Archives for January 2016

'When your backup quarterback is EJ Manuel, this is not a good thing, as we saw earlier this year when Taylor hurt his knee running, missed two games, and Manuel went 0-2 in his place.'

'This Pied Piper of Partying, the King of Ketchup, the Sultan of Shots has been hosting his unique bash for nearly 30 years, in all sorts of weather, through all sorts of losing seasons and there is no sign of the good times ending anytime soon.'

'"But just to get a win, I don't care if we're playing East Carolina, you want to get a win, there's no question about it."'

'“It was a whirlwind, man, a whirlwind,” he said of the time immediately after the punch. “The attention was crazy. It felt like” he was “a first-round draft pick, but under different circumstances. Everybody was making this big deal about just everything, from the Jets to here, Rex … just a lot going on.”'

'On Sunday, Gailey will return to Buffalo for the first time since his final game as the Bills’ head coach in 2012. He’ll step onto the field at Ralph Wilson Stadium in a new color — Jets green — but he’ll be the same coach he always was. Will it be emotional? “No,” he said straight-faced. “It’s just another game.”'

'But playing in Ryan’s defense this year has not sat well with Williams, who scoffed at the notion of taking a pay cut earlier this month. All Ryan would say about Williams specifically Thursday is that he’ll dress against the Jets. Try to contain the excitement.'

'"I mean, the Jets' fans—I was up there for a year—they're crazy. They say anything and they have no filter at all. So I'm not surprised" that the joking about him being the Jets' MVP "was said at all."'

'"We won't sit down by a cozy fire and roast marshmallows and talk about it," Fitzpatrick said. "After the game is over, maybe that's a better question if we win, because I think it means a lot to the both of us."'

'Williams has become expendable because his contract is deemed to be too expensive, and also because he has struggled to make the transition to the defensive system introduced by first-year coach Rex Ryan. Williams has two years left on the six-year, $100 million contract he signed in free agency in 2012.'

'Williams is by far the Bills highest-paid player, and he has been critical of first-year Bills head coach Rex Ryan.'

'Jets 26-19.'

'Williams has become expendable because his contract is deemed to be too expensive, and also because he has struggled to make the transition to the defensive system introduced by first-year coach Rex Ryan. Williams has two years left on the six-year, $100 million contract he signed in free agency in 2012.'

'Jets 27, Bills 17.'