Archives for September 2015

'"I feel like we play with passion," linebacker Nigel Bradham said. "I honestly feel like every person out there really plays with passion and love of the game. You can tell. Everybody's rooting for each other, being on the same page, don't want to make a mistake. We're there for each other."'

'"I don't know if much has changed," Ryan said. "They're still the hunted in my mind. They're the world champions, the ones you want to knock off. That hasn't changed a whole lot. … It's a tough Sunday because of their skill. Great coach, a Hall of Fame quarterback, that's what makes it more difficult than anything else. We don't have to worry about getting our team ready to play. The Patriots are the ones you want to beat. It's not like we're just now preparing for them. We've been preparing for these guys for a long time."'

'"We're not going to stand by and see women exploited," Savino, D-Staten Island, said this morning on WCNY's "The Capitol Pressroom" with Susan Arbetter. "These girls are talented. They are not just pretty….They are athletes as much as the players on the field."'

'Richie Incognito was the Bills' highest-graded offensive player on Pro Football Focus. Despite the team's overall struggles in run blocking, Incognito received a 3.5 overall grade for his play, including a 2.4 for his run blocking. In Incognito's first NFL game in over a year, he looked like he hadn't missed a single game. That's a positive sign for the Bills' offensive line going forward.'

'The facts of the matter are that Buffalo played better against the Colts in Week 1 than its Week 2 opponent, the New England Patriots played in beating Pittsburgh. That game last Thursday night was the Steelers for the taking. An extra three days of rest should benefit New England but the early line calls it even. Vegas always knows. That speaks volumes.'

'After all the offseason talk of building a bully, the subsequent signings of Richie Incognito and Geno Smith's jawbreaker, the surprise trade for LeSean McCoy, the protracted three-way quarterback competition, and a dozen other subplots in the run-up to Opening Day, Sunday's season opener proved that yes, it is most definitely on for the Buffalo Bills this fall.'

'"I’ll tell you where I felt it – we come out and our fans were up the whole time. It was unbelievable, and I was like, 'You can sit down anytime soon,' but I’m like I forgot this, it's Buffalo, and it was awesome," said Ryan. "They knew it was gonna be a special day and so did I."'

'Fuller, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served during the Gulf War, joined the department in 1998. He was involved in numerous details with the Sheriff’s Department, including serving as president of Orleans County Deputy Sheriff’s Association.'

'Chaos and havoc that made it possible to overlook the Bills' own mistakes.'

'So there you go, Patriots fans. This will be a fun week as we revisit Rex Ryan’s greatest hits and overinflate the Bills as legitimate contenders in the AFC East. It’ll be nice to finally see a little drama when the Patriots get to Orchard Park.'

'The Bills coach couldn’t help himself Monday when he was asked about the Patriots’ success using unknown or unheralded backs to fuel their offense. Dion Lewis, who wasn’t referenced specifically when Ryan was queried by reporters, collected 120 yards from scrimmage, including 69 rushing, in New England’s Week 1 win over the Steelers.'

'Ryan continued his boisterous ways yesterday during a news conference in Buffalo when asked about Patriots running back Dion Lewis, who had 15 carries for 69 yards and four receptions for 51 yards against the Steelers.'

'If Sunday’s win was a statement game by the Bills, who haven’t qualified for the playoffs this century, it wasn’t lost on the team’s fans, who as the clock wound down may have gotten just a tad carried away with the fact that their heroes had just made Andrew Luck look like Johnny Manziel.'

'Ryan wasn’t happy with the report, and surmised that it was Tannenbaum – fired by the Jets after 2012 and now the Dolphins’ executive VP of Football Operations – that put the information out there.'

'"Great coach, a Hall of Fame quarterback. That's what makes it more difficult than anything else. We don't have to worry about getting our team ready to play. The Patriots, they're the ones you want to beat."'