Jets-Bills pregame
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- September
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Greetings from picture-perfect Orchard Park.
And, really, how many times can you make that claim.
Was walking into Ralph Wilson Stadium today when one of the Bill’s ushers walked by and said, “Boy, if your guys don’t beat the Bills then they really stink.’’
And this from the border officer last night as we went through customs on our way to Niagara Falls.
“You’re going to the game tomorrow, the Jets are going to kill them.’’
Not a lot of faith in the home team around these parts.
There was a column in today’s Buffalo News comparing this year’s Bills to the ‘68 squad that went 1-12-1 after the team’s three QBs – Jack Kemp, Tom Flores and Kay Stephonson – all got hurt in the preseason and GM Joe Collier got fired because he had traded Daryle Lamonica to the Raiders the year before. Of course, Lamonica’s Raiders beat the Bills, 48-6, in the second game that season.
Get the feeling the Jets are being set up for something here?
Anyway, back to present day. It is a perfect day here, about eight miles outside Buffalo, in the 70s with a light wind and scattered clouds illuminated by the bright sun, Jets brilliant in their white-on-whites and the Bills dorky in their dark blues-on-dark blues. Much preferred it last year when the Bills wore their Joe Ferguson-era throwbacks.
Mike Nugent is drilling 50-yarders with room to spare.
The inactives:
Jets – Marques Tuiasosopo (emergency QB), CB Drew Coleman, FB Darian Barnes, LB Cody Spencer, OL Will Montgomery, DL Mike DeVito, OL Jacob Bender and TE Jason Pociask.
That means CB Abram Elam will be active for the first time since the Jets signed him Sept. 12. The second-year pro, fourth on the Cowboys last season in special teams tackles, had a checkered college career. He was thrown out of Notre Dame after being convicted of sexual battery in 2002 after four Notre Dame players were charged with sexually assaulting a female student. Elam received an 18-month suspended sentence and two years probation and later played for Kent State, where he tied for the team lead with three interceptions in 2004.
Bills – Fred Jackson (emergency quarterback), QB J.P. Losman (sprained knee), LB Coy Wire, CB Jerametrius Butler, LB Keith Ellison, TE Matt Murphy, DE Ryan Denney and DE Copeland Bryan.
Jackson is interesting because he’s actually a running back, that’s how injury depleted the Bills are.
Enjoy the game, let me know what you’re thinking and, also, let me know how the Mets and Phillies are doing.
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on Sunday, September 30th, 2007 at 12:17 pm by Andrew Gross.
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Jane McManus 
Ha ha..it’s picture perfect, as long as you’re not a Jets fan sitting inside the statement amidst a Buffalo lynch mob. I’ve had some good experiences there, but too many bad ones to want to make the trip to see the game. I’m pretty respectful, but some of those people want to kill you, even after they pund your team into the turf. It will be much more enjoyable and safe from the comfort of my own living room, in front of the 37” vizio.
If our defense can contain the run game, we could have a big day, but if they don’t, orchard park could turn into a hell hole for the Jets. Go Jets!
My thoughts, simple, I am quite worried..this game certainly has trap written all over it..that comes from being a 30 year fan I guess!!
statement = stadium, pund = pound…I post too quick for my own good. Cheers all.
Joe Kowalewski was telling me this week that he told his family members not to come to Ralph Wilson Stadium dressed in Jets’ gear.
It’s true, Andrew…but I find that kind of sad. On any given weekend a decent percentage of the ticket buying support that fills into that stadium is furnished by the visiting fan base and I know there will be a lot of green in there today. People should be able to show some pride and support their teams without making it personal.