Archives for October 2013

‘Yeah, I think it’s more of just heading in the right direction, like I’ve said all along. I’ve been completely honest. It’s getting there, this is something that is chronic and so it takes a while. Each time you have to see, one day you might feel great, then you might have a set back and it might get a little achy on you, but it’s headed in the right direction. Its Coach Marrone, I have to talk to him. I don’t know what the plan is so we’ll see.’

‘The fact that the Bills are 2-2, though, works in Marrone’s favor. All four games have been close and the Bills had a chance to win every game so far. Marrone also loses a few points for being 0-2 in the division already because one of Gailey’s epic failures was being so inept within the division.’

‘Buffalo had three selections in the first 46 picks and it’s not unreasonable to say that without the trio the Bills took in those spots, they don’t beat the Ravens, 23-20.’

‘”I know I can play just as well when I get the opportunity, so I approach it the same way: When you get a chance, you just make the most of it,” he said. “There are opportunities for different guys for different reasons. I can’t control any of that. All I know is when I’m in the game, I just gotta play. I just gotta let what I know how to do, my abilities that I have, to let them out. I understand the offense and what I’ve got to do as far as pass protection and the run plays. I stay on top of that so when I’m in there there’s no letdown.”‘

‘If the Bills had given Byrd a long-term contract as one of the top safeties in the league (something in the five-year, $42.5 million range), there’s no doubt in my mind that Byrd would have been on the field from the start of the season.’

‘The Buffalo Bills now say that a “misaligned joint” on an underground sewer line caused the problems that forced officials at Ralph Wilson Stadium to close the restrooms and concession stands on one side of the lower bowl for roughly half of Sunday’s football game.’

‘ “I’m all about streamlining things,” Bills safety Jim Leonhard said when asked his opinion about the gargantuan NFL rulebook, and whether it needs to be cut in half.’

‘The Twitterverse started a #LegendofKikoAlonso hashtag, and people had a field day adding their so-called legendary things.’

‘Fellow running back Fred Jackson intends to wear a brace to protect his sprained left knee. Cornerback Leodis McKelvin says he’s day to day with a pulled right hamstring. And defensive back Aaron Williams wasn’t in the locker room Monday to provide an update on his bruised back.’

‘In other words, more than one scout though Alonso was mechanical with little feel for the game. The kid who has showed up in Buffalo, however, is a smart, player, the kind of read and react defender where there are no false steps.’

‘Woods was regarded as the most NFL-ready receiver in the 2013 draft, and that moniker has been dead on. Not only does he catch the ball, he runs precise routes, and he has done a nice job blocking in the run game, a skill not many receivers like to perfect.’

‘”The frustration is a 10,” Spiller said Monday when asked about suffering two injuries over the past two weeks. “Well I guess this year it’s tougher, because no one has any higher expectations than me. I want to go and I want to compete, I want to try to help my team win. Unfortunately the last two games, I haven’t been able to complete the second half. Being a big part of this offense, you want to be out there.”‘

‘For the Bills, beating teams like the Ravens, especially the way they had to fight to do it, doesn’t have to only be about a mark in the W column. It can represent something bigger. It can be the kind of game we look back upon and mark it as a defining moment in the growth and and culture of the organization.’

‘I’m not about to start predicting any kind of long range happy ending for the 2013 Bills. But if they find a way to win Thursday night in Cleveland the next home game against the Bengals is going to feel pretty big.’

‘”I sprained my MCL again, but it’s not as significant (as in the past),” said Jackson. “It’s something that we can manage and I expect to play. I’m sore, but I’ll be alright and ready to go.”‘