Archives for October 2015

'“This is a really fascinating move by the NFL, even though they are kind of the last major adopters of streaming,” said Galen Clavio, director of the National Sports Journalism Center at the University of Indiana. “Sports really is one of the biggest drivers for advertisers in the media business. All it's going to take is one sports league, one major sports league, to say, 'In addition to our broadcast package, we want a streaming package.'"'

'"They'll have a lead of four days?" W. Christopher Winter of the Oklahoma City Thunder asked Yahoo. "Bet the farm on Buffalo. That's absurd. Why did (the Jaguars) do that?"'

'"We were riding around with a couple Uber drivers who said we were soft because we wear pads," Woods said with a laugh. "So I guess we have to put on a show Sunday."'

'"I'm not really focused on me," Anderson said. "It's we. In this profession, in this sport, no matter what it is, I've been around football my whole life, grew up in a football family. It's always been, 'Be prepared.' And when a moment comes, you have to step in, and it's next man up. … A starting Bills left tackle is what a starting Bills left tackle is. So if somebody gets hurt, we're not looking for you to fill his shoes. We're looking for you to step up and be the starting left tackle for the Buffalo Bills. I take that same approach. This is what's expected of the Buffalo Bills' offensive line coach."'

'Marrone won't say much about coaching against his old team when he speaks to Jacksonville media this week. He'll do his best to get in and out of London unnoticed. Nobody can ignore it, though. Plenty of players felt betrayed by Marrone in January. That feeling doesn't disappear in a few months. If the Bills needed any extra motivation, they found it.'

'Karlos Williams and Henderson are both dealing with concussions, Kyle Williams has a knee injury, but Harvin's reason for traveling hasn't been disclosed. All Ryan would say is that Harvin is dealing with a "personal issue" that is separate from the hip injury that kept him out of the Bills' Week 6 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals. He didn't elaborate any further.'

'"Quite honestly, I make fun of it because I know where it's going to end up," Ryan said. "I'll be willing to bet anybody that wants to bet."'

'“I would say that I probably agree with them,” Ryan said. “When you look at it, should we rush more this past week in particular? That’s probably true. I’m not perfect as a playcaller and all that. But I try to do the best.”'

'If the Bills lose to the 1-5 Jaguars in London this Sunday, Ryan's Western New York honeymoon will officially be over.'

'But there’s no doubt that the Bills – especially with all the bluster and all the talk coming from Ryan – haven’t lived up to expectations, and much of that has been brought on by his own doing.'

''We'll face the music. We got no problem facing the music,' Ryan added. 'We're disappointing ourselves, we're disappointing our fans, we get all that, but, man, we're going to do what we can to right the ship,' he added.'

'"It's too early to tell about his outlook," Ryan said of Taylor, who started the first five games of the season but sprained a ligament in his left knee in the 14-13 win over Tennessee on Oct. 11. "Obviously he's going through treatments and we'll see how he progresses through the week."'

'''We've had a ton of injuries, just a bunch of them, that's kind of offset us a little bit,'' Ryan said. ''Right now we got to make do with where we're at.'

'Kickoff for the game at Wembley Stadium is 1:30 p.m. local time as the United Kingdom moves its clocks back an hour as Daylight Saving Time ends. That's 9:30 a.m. on the East Coast. Some sports bars and taverns around Buffalo plan to open a few hours earlier than normal on Sunday, with a few places offering brunch menus.'

'This wouldn't be an awful week if Manuel has to play. The Jaguars are not strong on defense as they rank 31st in points allowed. Houston's Bryan Hoyer just carved up the Jacksonville defense for 293 yards passing and three touchdowns as the Texans dropped the Jaguars to 1-5 on the season with a 31-20 victory last week.'