Archives for October 8, 2015

'“Of course,” he said of his plans to appeal. “I get punched every single game, or ‘punched’ or whatever it is. I get hit in my face every single game.”'

'“He’s an emotional guy,” Coughlin said approvingly.'

'"Odell actually came to me and talked about it," Coughlin said. "Obviously, I was disappointed because I think he's beyond and above a lot of that stuff, and I think he'll put it behind him."'

'"I saw the film and he reached over his teammate's shoulder, he was hiding behind his teammate, reached over his shoulder," Jenkins said. "I was looking the opposite way so I didn't even know it happened until after the game when I saw the video. I was like 'Wow.'"'

'"Odell actually came to me to tell me about it," Coughlin said. "Obviously I was disappointed because he is beyond and above a lot of that stuff and I think he'll put it behind him."'

'"You tell him the same thing you tell anybody," Jenkins said. "He has to be smart out there regardless because just let other teams get penalties and make sure it's not us."'

'"I get punched every single game, punched," Beckham said, using air quotes for emphasis the second time. "Whatever it is, I get hit in my face every single game. Like I said, it is what it is, but we're playing football and these are grown men out here. I don't think anybody should be talking about what happened after they lost the game."'

'Carpenter has been erratic since the start of the preseason while nursing assorted injuries. He has missed two of seven field-goal attempts, including a 30-yarder in a 24-10 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Carpenter has also missed an extra point.'

'More troubling is how a veteran-laden defense that features two $100 million players — defensive linemen Marcell Dareus and Mario Williams — has sagged because of poor on-field communication, a lack of discipline and poor tackling.'

'"Mistakes are down from what they were. But we're still making too many for us to be where we want to be, and that would be an elite defense."'

'Ryan loves to talk the tough talk, but right now, his defense needs to step it up. It ranks 22nd overall in yards, 29th against the pass, 29th in first downs allowed and 27th in sacks per pass attempt.'

'The key to the Cundiff move is that he can also handle kickoffs. That made Gay expendable, and could mean the end of Carpenter's two-plus years in Buffalo, where he currently is the most accurate field goal kicker in team history (88.8 percent).'

'Bills 27-21.'

'"If a guy gets a penalty during the practices, then we're gonna make sure that all of us are gonna do 10 pushups or whatever," Ryan said Wednesday. "The rest of the team will [do pushups" target="_blank"> and that person [being penalized" target="_blank"> will stand up, just to see how many people he is affecting.'

'Rookie right guard John Miller will return on a limited basis Wednesday and the medical staff and coaches will evaluate his progress as the week goes on. Ryan said Miller, who sat out last week’s 24-10 loss to the Giants with a groin injury, is getting closer to returning.'