Patriots Today - Buffalo Stance

Thu, 6 Nov 2008

The Buffalo Bills are coming to Gillette for a divisional showdown on Sunday and Patriots Today has a look at this young team on the upswing. Patriots QB Matt Cassel talked to reporters in the locker room on Thursday, hear what he thinks it will take to get that all-important 'W'. Plus, Brian Lowe has his Fantasy Football update to keep your team on top! Right now on Patriots Today!

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Play from 3:00[3:00] ..." the pats seem to be catching a break with an injury and Aaron Schobel but overall there really isn't much for break to catch. Linebackers yeah. -- always around the ball. And the Patriots make it."...

Play from 3:48[3:48] ..." Matt Cassel speaks in the locker room and we were there to capture adult. -- there's more Patriots today coming right up."...

Play from 4:20[4:20] ..." to go into the locker room to hear from the starting quarterback Matt Cassel your locker room and."...

Play from 6:31[6:31] ..." Yesterday Terrence Wheatley Lewis Sanders and Sammy Morris not there during the media portion and -- Jordan not there again he had missed at -- last couple"...

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Play from 0:44[0:44]" Everybody and welcome -- tired -- Patriots today I'm Christine -- say the Patriots have -- sights set on the Buffalo Bills a fellow five in three team in the AFC east. Initial plan you protect the seasons so far right now Brian -- breaking down the competitive squad from Buffalo."

Play from 1:02[1:02]" The Patriots have dominated the Buffalo Bills recently in a way that few NFL teams have dominated any other single team. Thanks -- into the -- over the bills. And most of them haven't been close -- 31 -- 35756. It. Completely one sided but heading into Sunday's game that 97 meeting between the -- he. The pats won't take the bills lightly it's not just because they joined the Jets and a three way tie for the AFC east lead. It's also because the Patriots expect he's thrown some curve balls from the bills."

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Play from 2:02[2:02]" Perhaps the bills have more to worry about than just developing new wrinkles for the Patriots. Dick Jauron squad had a promising for -- start but that's been followed up by one and three slide including consecutive losses to AFC east close Miami and the Jets the turning point seems to have come when quarterback Trent Edwards suffered a head injury a loss to Arizona one month ago. Edwards in the offense and not in the same ever since."

Play from 2:25[2:25]" So we could be on Sunday when Edwards is at best the build minimized the turnovers in nature the ball is in the hands of their top playmaker. Mike Vrabel said this week that Buffalo's offense starts with the running game played by Marshawn Lynch putting huge test will be how the Patriots secondary -- up speedy wide open yet it. Let the second most receiving yardage in the NFL."

Play from 2:46[2:46]" The deep you know. He's the go to guy it's consistent. People come back you can have tight that would. It's still can -- make -- case doesn't."

Play from 2:58[2:58]" On the bills defensive side the pats seem to be catching a break with an injury and Aaron Schobel but overall there really isn't much for break to catch. Linebackers yeah. -- always around the ball. And the Patriots make it. Her role for Buffalo they -- forget about the history all they hear about it one in the world come Sunday even."

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Play from 3:48[3:48]" Matt Cassel speaks in the locker room and we were there to capture adult. -- there's more Patriots today coming right up."

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Play from 4:19[4:19]" Welcome back agers and now it's time to go into the locker room to hear from the starting quarterback Matt Cassel your locker room and."

Play from 4:30[4:30]" they're very good team they play well on defense they run around. They give -- a lot of different looks offensively they're playing well well. -- great skillful players on the gets a good running back so we we've got to work cut out for us in the we we've we've got to have a good week -- practice and here it goes on Sunday. I think he's is more comfortable more comfortable with Dolphins you know. He has good -- I'm in trouble and needed dimension so you know there's this a lot of characters. Just as well -- Jackson so. This is out there so we just being a small would have taken with the people's -- The -- himself was balls in his own Gooden dude good things come out especially government you can make guys miss and we'll do it. Silent sometimes. Pitching is ridiculous. That is do or haven't some production on offense I think to -- we're still. We've go a lot of work to do and but I do think that we're known as an office I think because. Are stepping up and making some pretty big players and we've got to continue to do that if we're going to be successful on this. -- Mexicans have. There -- four."

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Play from 5:51[5:51]" The x.s and those of us know what they teach me but you depressions and perhaps a model -- with the coaches are looking for from off. Overall standpoint you know I don't know for me. To -- well doing things and he worked enormous kind of the basis of work goes for me just. From the quarterback who was who was in the -- more money but you know. That's kind of the basis of whatever they say you know it's up to adjust and bill when it comes and that's I don't I don't designed a play that -- excuse. Throw the ball and it's. The wave and they and that that is going to be the rock."

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Play from 6:31[6:31]" Yesterday Terrence Wheatley Lewis Sanders and Sammy Morris not there during the media portion and -- Jordan not there again he had missed at -- last couple weeks and he was that practice on Wednesday not they're -- you portion. Not a great timing you. Rather see him out there the Patriots and as some if bolstered their running back position so still very much question as ours that's that's for."

Play from 6:54[6:54]" Closes an improved good Buffalo team coming in. This weekend but pick yourself up at nine game winning streak at their coming off -- is the confidence level. Go between each team."

Play from 7:04[7:04]" You know nine games in a row against one team is significant you have been number they've been lopsided losses on you know you hear the Patriots talking even a lot of the bills players and hate you you can't go by the past it's what happens the Sunday. One interesting note was what bills coach Dick Dick Jauron said on a conference call on -- they were doing reporter saying that you know what the confident. Issue in the fact they've lost lateral. Could affect the team and in and you know. As they keep your questions like what is it about the Patriots lost and it broke. He he indicated that that could have an effect and I guess it's his job to make sure -- Sunday at 1 o'clock here what stating that doesn't happen that. A lot of their players are young guys. And that might you know they might give them what it all out. But there's there's quite lopsided history recent history here. You know that they'll try to reach some of that and -- when -- of their. Past that you have a lot of football at physical but it meant."

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Play from 8:28[8:28]" Welcome back -- they would long history between the bills in the Patriots -- some stats on the match -- numbers. Thousands."

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Play from 8:56[8:56]" Over the last seven plus even the Patriots have compiled 36. Ten record. The best divisional record. You'd have swept the season series from the bills and four straight years have done it. Those Patriots have the most window."

Play from 9:23[9:23]" And now it's time for the most fantastic part of our showed the Phoenix he lowdown taken away Brian Lowe."

Play from 9:34[9:34]" It's time we recognize them that -- what you like connection as among the best in the league. And I see another big week for white. This time against New Orleans. -- as for 100 yard games this year -- big performances against the states in both contests last season. Atlanta's offense has been great at home this year expect another white out Sunday role -- They closed a hole one -- just this week Marshall on which of the bills comes to Foxboro and I don't like the match up. For the bills running back. Only one team the week only one player has scored a question. He against the -- here. And they just had a disappointing campaign yardage wise keep the second tier package. When QB replacement showed promise last year -- see -- Shaun Hill. He's back in the driver's seat again from Mike singletary squad. I'd take off their bye week they're at Arizona. Hilton throw and run that we could diners who upset win -- great sleeper choice if you're in need of a fantasy QB -- weekend."

Play from 10:35[10:35]" Well last week was the best week in the short history of the fantasy lowdown start Matt Forte -- Jason Campbell and Tim hightower as a sleeper lets you against for if you together now hot. Well there's a turning point now on the fantasy season and the NFL season is the final week of bye weeks which is great. But the new trick is we got -- weekly Thursday night game so make sure you set your lineup early if you have anyone in the Thursday night game like pats Jets next week. I'm Brian Lowe and that is the biggest to -- now."

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