Archives for November 3, 2015

'“Now it is more like, ‘Hey, look, we are going to get this team back, we are going to get this team healthy, and then we will see how we measure up moving forward,’ ” coach Rex Ryan said. “We know we have a big challenge in front of us. But, you know, let’s see what happens.”'

'“Headaches. Headaches. Bad headaches,” Williams said. “A migraine. Your eyes go to hurting. You feel like there’s a lot of pressure on your head. Nausea. Dizziness. Getting up very quickly — say you get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom — getting up quick kind of shakes your head around.”'

'“He’s not proud” of his comments,” Ryan said. “I can understand why the fans would be upset. We were all upset with him, because that doesn’t represent who he is. These fans have been great to Sammy. … They love him and they want to support him. Sometimes you get made at the ones you love the most. … I know Sammy regrets it, big time.”'

'The kicking game has been something of an adventure with the Buffalo Bills in 2015.'

'Here’s a fact for you: The Bills have to sweep their upcoming three games against their AFC East brethren to get to 6-4 for the first time since 2000. Yes, they haven’t been above .500 after 10 games since Bill Clinton was still in the White House.'

'They’ve lost a key member of their defense. The loss to the Patriots was made worse when pass rusher Cam Wake tore the Achilles in his left foot in the third quarter. The injury will end his season, and quite possibly his Miami career. Wake is scheduled to count $9.8 million against Miami’s salary cap in 2016, and the Dolphins are tight against it because of the contract given to defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.'

'"It's good to get guys back and start focusing on what's in front of us," Ryan said. "Like I said before, I've never had a team that needed a bye week more than this team. I feel great about the guys coming back, we're going to get a lot of players back healthy, so that's a real positive for us."'

'"I made a bad comment," Watkins admitted. "As a football player, you've got to take the good with the bad and never comment back on your comments or pictures. I know all the fans don't mean what they say, they're fans and it's good to have feedback on yourself, it just shows that you're normal. No hard feelings."'

'"Not at all," Williams said. "I've got a hard hard. My family will tell you the same. It doesn't frighten me at all. Things happen. Concussions are freak accidents. Nobody goes into a game trying to give somebody a concussion or thinking they're going to get a concussion. It kind of just happens. Some are worse than others, some are not bad at all, some are terrible. I think it depends on the blow you take and the person that's actually taking the hit.'

'"Without question," Ryan said. "That's the least of our concern with him. I know he wants to play. He desperately wants to contribute to this team."'

'"No hesitation," Taylor said. "I'm going to go out there and be myself and the trainers have done a good job of getting me back to where I'm at now. There's no hesitation."'

'"Honestly, I'm never on the comments so I never look at them," Watkins said. "It just happened to be the bye week and, like I said, just being frustrated after the loss and me not playing, me not being on the field. You look for negative stuff. That's what I was doing. I looked and immediately I reacted, misspelled a couple things. Just not paying attention. That's not anything I can do as an athlete in the NFL. I represent an organization (and) team. I would just say sorry to all the fans who took hard feelings to it and I would never do it again."'

'Not every injured Bill was back on the field, though. Safety Corey Graham, defensive tackle Kyle Williams (knee) and wide receiver Percy Harvin (hip/personal) all missed practice Monday. Graham and Williams were in the weight room during practice, but Harvin wasn't spotted during the portion of practice open to the media. According to Rand Getlin of NFL.com, Harvin is meeting with the Bills to have his hip injury evaluated and the team is taking the situation one day at a time.'

'LeSean McCoy spent the first half of his first season in Buffalo working his way back from a hamstring injury that plagued him in the preseason. As a result, the Bills haven't yet seen the return on their hefty investment in the superstar running back. Now that he's healthy, it's time for the Bills' offense to let McCoy carry the offense. He's shown flashes of brilliance so far in 2015, and Buffalo needs to see those more often to have a shot at the postseason.'

'Ryan said Harvin has rejoined the team but was unsure of his playing status. Percy Harvin has missed two straight games with a hip injury. His whereabouts have been a bit of a mystery after he did not travel with the Bills to London.'