Archives for September 29, 2013

‘”It hurts,” Bills fullback Frank Summers said, “seeing the position almost gone.”‘

‘”You see he’s making five or six mistakes a game, and they’re not good enough to overcome that.”‘

‘Ravens 27, Bills 14.’

‘I can’t recall anyone who has established such a strong local media reputation so quickly. Besides covering the Bills for WGR, the 26-year-old Buscaglia is the radio sideline reporter on Bills games, appears on Time Warner Cable and is on Channel 4 after Bills games in a suit. “I dress in a suit for every game,” said Buscaglia. “The better you look, the better you perform.”‘

‘”There’s no better place than in games to really grow and get that experience and become better,” he said. “You can’t really reproduce that in any way. Even if you’re practicing really well, it’s tough to get that same kind of game-like situation. I always say (that) if you feel like you have a guy who’s mentally tough enough and can handle losing some games or not always playing to the way that they feel like they should, then that’s definitely the best thing to do.”‘

‘The fact pro football is a year-round job now doesn’t help with rest and recovery. The new union contract has made training camp much easier on the body. Yet that didn’t prevent one of the worst preseasons for injuries in NFL history.’

‘Ravens 23, Bills 19.’

‘The Bills are averaging 135 rushing yards per game, but if you take out a 59-yard run by Fred Jackson and a 46-yarder by C.J. Spiller, Buffalo is averaging a mere 3.3 yards per carry.’

‘”It’s a fact, but you don’t want to keep saying it,” Marrone maintained. “It’s the reality of the situation and we don’t get a chance to deal in hypotheticals, we have to deal with the reality of players being injured. We have to be prepared for it.”‘

‘With McKelvin being listed on the injury report as questionable, along with Byrd, the Bills will have to look for help elsewhere, and Aaron Williams, who converted to safety this season, may have to return to the position he was drafted to play.’

‘The question isn’t why pick the Bills today, it’s why not?’

‘”I’m excited to go home,” said Graham, a seventh-year pro who graduated from Turner-Carroll High School in Buffalo. “To have the opportunity to go home and play in front of my family and friends, it’s going to be fun. I’m looking forward to it. My family is very excited. It don’t get no better than this for me.”‘

Buffalo native, Ravens corner Corey Graham looking forward to game against hometown Bills (Baltimore Sun)

Previewing the Ravens vs. Bills (Baltimore Sun)

New start for Ravens CB Jimmy Smith (Baltimore Sun)

Scouting report previewing the Ravens-Bills matchup (Baltimore Sun)

Matchup with Bills appears favorable for Ravens (Carroll County Times)

Five questions for Ravens at Bills (CSN Baltimore)

Buffalo by the numbers (CSN Baltimore)

Key matchups to watch (CSN Baltimore)

Will the Ravens be a strong road team this season? (CSN Baltimore)

Five predictions for Sunday (WNST-AM)

Three Keys to Victory (WNST-AM)

Time To Move On From Overkilled Topic (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Marcus Spears The Hunter (BaltimoreRavens.com)

‘The Bills will likely get a boost due to being home once again, but their banged up secondary is as daunting a task to overcome as any. Combine that with perhaps the return of one of the league’s best running backs (Ray Rice) from an injury and a quarterback that can take advantage of deep throws down the field, it’s not the best recipe for success. The Bills should be able to do some good things on defense and keep it closer than some think early on, in which they should target the suddenly struggling left tackle Bryant McKinnie. In the end though, the advantages and overall depth of talent on the Baltimore roster is what wins out.’