Archives for November 2015

'“He’s a tough guy. He’s always played through injury, always been able to play through injury. I don’t even think he’s injured, just a little banged up. A little bruise, so he’ll be fine. He practices every day, workouts every day, so he’ll be fine.”'

'“Because there’s noting to talk about, you can only print what I say,” Ryan joked. “I think I’d like to focus on Clemson,” he said before talking up the football program, the university, and the coaching staff, then saying “they have arguably the best holder in the country.” Seth holds for field goals and extra points.'

'Rex Ryan believes the running back will play, but he isn’t sure to what degree.'

'And so I’m not completely sold of the Bills win. There is a huge test on Thursday waiting in the NY Jets and if they pass that test I may start to get a bit more enthusiastic, but that’s a big if – a nationally televised night game on the road with a lot of emotion – Buffalo has let emotion get the best of them over and over again and I suspect it could hurt them in the Meadowlands. The new “color rush” uniforms will make their debut on Thursday with the Bills decked out in bright red from head to toe and the Jets will be enwrapped in bright green – it’s going to look like someone vomited Christmas – gentlemen, start your Pepto!'

'While the Bills have seemingly asked Taylor to play as a "pass-first" point guard directing a multi-faceted offense built around the running game, he's shown opponents he can make plays as a run-pass threat on the perimeter. From executing zone-read concepts to orchestrating various bootleg and movement-based passes, Taylor creates chaos for opponents with his ability to create big plays on the edges. Although Taylor capably throws the ball from the pocket, it is his ability to create explosive production (gains of 20 yards or more) on unscripted plays that has taken the Bills' offense to another level.'

'In the three and a half years of regular Thursday night football, the road teams have won 23 and lost 28 so far. That’s a winning percentage of 45-percent, slightly higher than the winning percentage of road teams overall in the NFL over the last 25-years or so (43-percent).'

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'Of course, Ryan is never beyond tweaking noses, as he did when he sent out his starting offensive linemen to serve as the co-captains for the Oct. 25 game in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars, whose offensive line coach is former Bills coach Doug Marrone. Guard Richie Incognito went out for for Sunday’s game and the Sept. 27 encounter with the Dolphins, who suspended him for a bullying incident in 2013.'

'"I'd run with IK any day, man," Dixon said. "He's a major competitor. He makes us better every day. He's one of the players that you need on your team. He's one of the guys that if you were in an alley by yourself that you'd want in there with you."'

'If the Bills beat the Jets at MetLife Stadium on Thursday, while Oakland and Pittsburgh both lose, they’ll be tied with the Jets for fourth in the AFC, with a leg up on the tiebreaker.'

'“I’m sure he’ll get some sort of ovation,” center Eric Wood said with a smile. Then, turning serious, he added, “He should get a round of applause for taking them to two AFC Championship Games.”'

'Bills 24, Jets 20.'

'Charles Clay: The Bills' tight end now has had back-to-back quiet games, with just one catch for 6 yards Sunday giving him four catches for 32 yards in Buffalo's last two games. It's not a big issue after the team scored 33 points in a win, but it will be something to monitor moving forward.'

'Bills fans will be getting some much-needed visits from some of the NFL’s top announcing teams for the next two weeks. CBS’ top announcing team of play-by-by-play man Jim Nantz and analyst Phil Simms will call this week’s Thursday Night Football game against the New York Jets carried by The NFL Network and simulcast by Channel 4. The Bills’ Nov. 23 game against New England on ESPN’s Monday Night Football and simulcast on Channel 7 will be called by play-by-play man Mike Tirico and analyst Jon Gruden.'

'"I get it, this is going to be a passionate game, it's going to be an exciting game, but not for the reasons you may be thinking," Ryan said. "This is strictly about us versus another opponent. Both teams are battling to get to the playoffs. That's what this is about. That's really where it should be, attention should be on that. It shouldn't be about me or anybody else."'