Archives for January 18, 2016

'Of their NFL-leading 143 accepted penalties this season, 25 were on special teams for 228 yards.'

'It was Marchibroda, as a first-year head coach in Baltimore, who gave Belichick his first NFL job in 1975 at age 22.'

'But the basic economic arguments that Rams owner Stan Kroenke used against St. Louis in a pitch to his fellow NFL owners are realities that Buffalo hasn’t escaped.'

'As Billick said, it might not be Taylor's fault that he rarely risked throws over the middle of the field. He's running the plays called. But he'd want to see more out of the quarterback before committing long term.'

'“Continuity is key amongst offensive linemen and to have us back would be a huge step in the right direction for this team,” said Incognito. “We played well together and built that cohesiveness and we started dominating games at the end of the year.”'

'Taylor heads into next season knowing he will be the starting QB. Watkins knows, too. They’ll have the entire offseason to work – and talk – together and get on the same page a lot more quickly. And they won’t have to be on the other side of the Atlantic to start that process.'

'He’s being called a guy that “isn’t a player’s coach.” Which, again, is carefully crafted language. It implies that he’s going to be the new sheriff in town – he’s going to clean up all that nonsense ya’ll been havin’ here in these parts. Imagine if they said, “he’s a tyrant that constantly ticked off every leader on the team and belittled everyone around him.”'

'“We feel he is a dominant player,” said Whaley. “He himself has put a lot of pressure on himself to be that type of player. He wants to be, believes he can be and he’s working to be and we have all the faith in the world that he’ll become one of the top tier receivers in the league. We’re extremely happy we have him.”'