Archives for January 2016

'Put aside your notebook. Paint your face blue and red. Go out to Ralph Wilson Stadium; squirt some ketchup, chant some chants. Sure, the Bills won't have made the playoffs for 116 years, but things will change. Really. You gotta Bill-ieve.'

'Whaley has one year left on his contract, while Ryan has four years remaining on a deal that will pay him a total of $27.5 million when it's all said and done. At their end-of-season press conference Monday, Whaley said he wasn't expecting an extension on his contract because that's not how he approaches his job.'

'The biggest and most stunning cause for frustration is how Ryan, with an established track record as a defensive specialist, failed to prod much production from a high-priced and talented unit that returned mostly intact. The defense finished fourth in the NFL in 2014 and had a league-leading 54 sacks.'

'“It’s just embarrassing, it makes the community look bad,” Poloncarz told WIVB Channel 4.'

'Sixteen years, no playoffs. Their last playoff game and its incredible ending are themselves a nightmare. And their one Week 17 live-and-in-color look at the playoffs was a disaster too.'

'There were reports that owners Terry and Kim Pegula had laid down and ultimatum for Whaley and coach Rex Ryan that if they did not make the postseason, they would be fired. However, a source tells WGR that is "absolutely not" the case.'

'Grade vs. Jets: A-'

'“Honestly, I think that it’s going to be an interesting thing for me because I mean it’s just something to look forward to, seeing where you’re going to be,” said Bradham. “Hopefully I’m still here, but if not, I mean, it’s just one of those opportunities where you got a great chance to go out there and make a name for yourself.”'

'“I get it that you have to do (a press conference) at the end of the year. But there’s not one little bit of information that came out of there out of 200 questions that were asked. Nobody has an answer for you right now.”'

'“We were confident (about their job security),” Ryan said. “We think we’re going to be the long-term solution here. We want to be that. Did it feel good when he said it? Yeah, there’s no question. But we’re pretty confident that we have a group, led by Russ, our president, the Pegulas, and Doug and I. We think we form an outstanding team and we want to be.'

'To this point, he’s been the only Bills assistant coach other teams have requested permission to interview for openings.'

'The Bills need to see more before they’re convinced that Taylor deserves franchise money. I’m not convinced he’s the long-term answer, either, not by a long shot.'

'"We wanted to win more games. We weren’t perfect up front." Wood said. "We were physical. We played with high effort. We probably weren’t as assignment and as technically sound as we’d like to be at times. We’ll grow. I’m excited about our line, our backs are tremendous. They make us look good at times when we don’t deserve it. Ty’s great. Receivers block well. Tight ends block well. And we have one of the better fullbacks in the league.'

'This, however, does not mean Taylor has the leeway to rest on his laurels because as pleasantly surprising as his performance was this year, he still has plenty of work to do to cement his future in Buffalo.'

'Karlos Williams. Don't get me wrong, I love him as a running back, and when he was able to play this season, he was a big part of Buffalo's league-best rushing attack. But therein lies the rub: He just wasn't available all that often and it seems like that might be a problem because he can't be relied on to be there week after week.'