Archives for November 2015

'Running back Karlos Williams appeared to be taking a regular amount of reps as he returned after missing three games with a concussion.'

'The quarterback met with the media following the practice and concluded that he feels 100-percent healthy for the first time during the 2015 regular season, and that he has no limitations stemming from his knee, or his ankle injury from earlier in the year. Despite the sprain, Taylor revealed that the grade of the injury did not require surgery and was told to just rest the knee and wait.'

'Even though things are trending upwards for Sammy Watkins and his most recent injury to his left ankle, the Bills aren’t committing to the wide receiver’s return just yet.'

'“Tyrod is back,” said Ryan. “We expect him 100-percent for this game, that’s huge. We have a couple of other guys we expect to play.”'

'There is a segment of the fan base that won’t be satisfied with Gilmore until he’s a cross between Rod Woodson and Deion Sanders. He’s not that. But he is one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.'

'It was a full week to get healthy and clear their heads, to get away from the game and one another before the situation became toxic. And for the legion of fans who hopped aboard the Ryan Express, it was a week to pump the brakes. To me, it sounded like an ideal time for a weeklong sabbatical.'

'After a disappointing and underachieving first seven games for Rex Ryan’s bunch, suddenly, they still find themselves right in the thick of the AFC wild card race with more than half a season still to play. And if the Bills can get healthy on offense and start resembling the defense many thought they’d be, there will still be a huge opportunity to end the organization’s fifteen year playoff drought.'

'The AFC has three unbeaten teams at 6-0, division leaders New England, Cincinnati, and Denver. The Colts lead their division at 3-4, and they’re currently the fourth seed. Buffalo needs to take aim at the current fifth and sixth seeded teams in the AFC.'

'“Some good and some not so good,” said Rex Ryan in assessing his team. “Really that’s where we are. We’re a work in progress right now. We’re not where we want to be, but in my opinion we’ve just got to keep getting better and better each week. I think if we do that at the end of the day we’ll be where we want to be. We’ve had a lot of challenges. We’ve had a ton of injuries and that’s kind of offset us a little bit. It’ll be great to get a fully, healthy team together.”'

'Let’s check in on the Buffalo Bills’ grounding and pounding. The last four weeks, their lead running back has averaged 2.2, 3.1, 5.3 and 3.8 yards per carry. Jerome Felton, a sledgehammer Buffalo made the second-richest fullback in the NFL, averaged 11 snaps per game over that stretch. In March, Ryan said he’d run the ball 50 times a game if he could. Through six games, no back on the team even has 20 attempts in a game.'

'A season after finishing with 40 combined sacks, the foursome of Mario Williams, Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams and Jerry Hughes has just six through seven games. That puts the group on pace for 14 this year.'