Archives for November 13, 2014

‘Miami is 4-2 in the conference, a key tiebreaker for post-season berths, while the Bills are 2-4.’

‘"At times, there were people here that needed my support, but I needed their support, too. And there’s not a family around here any bigger than the Buffalo Bill family," Jim said. "Everywhere I turned, there’s people praying for me, there’s people that give me well wishes. And to be honest with you, I don’t know if I’d been able to make it anywhere else."’

‘”It feels good to go back and play in the stadium I played in for four years,” Henderson said. “I’ve got a whole lot of memories in this stadium, you know what I’m saying? And the weather, I kind of miss that, too. It’s going to be good to go down there and play in 70- or 75-degree weather, whatever it’s going to be. I’ll see a couple of friends and a couple family members that’s down the way.”‘

‘”I play ball and I handle my business,” Dareus said. “So anything outside of that is irrelevant. … My only focus is being the best person and best player that I can possibly be. That’s all my mom wants me to do and that’s all my grandparents want me to be.”‘

‘Bills 23, Dolphins 20.’

‘So yeah, especially in Buffalo where winning seems to be harder than anywhere else, in theory they’re all must-win games. But no matter how hard Marrone or other coaches want to argue this point, all must-win games aren’t really considered equal.’

‘Dolphins 20, Bills 16.’

‘Kelly was invited by Brockport’s Student Government to deliver a lecture at 9:30 p.m. in the Special Events Recreation Center. He will speak about the need to persevere through life’s challenging moments. He will discuss the various obstacles he’s had to overcome on and off the field, including his recent battle with cancer and the loss of his son, Hunter.’

‘He is perhaps known most for his training camp altercations with former Syracuse center Mackey MacPherson and current Bills captain Eric Wood.’

‘”It’s never going to be good enough, and you want that,” Hackett said. “It’s just one of those things that everybody has to understand it’s not going to be fixed overnight.”‘

‘”Well, we had one bad game in the red zone,” quarterback Kyle Orton said. “Last few weeks, we’ve had our success in the red zone, so one game we didn’t execute the way we should’ve and could’ve and (we’ll) get right back on track this week and make the corrections we need to make.”‘

‘”It seemed like when we got in the red zone, we just weren’t making the plays we needed to make. People have got to step up, myself included, and make plays in the red zone.”‘

‘Did I mention Leodis plays for a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since 1999?’

‘A contingency of 40 to 50 of Watkins’ friends and family members planned on being among the 60,000-plus in attendance at Sun Life Stadium for a game that nationally will be televised by the NFL Network and CBS.’