Archives for September 2015

'The Patriots were supposed to fall victim to the crowd and Ryan's defense. Instead, they silenced the crowd and bludgeoned the Bills, leaving them to attempt to pick themselves up off the mat in the coming weeks.'

'"No," Lewis said. "Winning motivates me. Being there for my teammates and trying to help my team go 2-0. That's what motivates me."'

'"Miscommunication, man," Bradham said shaking his head. "We were supposed to never let a couple of guys run free like they did. Miscommunication like trying to sub when they were subbing and stuff like that. They already knew what they was going to run when they came on the field. We were running our guys on the field and trying to tell them the play. That was one of the things, maybe we'll come back and use hand signals or something. That was one of the reasons why guys ended up being open. It's just all communication."'

'"The way the game unfolded in the first half is literally the blueprint for how they beat you," Williams said. "Your communication is poor, your composure is bad and we let it get away from us."'

'"I mean, sometimes you know it's an emotional game," Ryan said. "You should play with emotion. But sometimes you let your emotions get the better of you and it went to our detriment, and it starts with me. I obviously have to control my emotions a little better regardless of how bad things were going."'

'"It's kind of hard to say because of the officiating crew," Dixon said. "What was that? I didn't see no punches being thrown. It all looked clean to me. It's just an intense rivalry. We're both fighting for the big prize. You have to let us go at it. That's how I feel."'

'Chad Walber documented the Bills' effort on Twitter. The highest-recorded decibel level was 124.8 after the Bills scored their second touchdown. The Chiefs set the record at 142.2 decibels a year ago. After New England started to stretch the lead against Buffalo, the crowd quieted considerably, and some fans even left the stadium early.'

'While the Bills pride themselves on their crowd noise and the home-field advantage it provides, not everyone is amused by the effort to be the loudest crowd in the league. In fact, some consider the attempt ridiculous and irresponsible.'

'To put it in terms he might use, Ryan got his butt whooped by Brady and Bill Belichick.'

'"I'm embarrassed," Kyle Williams said. "The way that started off was bad. It looks bad on our team, our fans and it is reflected in the way that we played. It's inexcusable, it's terrible."'

'It's difficult to show pity and give the offensive line a slightly better grade, such as a D-, a D or even a D+. The bottom line is they failed Sunday against the Patriots.'

'“They run the same plays. That’s what he does. He just gets the ball out quick … We knew what they were going to do in every situation.” The Bills were just powerless to stop him.'

'Taylor (23 of 30 for 242 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions) squirmed in the pocket like a kid strapped into a car seat most of the game. He struggled to decipher Bill Belichick’s defenses as if he was being asked to translate an ancient text. Despite his mobility, he took eight sacks.'

'“No, I don’t think [the talking was" target="_blank"> ever too much,” cornerback Nickell Robey said. “We were ready this week. We did everything we were supposed to do. They just did a little bit better job than us today. We’ve just got to bounce back and when we see them again, kill ’em.”'

'First off this loss is squarely on one man’s shoulders. It’s on my shoulders. You know, yeah we gotta get better as a team there’s no question. But I have to get better. You know [Bill" target="_blank"> Belichick outcoached me. No question about it and that’s where the game, that’s how it ended up and it’s unfortunate. The plan has to be better on defense. Can’t give up 500 yards and beat anybody, and then we turn it over three times. You know, we did a horse [expletive" target="_blank"> job and it’s my responsibility.'