Archives for September 2015

'“I don’t know. I think it’s more of a media thing,” Pats receiver Julian Edelman said. “Nothing but respect for coach Ryan. We’ve had some big losses against him. We’ve had some wins. He’s knocked us out of the playoffs. It’s all great and everything, but it’s all in the past. Just worried about these Buffalo Bills. It’s more of what you guys want to talk about.”''

'Ryan and offensive coordinator Greg Roman kept it fairly simple. They didn’t ask him to do too much, but what they asked, he couldn’t have done much better. He was efficient, played with composure and made smart decisions. Granted, it was the Colts defense, but still, you have to start someplace.'

'“You try to keep teams off balance by scheme stuff and how you run certain plays, and you complement one play with the next,” Brady said yesterday. “And I think that’s how (Ryan) plays defense. He complements one scheme with another. It makes it hard to exactly dial up what you’re looking at, and that makes it a little tougher for an offense to execute really at a high level.”'

'"That's how you're a professional," Jones said. "Professionals should carry themselves that way. Let the pads do the talking and not your mouth."'

'"One thing about this, if you want to beat the Patriots, you don't do it by just tiptoeing around," he said. "You'd better believe it and then go out there and try to make it happen. Make no mistake, we fear nobody."'

'"They're a great football team, don't get that twisted at all," he said, before adding: "It's just the way they carry themselves."'

'"It always feels good to be wanted," he said. "To know that the Buffalo Bills, they committed to me, like I have been committed to them. We are doing what we promised what we want to do with each other. I want to be a Buffalo Bill and they are making sure that I am going to be here. I am just so excited and happy to be here. Just so excited to be with these guys. Last week just really took a lot out of me not being here, just really excited to be back."'

'"Obviously you don't just put one guy on this guy. That's been proven," Ryan said later Wednesday in a conference call with reporters covering the Patriots. "I will say this, it's better to put one guy on him than nobody on him. We'll try to have somebody on him, at least."'

'Shady’s grades slipped, he didn’t reach academic standards to qualify for the top universities on his list.'

'“Of course they’re pumped up for it,” he said of the players who’ve played in the game before as members of the Bills. “Everybody got a chance to talk to the veterans as far as individually about this game. But everybody’s pumped up for it and we’re looking forward to going out there and playing each week.”'

'Rob is a Pro Bowl tight end. Definitely a difference-maker on the team. But I’m confident we’ll have something for him to kind of dismantle his whole play-making abilities.'

'After practice, Graham said he’s hopeful to play, but isn’t sure if they’ll give him the green light just yet. Against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, the Bills certainly need him over Bacarri Rambo, who was a liability in coverage last week.'

'“This team, they can be special.”'

'“We’re playing the two teams that represented the AFC in the championship game (in the first two weeks) and we’re in this conference. So we’ll see where we stack up against the very best two last year anyway. So we’re not coming off that statement, but we will see at the end of this game where we stack up against the very best of the best, what they had last year. The defending Super Bowl champs and the Colts who went to the championship game.”'

'“That’s the thing about this league – it’s all about depth,” Butler said. “Injuries can happen each and every day, from practice to games. It’s all about having depth. I think that’s one thing we have in the defensive backfield.”'