Archives for October 2014

‘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.”‘

‘Who knew the Jets were this bad?’

‘It was the most points the Bills have scored since beating the Bengals, 48-31, at Cincinnati, in 2010.’

‘”Yes, we brought it up,” the Bills’ coach confirmed after his team’s 43-23 victory. “I’ll do whatever it takes to get this team ready to go and motivated. If I can find a piece of information to get it, I’ll use it.”‘

‘”We didn’t execute,” Smith said of what went wrong in the first quarter. “When I say ‘we,’ I’m talking about myself because it was just atrocious, the way that I started out. I never expected to start a game out like that.”‘

‘They can smell it now, though. Sure, the Bills have flaws. But just about every team in the league has flaws. How do you explain the Steelers, or the Seahawks or Bengals or Browns? Every time you assume something about a team, its fortunes flip the other way.’

‘Watkins and Bradham also made bone-headed mistakes that cost the Bills points.’