Archives for August 6, 2015

'He added, "At times I kind of felt as I had to come in and be the guy to sit in the back of the room, not say too much, kind of walk on egg shells. That in itself drew frustrations on top of not being accepted in my receiver group, so I just kind of never was able to get comfortable in Seattle."'

'Right tackle Cyrus Kouandjio and defensive lineman Jarius Wynn both left practice early with knee injuries. Ryan said they don’t know how severe the injuries are, but didn’t think Kouandjio’s was serious and just wants to err on the side of caution.'

'"We may have a franchise quarterback but no one’s proven that yet" Whaley said. "And until you get that way, what is the best way to win? It’s running the ball, playing good defense and protecting the ball. So what we’re saying is let’s get as much talent around the guy and all he’s got to do is make the right decision. He doesn’t have to put the team on his back and throw it 50 times a game. We may not throw it but 20 to 25 times a game but he’s got to make the right decision, get the ball into the hands of play makers and let them do what they’ve got to do."'

'eally since the beginning of the 2014 season, the play of Wood — to be blunt — has not been good enough. He carries a high reputation for his play in previous years which earns him some benefit of the doubt. However, since the pads have gone on at St. John Fisher College, Wood has been hit or miss in one-on-one matchups.'

'"The sky is the limit for him. There's no doubt about that," Reed said. "There is no doubt that he can excel at any point at any time. I was fortunate enough for 12 years to have the same quarterback. It's hard to get the same quarterback for 12 years. This game doesn't afford that. There's different coordinators and different ways of doing things. That's just how the game is, you have to learn on the run. The bottom line is, we just have to get him the football.'

'“We’re already headed in the right direction,” said Hughes. “To be so close last year, just one game away from actually making it to the playoffs, I felt like with this team, we could do a lot. Why not us?”'

'Speaking of Mario Butler, he’s a name to watch. Rex Ryan’s mentioned him a couple times as one of those ‘all he does is make plays’ type of corners. They like his size. After watching 2014 draft pick Ross Cockrell get burned repeatedly in practice, I think Butler’s a name to watch to possibly make this roster as a depth guy.'

'"The bottom line is really getting to know them and the camaraderie that I want to have with them," said Kelly. "If I see something that I feel they should work on, I'll probably be willing now that I know them a little better, but I hope one of them steps up."'

'The Bills offense has also been without LeSean McCoy each of the last two practices during the team segments due to a sore and swollen toe. Though not considered serious the team is taking a cautious approach with their feature back.'

'"I'm optimistic, I am,” said Whaley. “Now will it come to fruition? There are a lot of moving parts, but I'm optimistic when both sides are trying to find a solution where everybody feels they win. We've exchanged proposals and we're working hard. We want to get this thing done. Something of this magnitude is going to take some time, but we're confident that both sides want to get this done."'