Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 11/30

by MattRichWarren on Nov 30, 2009 7:45 AM EST in News Comment 17 comments

In a game of gut checks, Fewell passes the test : Jerry Sullivan : The Buffalo News
Sullivan runs down the list of Fewell going with his gut: attempting a 56-yard field goal, the deep bomb to T.O. (which Fewell didn't call), and starting Fred Jackson over Marshawn Lynch.

Miami Dolphins' Vontae Davis says officials gave Terrell Owens a break - Palm Beach Post
"We knew that we were playing against them and the refs," rookie cornerback Vontae Davis said. "That's tough. You can't make the game close. After that, I just knew (the officials) were not letting us get out of here with that game."

Bills Notebook: Moorman and Lindell find their finishing kicks : The Buffalo News
Brian Moorman and Rian Lindell had rough starts to the game but when it counted the most the Bills' kickers delivered late in the fourth.

WGR 550 SportsRadio - Immediate Reactions, Wk12
Nick Mendola is downright giddy in his postgame analysis.

Buffalo Bills trample Miami Dolphins | Democrat and Chronicle
"Playing to win as opposed to playing not to lose as his predecessor, Dick Jauron, often did, Fewell was grandly rewarded."

Buffalo Bills two-minute read | Democrat and Chronicle
Sal Maiorana recaps the game in condensed fashion.

Buffalo Bills NFL News Updates - CBSSports.com Rapid Reports
- The Bills technically had four safeties on the field for most of Miami's first drive. George Wilson and Jairus Byrd lined up at strong and free safety, respectively, with Donte Whitner at the nickel spot and Bryan Scott starting his third game in a row at LB.
- The Bills suffered only one injury today, as LB Nic Harris left the game with an eye contusion.

Bills 4th qtr changes perception – Inside The Bills
"In less than two weeks Perry Fewell has gone a long way in convincing this team they’re capable of better and that fighting to the end of games despite the postseason not really being in the cards is impressive."

Bills use fourth-quarter surge to put away Dolphins : The Buffalo News
"The great thing about it is the fourth quarter has been our Achilles' heel," said Bills linebacker Bryan Scott. "This fourth quarter we were able to ... score some points and then light our tails on fire and get after the quarterback."

Fitzpatrick shows qualities that are Peytonesque : Bob Dicesare : The Buffalo News
"If only for a day there's reasonable cause to compare Ryan Fitzpatrick, a starting quarterback by default, with Peyton Manning, a star quarterback by birthright."

Bills-Dolphins report card : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
The entire Bills team gets a "B-" or higher. What gives?

Dolphins' late collapse is tough to explain : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
Dave Hyde of the Orlando Sentinel is despondent about the fourth quarter collapse the Dolphins suffered.

Quarterly report: Bills-Dolphins : The Buffalo News
The News' Mark Gaughan breaks down the Bills' 31-14 win over the Dolphins quarter-by-quarter, analyzing statistics, key plays and more.

Buffalo Bills two-minute read | Democrat and Chronicle
Sal Maiorana recaps the game in condensed fashion.

Buffalo Bills Report Card | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle
The OL gets a "C-", tight ends "C+". Everyone else is sitting pretty in "B" territory or higher.

Playoff hopes take big hit as Dolphins fall in Buffalo - The Phinsider
"The Dolphins 17 point loss in Buffalo was a tough one to swallow."

Recap: Buffalo vs. Miami
The Sports Network recaps the game.

My First Dolphins Game Ever...with some pictures - The Phinsider
Great pictures from the game yesterday from dolphinsinbuffalo.

Refreshed Rivalry and Bright Future ahead - The Phinsider
DPL3 Rollin of the Phinsider is glad the Bills-Dolphins rivalry is back.

Bills playing with pride under Fewell - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"About a third of the way into the tryout, I'd say Fewell is making a sound case to get the job permanently. I'm not saying Fewell is the best option, but there's no denying he has been impressive so far."

Wrap-up: Bills 31, Dolphins 14 - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"The Buffalo Bills deadened the hopes of an AFC East playoff race by denying the Miami Dolphins their first peek at a winning record this year."

Run, Ryan, run? Throw, Ricky, throw? - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"Ricky Williams is throwing interceptions and Ryan Fitzpatrick is busting off 31-yard touchdown runs. What's next? Joey Porter taking a monastic vow of silence and Dick Jauron taking a job as a color commentator?"

Fitz and Fewell Bring Bills Fodder for the Future | wgrz.com
"Loved the way Perry Fewell has injected enthusiasm into his team, and is playing to WIN, not playing not to lose. On the other hand, to be honest, it's a bit easier to play it that way when you have everything to gain and little to lose."

Fewell's gut instincts provide spark for Bills | Democrat and Chronicle
Buffalo interim head coach Perry Fewell trusted Rian Lindell to come through on a fourth-quarter 56-yard field goal and it paid off for the Bills on Sunday.

Fewell fuels Bills | Ken Fidlin | Columnists | Toronto Sun
"It's probably too little, too late, but there's no questioning that Perry Fewell's appointment as interim coach has energized the Buffalo Bills in a way most of them never thought possible."

Niagara Gazette - BILLS NOTEBOOK: Fitzpatrick flashes running ability
"Ryan Fitzpatrick is making Bills fans forget about Trent Edwards. Ironically, he’s doing it with some of J.P. Losman’s old moves," says Jonah Bronstein.

Niagara Gazette - TIM'S TAKE: Fewell's fire gives Bills a much-needed spark
"It’s a difference, right? It’s a difference," Donte Whitner said. "And around here, it’s no knock on anybody, but we’re used to playing it safe in those situations. And the opposition, they know that. Today, they didn’t really expect that. Even last week, when (Terrell Owens) caught the 98-yard touchdown pass, they expected us to run the ball, run the ball, run the ball, punt the ball."

The right spark - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
"Fitzpatrick proved Sunday you don’t need to have a lot of style, or the strongest arm, to win a game in the NFL. With the way the season has gone for the Bills and their fans, it might just be what the team needs going forward."

Jackson's the man in Bills backfield - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Bryan Sullivan looks at Perry Fewell's decision to start Fred Jackson over Marshawn Lynch.

Fewell’s presence is having an impact in the locker room - The Dunkirk Observer
"The players stood behind Jauron and always gave him their vote of confidence. I honestly believe the players LIKED playing for Jauron. But I think the players LOVE playing for Fewell."

The Miami Dolphins' defense allowed Buffalo to rush for 129 yards and score three rushing touchdowns in Sunday's 31-14 loss. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Buffalo averaged 5.3 yards per carry against the Dolphins and scored three rushing touchdowns

Ex-Dolphin Jim Mandich's take on Dolphins game. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
"You wish you had that one back, but the Dolphins let many more get away by letting the Bills hang around all game."

T.O. helps Bills beat Dolphins in 31-14 win - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
The AR's John Wawrow gives his account of the game from the press box.

Bills strong 4th quarter sinks Dolphins - BuffaloBills.com
"For once this season the Bills owned the fourth quarter, and it was pivotal as Buffalo outscored the Dolphins 24-0 to overcome a touchdown deficit and win for the first time in a month, 31-14 over division rival Miami."

Scott Pitoniak: New coach "Fewells'' Bills victory vs. Dolphins
The Rochester writer likes what he sees from Perry Fewell so far and gives other thoughts from the win over the Dolphins.

Does God Hate the Buffalo Bills? : Buffalo Sports Daily
Jeff Nixon gives his recollections from losing to the Dolphins for the 19th and 20th straight times before finally knocking them off in 1980.

You Can’t Rush Beauty, Partna : Buffalo Sports Daily
"The T.O. turnaround is in full flight and suddenly, labeling it as beauty would be quite the understatement. Breathtaking may be more fitting."

Other Bills bits
Congrats, Hall Semifinalists, and Good Luck: You'll Need It This Year -- NFL FanHouse
"Andre Reed and now Tim Brown further clog the receiver backlog -- I'm coming around on Reed after long talks about him with his bosses in Buffalo: Bill Polian and Marv Levy."

Haslett hasn't been contacted as a candidate for NFL job | ProFootballTalk.com
A league source tells us that Haslett hasn't been contacted regarding himself.

No Monday update from Fewell – Inside The Bills
Interim head coach Perry Fewell will not be giving a wrap up on Sunday’s game Monday. It’s due to the fact that the Bills have a very short week of preparation with their next game coming on Thursday night against the Jets.

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Look, I like that the Bills are playing better these days, but I think, judging by all the media articles, that there’s a little too much praise for Fewell. I believe he looks a lot better because he replaced an inept coach.Fewell’s been the D-coordinator for 3+ years now and they’ve never been anything other than mediocre. That, to me, is more telling than what we’ve seen in two games as a head coach.

The Dolphins are 5-6 now. If you can’t beat a .500ish team at home who’s playing without their best player (and had a really boneheaded play call in the first quarter that took what was likely to be a TD off the board) you’re a really bad team.

It’s great that the team is improved but it’s going to take a lot more than that to convince me he should be under serious consideration to be the head coach.

by Pistol on Nov 30, 2009 9:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

a lil negitive

They where missing their best player, we are missing half our defense and 3/4 of an O-line.

We won it is good news

"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-

by billsoferie on Nov 30, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree there is too much Fewell-love by the media. He is much more interesting to cover than Dick Jauron. He cracks more jokes and says more provactive sound bytes and they love him for it.

"Play like hell and win." - Perry Fewell
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by MattRichWarren on Nov 30, 2009 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Vontae Davis needs to grow up

"you just have to know there's always going to be adversity. None of these games are going to be easy. Nothing will be given to us" - Paul Posluszny

by poz on Nov 30, 2009 9:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

yeah

i would want to find an excuse after that lose too

"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-

by billsoferie on Nov 30, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

understatement of the year

"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy

by TEMSON on Nov 30, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Been a while since we’ve seen you around here. :-) How about Ryan Miller? He looked amazing this weekend!

"Play like hell and win." - Perry Fewell
Your daily source for Buffalo Bills information.

by MattRichWarren on Nov 30, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, been really busy, can’t read as much as I like to. It’s more enticing to stop by after a win though, that’s for sure.

I had to slink away with my tail between my legs after predicting that the Bills could be a 10 win team this year. I will say this though – my predictions for the division haven’t been far off yet. (Split with Miami, split or win both against the Jets, and split or lose both against the Pats for a total of 3 wins) If our out of division success matched what we did last year (7/10 wins) we’d be fighting for tops in the division or at least a wild card.

Oh and Miller is amazing, no doubt about that. Vezina all the way.

"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy

by TEMSON on Nov 30, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

no doubt.

Gimme Fewell, play with Fire, gimme that "W" I desire.....

by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 30, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Vontae Davis needs to grow up

Say what you want, but he’s right about Owens pushing off. As I watched the highlight and they showed the closeup, I said out loud, “TO sure got away with a pushoff there.”

It was definitely offensive pass interference. It just wasn’t called.

2010 Bills' truth in advertising: "Look out Cleveland, this year we score 6!" - bluecollarbuffalo

by thefourwinds on Nov 30, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It was an equal share of interference. Davis is just upset that he wasn’t strong enough to get the better of the scrum.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 30, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thats not the point though

the point is you dont blame a loss on refs after you let your rival knock you out of the playoff hunt. He needs to step up and say he blew it and he needs to get better. If TO pushes off and the ref doesnt call it you still got knocked out of the playoffs, champions make plays.

"you just have to know there's always going to be adversity. None of these games are going to be easy. Nothing will be given to us" - Paul Posluszny

by poz on Nov 30, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If TO pushes off and the ref doesnt call it you still got knocked out of the playoffs, champions make plays.

Blah, blah, blah. The only argument that floats is that it was a make-up call for the holding they didn’t call on the Dolphins’ first TD.

2010 Bills' truth in advertising: "Look out Cleveland, this year we score 6!" - bluecollarbuffalo

by thefourwinds on Nov 30, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

blah blah blah??

The whole point is that no arguement matters. They still lost. Calls don’t always go your way. To cry about it after and say that refs were intentionally going against you and weren’t going to let you get out of there with a win is a whiner move and he needs to grow up. Still lost ,he still didn’t make a play, they are out of hte playoff hunt. I don’t see your arguement. The point isn’t the call, its blaming a 4th quarter beatdown on the refs.

"you just have to know there's always going to be adversity. None of these games are going to be easy. Nothing will be given to us" - Paul Posluszny

by poz on Dec 1, 2009 6:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ok, I see your point, and the “blah blah blah” was a little flippant on my part.

But to me, it’s just as silly for everyone to be now saying, “TO’s still got it. His suckitude early in the season was all because of Jauron and Edwards.” The only reason TO had that separation against Davis was because he (TO) committed a penalty.

If the penalty had been actually called, everyone would be still talking about how TO’s past his prime, just as we were earlier in the season when TO committed an offensive pass interference penalty at a crucial point in the game (I think maybe even in the NE game on MNF). TO’s a hero now, only because the penalty he committed wasn’t called.

2010 Bills' truth in advertising: "Look out Cleveland, this year we score 6!" - bluecollarbuffalo

by thefourwinds on Dec 1, 2009 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs