.’