Archives for October 28, 2014

‘There will be ample opportunity to rip Hackett, maybe against the Chiefs after the bye. But keep in mind, he’s not the only coach who ever played safe with a lead.’

‘Finally, the Buffalo Bills’ defensive tackle has a Sunday coming up where he won’t be matching brute force with another 300-pounder for the better part of three hours.’

‘Hackett has become everyone’s favorite target, and for good reason. My head is beginning to hurt from the constant banging against the wall as I watch Hackett stubbornly try to establish a running game that can’t be established.’

‘Rarely has a 20-point win engendered such criticism.’

‘”You start competing against teams that are in the same position you are. When you’re not, you’re playing against teams that want to knock you off. We’re not even in that position yet, so we’ve got a long way to go before we get into that type of position.”‘

‘”He pretty much just told me to calm down,” Bradham. “He told me he loves my aggressiveness, but I just have to be smart in those situations and pretty much just try to prevent those personal fouls. That could have hurt us.”‘

‘”I don’t think that’s lost on this team,” Williams said. “I think that we have the leadership on this team that has been there, that has done that, and is going to kind of shepherd these young guys in knowing that we’ve got a long way to go yet.”‘

‘Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett seemed reluctant to turn Orton loose in the Bills’ 43-23 victory over New York. Yes, the Bills scored 43 points, but Orton dropped back to pass just 21 times and threw only 17, completing 10 for 238 yards and four touchdowns.’

‘”The great thing about the NFL and the tough thing about the NFL: there’s always a game next week to get ready for,” defensive tackle Kyle Williams said Monday. “I think that guys have been around a while, the guys that have been here, the message will be that we have to move on. Obviously we’re gonna enjoy it, we’re gonna enjoy our bye week. But when we come back, we know that we’ve got some big games in front of us, and I really don’t think what we’re talking about is gonna be an issue.”‘

‘Many were wondering how the running back situation would shake out, and the Bills made a statement by their usages of Anthony Dixon and Bryce Brown. The Bills significantly favored Dixon, giving him 75-percent of the snaps while Brown got the remaining 25-percent.’

‘Watkins leads or is tied for the lead among NFL rookies in the following five categories: receiving yards (590), yards per game (73.8), longest reception (84 yards), touchdown receptions (five, tied with Kelvin Benjamin-CAR), 20-plus yard receptions (nine, tied with Kelvin Benjamin-CAR), first downs (29).’

‘”That’s something we wanted to focus on during the game,” said DE Jerry Hughes. “We wanted to find ways to force turnovers. That’s what we focused on during the offseason for us to put that together against a divisional opponent is huge. We can kind of start to build some momentum and start putting wins together. No more one and out, one and out-kind of just really get on a roll.”‘