Archives for October 2015

'“A hip injury like Percy is going through – and I’m not sure what he’s been diagnosed with – impacts everything you do,” Wohlabaugh, the former Frontier High and Syracuse offensive lineman, said Thursday. “It impacts when you stand up, when you sit down, and when you get on the ground and play with your kids, everything.'

'“I want to win, of course,” Manuel said. “It’s not to necessarily get back at Coach Marrone or anything like that. I don’t hold grudges, man. You know me. He was our coach last year. He’s not our coach anymore.”'

'"We definitely want this ‘W,’" Dixon said. "And we’re going to do whatever it takes to get it. We know Marrone and Hackett are over there. So it’s a competitive sport. He’s not going to say that but we’re all competitors. I know he wants to win badder than anybody affiliated with the Bills. So to stick it to them, yeah, I hope he does. I hope he carves ‘em up.”'

'Bills 24, Jaguars 14.'

'Ryan could have waited until Friday to rule out Taylor, but there was no point in that because, as he said, "I'm sure you guys figured it out. Tyrod did a nice job yesterday, we split the reps, but as he came back in the evening, our doctors were looking at him and he still has some soreness in that knee so that means when you touch it and it's still sore, it hasn't healed. We're not going to force this young man and put him out there when he's really not 100 percent, so he won't play in the game."'

'Harvin missed a good chunk of training camp and all of the preseason dealing with the hip injury, and he has been given rest days every Wednesday of the regular season. After playing in the first five games, Harvin could not go last week against Cincinnati, and even if he doesn't decide to call it quits, it seems like he's going to be sidelined for several weeks, if not the rest of this year.'

'As birthdays go, I guess this qualifies as rather special because none of my previous 52 birthdays were ever spent out of the United States. Of course, given the time of year my birthday falls, I'm always doing something regarding the Bills and today was no different.'

'The hotel, which is just 11 years old, used to be a mansion that the Earl of Clarendon lived in. It has a professional golf course that will host the British Masters in 2016, a five-star spa and numerous tea rooms and upscale restaurants. That's a bit nicer than the Bills' usual stops on the road.'

'How much did Yahoo pay for these exclusive rights? The company, and the league, wouldn't say, but industry analysts estimated the cost to be around $20 million, according to tech news site Re/code.'

'Was Bradham expecting the food to be a bit better? "Yeah, I was," Bradham said. "I didn't know anything about the food. It's kind of mind-blowing."'

'"Yeah, obviously I know coach Marrone and coach Hackett are both on their staff," Manuel said. "I'm not necessarily playing against them, though. I'm playing against their defense. That's my main focus is preparing for Jacksonville's defense. The other stuff is kind of an afterthought."'

'Rex Ryan declared both Watkins and Taylor out following the Bills' Thursday practice in which neither player participated. Ryan also said wide receiver Percy Harvin (hip/personal), defensive tackle Kyle Williams (knee), running back Karlos Williams (concussion) and offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson (concussion) will not play against the Jaguars. That means the Bills will need only one more inactive player for the game Sunday.'

'Harvin has a three-year contract, the second two years of which is voidable. The Bills are paying him $6 million for 2015, and he has caught 19 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown in five games.'

'What will not be so fantastic Sunday is a Bills lineup that won’t have quarterback Tyrod Taylor, running back Karlos Williams, or receiver Sammy Watkins.'

'“In Buffalo, there aren’t as many people living there that have a favorite NFL team other than the Bills. It’s an important fabric of what that community is all about.”'