Archives for December 23, 2015

'"I feel like being in the NFL, alone, is enough pay-off for anyone," Lewis said on the John Murphy Show on Tuesday. "Of course everyone wants to be active, but it wasn't my time yet, so I used all the practice squad plays and reps to get better and perfect my craft and continue to learn the game of football. I wouldn't say I got down about anything, because I was still motivated. My team always motivated me, as well as my coaches. So I'm just thankful to have this opportunity now to be a part of this 53-man roster."'

'“I’m going to be back next year, there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. That’s just my mental state and that’s just what I really believe in,” he said Tuesday as his teammates prepare to take on the Dallas Cowboys.'

'In 12 games played this season, McCoy has 895 rushing yards on 203 carries and three touchdowns. McCoy also has 292 receiving yards on 32 receptions and two touchdowns.'

'Brown also adding the unit has to stop thinking about last year's success and understand it's a different coaching staff, different defensive philosophy and one that can succeed if everybody works together.'

'“I don’t think it has anything to do with effort. I think guys are trying, it’s just guys have got to buy into the system, especially on the defensive side,” said LB Preston Brown. “We don’t really know how good we could’ve been because everybody wasn’t doing what they were supposed to do on each play. We can’t say it was the scheme or everybody is not playing with effort. Mentally everybody wasn’t there.”'

'He has rolled up 1,187 yards from scrimmage this season in just 12 games. Most of that production came between Weeks 7 and 14 when the all-purpose back posted seven straight games with 100 or more yards from scrimmage, becoming just the third back in Bills history to accomplish the feat. Only Hall of Famers O.J. Simpson (9) and Thurman Thomas (9) have had longer consecutive games streaks.'

'WR Robert Woods and LB Randell Johnson were both placed on injured reserve as their injuries sustained in the loss at Washington have a recovery time that stretches beyond the end of the regular season. Woods, who was playing through a nagging groin injury, made the ailment worse on Sunday and will not be healthy in time for either of the team’s two remaining games.'

'Taylor is just 26 rushing yards short of Flutie’s single-season rushing record by a Bills quarterback that he set back in 1999. That season Flutie, in 15 starts, rushed for 476 yards and a touchdown during the team’s 11-5 campaign.'