Phillips Press Conference Excerpts: In his weekly press conference, coach Phillips said he thought it was a hard fought game but that they just ran out of personnel because of injuries. The club suffered six legitimate ankle injuries in the game and according to the coach many players were playing on one leg, most of them on the punt coverage units. He said the special teams did not play well at all before or after the rash of injuries. He said the off sides penalty on the kickoff is unforgiveable. He expects the team to play better defensively this week since they will have time to prepare with the healthy personnel. The coach feels if the Bills can beat Miami it will put them right back in the race. With all the injured players, many of the perennial inactives will get a chance to play this week like DaShon Polk and possibly Avion Black. Phillips said the guys coming in owe it to the guys that are out to play the best they can play. On a possible move to a 4-3, Phillips feels that isn't possible because the young guys haven't practiced and don't know that formation. He felt that Daryl Porter and Travares Tillman came in and played well. Tillman was able to make all the defensive calls himself.

Injury Update: Sam Cowart and Keion Carpenter will be out 5-6 weeks making their seasons over for all intense and purposes unless the club goes deep into the playoffs. Sam Rogers groin pull isn't as serious as originally thought, but he will be out 3-4 weeks. Corey Moore felt better today but his status is unknown. Fred Jones is suffering from a hip pointer. On the bright side, Phil Hansen is getting closer, he may or may not be ready for Sunday. Sammy Morris can now run full speed but can't cut, so his status is also up in the air. Rob Johnson is a little bit sore today but is fine otherwise. Donovan Greer played one play and the coach thought he could have gone more. Sheldon Jackson and Jay Foreman were also banged up. Injury Page.

Returner Change Needed: We all know they is a lot wrong with the special teams, even if the head coach won't admit it. The problems start with the returns team. The Bills are dead last in punt return average, kick return average, and drive starts after kickoffs. To fix this the Bills need to make a change in the return game. Chris Watson is busy playing corner full time and can't possibly concentrate fully on returning kicks. He wasn't do well before being thrusted into a starting role. This is the time to see what rookie Avion Black can do. The Bills are worried about him fumbling, but Watson hasn't exactly had sure hands this year so it is worth a shot. The other options include using Shawn Bryson or Peerless Price to return punts.

Possible Injury solutions: What will the Bills brass do to compensate from the injury woes? One solution we talked about in our article from earlier today is going to a 4-3 defense. They can use the package and play with three linebackers. As it looks now, Jay Foreman will replace Sam Cowart, Corey Moore will replace Sam Rogers, if he's healthy, and Travares Tillman will probably start for Keion Carpenter. Daryl Porter will also see his workload increase as will the young rookie linebackers, Kenyatta Wright and Fred Jones.

Injuries May End Season: The Bills survived the first nine weeks of the season without too many nagging or serious injuries. The last three weeks have seen the injuries mount, none worse than what happened on the wet grass of Raymond James Stadium yesterday. The Bills lost three starters on defense for what essentially will be the rest of the regular season. Complete Story.