Archives for April 2015

'“His mindset right now is: I'm ready to come in here and run," Lee said. "My first conversation with him was, 'EJ, when I looked at you coming out, the Florida game, you beat them three times with your legs against a fast secondary.' I said to get those chains off and get running."'

'“That’s all I want for myself,” Manuel said. “I just want to be able to compete, let it be open, and at the end of the day the best man will play.”'

'“If they have great feet and can make someone miss in space that’s valuable, but even being able to run through arm tackles helps,” said Bills Director of Player Personnel Jim Monos. “Where they can take an edge and get through arm tackles. You don’t have to break ankles. You have to have a feel and instinct as far as angles with running the ball.”'

'"I don't know because he's not here with us anymore," said Manuel, a wry grin creasing his face. "I think God works in mysterious ways and I'm excited with the coach we have now. I think he's built a great staff around him. Offensively, I know we have some great guys. I'm very excited to work with (quarterbacks coach David) Lee. I met with him during the pre-draft and all that kind of stuff and I loved him. I'm very happy that he's here with us now."'

'"Unfortunately I forgot the freakish type of movement I have on my pitch," he joked.'

'The game against the Browns will be on national television on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m. It's the second year in a row that the Bills will play a preseason game on national TV: They faced the New York Giants in the Hall of Fame game in 2014.'

'Jackson has amassed almost 8,300 yards, including 5,646 on the ground with 37 total touchdowns. He surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in 2009 for Buffalo, rushing for 1,062 yards. Jackson will be playing for Rex Ryan, who has taken over the Bills’ helm. “He’s not afraid to speak his mind, but everybody loves him,” Jackson said. “When we announced he was going to be our head coach, I got three or four text messages and phone calls saying you’re going to love playing for Rex. Everybody loves him.”'

'“I don’t think that slows us down,” Woods said on the Howard Simon Show on WGR Thursday morning. “During this time period we’re able to work with each and every quarterback that we have here. So the timing will be there. It’s going to make each quarterback better to have to make every throw because if you don’t the next one will and that’s great for this team. They have to understand the offense, understand the players, and get this offense going. But I think with the new additions it won’t be too hard.”'

'The Bills will travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns on Thursday, August 20 at 8 p.m. in a nationally televised match-up on ESPN. It will mark the 11th time the Bills and Browns will have faced off in preseason play and the first time since 2006. It will also be the second consecutive season in which the Bills play before a nationwide audience during the preseason, after they appeared on NBC in the Hall of Fame Game in 2014.'

'“You don’t really notice it until you get here,” he said. “The atmosphere, the people and coaches – the talent level – that’s the biggest thing I’ve noticed. From being on winning teams to this team – this is a talented group.”'

'The Bills' offseason workouts this week have turned into a de-facto McCoy media tour, and the league's leading rusher in 2013 hasn't been shy that he feels right at home in Buffalo.'

'After being traded to the Bills, McCoy restructured his contract and is now signed for five more years in Buffalo, through 2019. The commitment and resources ownership invested in him, showed McCoy how serious they are to winning right away. “They want to win now. That’s the kind of mindset they’re banging into our heads. We have some young guys you can wait to develop, but why wait? I think this is a team that’s ready to take off now.”'

'“Me and Rex Ryan, we fell in love with each other,” Harvin said. “Just that whole staff there. When I came here, they were excited to have me.”'

'On Tuesday, the case was resolved when Dareus, 25, pleaded guilty in Hamburg Town Court to non-criminal charges of imprudent speed and failure to keep right. He paid a $300 fine and agreed to host a free football camp for varsity football players from throughout Erie County.'

'"I just ask people to judge me off of what they see, which is what I did in New York," he said. "Me and Rex Ryan, we fell in love with each other. When I came here, they were excited to have me here. I don't look at the past, I just look at the future. Like I said, the world has yet to see me really explode like I'm about to."'