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'"This stable foundation is necessary to achieve long term success in the NFL.”'

'“For me personally, my goal is to stay here and get this team to the playoffs. No matter how many years it takes, that’s my goal."

'“You want to go out and play," Butler said. "It’s a NFL game. It’s definitely meaningful to us because you want to win. Any time you step on the field, you want to win. But it’s always meaningful for us.”'

'“I proved that I could go into a new place and just kind of redeem myself and have new teammates, and they all kind of see the new person that I am,” Enemkpali said. “And just trying to be that personable guy and trying to be a good teammate.”'

'I share your lack of faith in the Bills’ current brain trust. Terry Pegula announced Wednesday that Rex Ryan and Doug Whaley are safe for at least one more year, but the fact that he was consulting outsiders as recently as two weeks ago tells you his football people will be operating on a short leash next season.'

'“I can’t root for their team, but he’s probably the easiest guy to root for because of the type of guy he is,” Wood said Wednesday. “When Fitz is part of your team, he’s everybody’s favorite person from Rick the mail guy to the management. He brings it every day. He’s smart. He’s fun. He treats everybody the way you should be treated. He’s a great dad and a good friend. There’s a lot of good things to say about Fitz.”'

'“I think you see the impact it has,” Ryan said. “My heart was in the right place, I thought I’m telling the truth. But at the same time, it’s like I never look at it as ‘What if this doesn’t go exactly the way I expect it to go?’ Well, I’m seeing right now.”'

'Wednesday's statement indicates that isn't going to happen. And it also shows that Pegula prefers the delineation of the coach being the coach, and the general manager handling personnel, something that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie did not adhere to with Kelly.'

'"I mean it would be cool," linebacker Preston Brown said. "I’m not going to sit here and say we want them to go to the playoffs; we don’t. We’re going to go out there and play as hard as we possibly can so we’ll go out there, give it our best effort and see what happens."'

'"Well, because I guess, you know, you can read comments, or you can read whatever you want. So I think you can make a point of that. I don't sense it when I'm here. I see guys working hard, I see preparing and things like that, so there are real positive things about me. I like this team. I do. I like our football team. I know our record isn't what we want it to be, but I like this team."'

'There has been plenty of speculation over the future of both Ryan and Whaley after the Bills fell well short of expectations. After promising the playoffs when arriving in January, Ryan's Bills enter the final week of the season with just seven wins. At best, the Bills will finish 8-8 and will miss the playoffs for a 16th straight season.'

'"The wheels aren't coming off here," Ryan said, according to NJ.com. "I think if you're around the entire football team, you'd realize that. The wheels are far from coming off. We've got a lot of positive things here, as well. That's the thing that maybe people aren't focused on. I get it. So pile on while you can. We'll see what happens."'

"I think the biggest thing obviously I wish I didn't say some stupid thing that I said," Ryan said referring to his playoff guarantee. "I think you see the impact it has you know. My heart was in the right place. I thought I was telling the truth. At the same time, it's like, I never look at is as 'What if this doesn't go exactly the way I would expect it to go?' Well, I'm seeing right now.'

'“We failed miserably,” Ryan said. “That’s probably the truth.”'