Archives for November 2015

'Taylor wasn't made available to the media after the game, and Ryan isn't sure what his status will be for the Bills' pivotal game against the Chiefs next week. "I have no idea," Ryan said. "I hope he's ready."'

'According to the letter, out-of-home broadcasts of NFL games are prohibited unless no admission fee is charged, the game is shown on a television commonly used at home and the establishment is engaged in the business of showing regular and daily sports programming to its patrons.'

'Ryan said it was too early to tell if defensive end Mario Williams can play because of a foot injury. And the coach ruled out starting right guard John Miller (high left ankle sprain) and backup receiver Marcus Easley (concussion).'

'"Like always, we have come up short many times, being here where you think you've got them [the Patriots" target="_blank"> on the ropes. But at the end of the day, they find ways to win. And that's what championship teams do. We're not at that level right now, but I can promise you one thing, we're gonna work our tails off to get there."'

'"Like always, I've come up short many times here. Thinking you got them on the ropes, but at the end of the day they find ways to win and that's what championship teams do. We're not at that level right now, but I can promise you one thing we're going to work our tails off to get there."'

'“I didn’t play up to my standards,” he said. “There were certain plays that I should’ve made out there. And I’m only speaking about myself. I’m not speaking for anybody else. But next week we’ll get back to the drawing board, do the right things. [I’ll" target="_blank"> take care of my body and get ready to go.”'

'"Tyrod I expect him to be able to play," said Ryan Tuesday afternoon. "It's a right shoulder injury, but I don't know all the particulars. We'll see how things go as the week progresses, but I think he'll be ready to roll (Sunday)."'

'“We went out there and we did our best,” said DT Corbin Bryant of the Monday night loss in New England. “We didn’t come out with the end result, but when you look at where we’re at in the race, we’re still there. We can’t let this one game just bury us and let our season just slide out of the window. We’re going to get ready for Kansas City and put this one right behind us.”'

'“We dropped a touchdown, we missed a field goal and give them a touchdown … we’ve got to make a tackle there … that really hurt us,” Ryan lamented of that fateful stretch late in the first half. “We’re a better football team, but we weren’t good enough. We aren’t quite there.'

'And, as it pains me to point out, in critical situations at the ends of each half, he didn't at all show a passing level of urgency or understanding of how to manage the clock.

'Furthermore, one of the most concerning things about Taylor at the moment is the inability to read the entire field. He’ll lock on to his first read — two tops — and never veer from it, even if there is a receiver running open on that play.'

'With the defeat, the Bills dropped out of the second wild-card playoff spot in the AFC. At 5-5, they’re tied with the Colts, Texans, Jets and Chiefs. However, Indianapolis and Houston are better in the conference (4-3 to the Bills 5-4) — whichever one doesn’t win the AFC South — the Jets are (4-4, but have lost to Buffalo) and Kansas City is better than all three (4-2) and would be the No. 2 wild card after Pittsburgh.'

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'“That’s an outstanding football team we played; they proved it again tonight,” Rex Ryan said of his team’s 20-13 loss against the 10-0 Patriots. “The difference is they made some big plays … We knew we’re a better football team” than the earlier meeting, “but we just weren’t good enough. We’re not quite there.”'

'"We knew what they were going to do," Gilmore said. "We knew every route. We knew everything but there were one or two plays that you wish you could have back. I don't think they would have scored, but you can't have those one or two plays against New England."'