Archives for October 2015

'EJ Manuel is expected to start at quarterback Sunday for the Buffalo Bills in place of the injured Tyrod Taylor, sources told ESPN's Bob Holtzman.'

'If the Buffalo Bills were at full health, the matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals would be quite an intriguing one. That, however, is not the case for Sunday’s matchup. There is a very good chance that Tyrod Taylor will not be able to play, LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins may both be limited, and they lost their best cover safety to injury. The Bengals may not run away with this one like many people believe, mainly because the Bills will do everything in their power to limit the amount of possessions in the game. However, the Bengals are just too powerful on both sides of the ball, and most of their talents are hitting their prime all at once.'

'As the modern prophet Marshall “Eminem” Mathers III once proclaimed, “Shady’s back.” We don’t know for sure, but if McCoy’s recent Instagrams are any sign, we could see the return of the running back on Sunday. Tell a friend.'

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'Taylor refused to address the media, citing the fact he had done so on Wednesday, his scheduled midweek day to answer questions from reporters. He also said he needed to “go get treatment” during the post-practice media availability in the Bills’ locker room.

'Don’t allow Andy Dalton, the road warrior, to be yet another opposing quarterback who feels right at home at The Ralph.'

'In 1963, he was drafted by the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, according to his family, and ended up with the AFL Buffalo Bills, where he was an offensive tackle and tight end. In 1967, he set a Bills record for the most receiving yards in a season for a tight end, his son said.'

'And while Ryan owns a 3-1 record head-to-head with his friend while coaching the New York Jets, including a playoff win in 2009, he said this is easily Lewis’ best Bengals team “and I don’t think it’s even close.’’'

'"Just how the season has gone, we need this win; it's a big one," he said. "A lot of guys are banged up. Maybe get a big win here, get one more (against Jacksonville in London next week). Go into the bye week and have some time to get healthy; full week of no running and just treatments. So that's the mindset. Hurt or not, we need this win. So I'm out there for my teammates."'

'"You have to believe in yourself," Manuel said. "As I've gotten older, that's one thing I've learned. You have to play the whole game 60 minutes. You can't get upset if the first quarter doesn't go how you want it to. For example, last week we weren't offensively doing what we wanted to do, what we knew we were capable of, but Tyrod stayed the course and he helped out team win when it was all said and done. Having resiliency as a quarterback like that, that's what I want in myself."'

'"Right now, just how the season has gone, we need this win," McCoy said Friday. "It's a big one. A lot of guys are banged up. Maybe get a big win here, get one more. Go into the bye week and have some time to get healthy. Full week of no running and just treatments. So that's the mindset. Hurt or not, we need this win. So I'm out there for my teammates."'

'That's as far as it should have gotten. Watkins was never going to win in the court of public opinion with a bunch of Bills fans who care about nothing but breaking a long playoff drought and a national audience that assumes wide receivers are divas.'

'Overlooking the Bills would be — to quote one of former Bengals head coach Dick LeBeau's favorite sayings — the height of folly. Not only are the Bills a 3-2 and expected to get a number of playmakers back on offense, but many of these Bengals players were on the 2013 team that needed overtime to survive a much worse Bills team that was under the direction of backup quarterback Thaddeus Lewis.'

'The most recent stop in Maysonet's odyssey had been with Pittsburgh, which cut him near the end of training camp in August 2014. When his career at Stony Brook ended, it appeared there was a good chance he would be the first Seawolf to make an active NFL roster, but that milestone was achieved by former SBU tight end Will Tye two weeks ago with the Giants.'

'Asked about McCoy's status, Bills coach Rex Ryan said: "I feel pretty good. I guess sometimes the experts get it wrong."'