Archives for August 4, 2016

'"Don’t think too much," he said. "You know, you’re out there with the ones, so just play your game. So I was trying to be out there and be relaxed and play my game, and that’s what I was doing."'

'That’s something I’ve always tried to live by. The shot will come. Just make sure you’re prepared. The last thing you want to happen is you get the opportunity and you’re not prepared for it and it goes by. There are so many new players that come into this league every year, so many players that play on Sunday. Opportunities are all over. It’s about what you do with that opportunity.'

'"We went to Duff's … man. I got to go in the kitchen … we ripped it up."'

'When he was asked if blood lines mean anything in the NFL, Ryan smiled and said, “Well, I hope so, you know what I mean?” The inference was that his dad, Buddy, was a pretty good coach, and Rex — as he’ll readily tell you — fancies himself as a chip off the old block.'

'For starters, the Bills have only one player rated 90 or higher in Madden 17, and it's guard Richie Incognito. Based on last season, there's a strong argument to be made that Incognito deserves to be the highest rated player on the Bills. Incognito is followed closely by left tackle Cordy Glenn, who received a rating of 89. Both Incognito and Glenn were free agents this offseason, and clearly Madden thinks the Bills were wise to bring both players back.'

'“We’re going to give him every opportunity to be our punt returner, number one,” Ryan said. “And then offensively we’re not just going to say ‘hey look he’s our back up running back’ because we feel great about our running game.”'

'One of the other issues for the defense was penalties and, at times, a lack of self control. Hughes was one of the main culprits if not the main one. His 14 penalties was second most in the NFL according to NFLpenalties.com. He personally accounted for just under 10% of the Bills infractions.'

'"We blended some plays [from Schwartz's system], we have some old plays that were still in there and tried to make guys feel better in what we were doing. But now, it's a Ryan defense, and that's what we want to play," Brown said on the John Murphy Show on Wednesday afternoon. "We definitely got a lot better during the offseason. If they're in the wrong personnel group or they trick us on the sidelines, we have set plays that we can go to instead of all the confusion and guys running around not knowing what to do."'

'"I look back, it's almost been 20 years since I retired, and time does fly," Kelly said on the John Murphy Show on Wednesday. "People always tell me that. When you have kids, appreciate them when you're young because it flies. Now all of the sudden, here I am that far removed from not only those games, but all the things I've been through in my life and ever since the Bills have been in that slump of not going to the playoffs. It's been a while. I'm ready to turn my life around, ready to get this Buffalo Bills franchise turned around just like many of the fans here in Buffalo are. I'm excited about this year."'

'"I think right now, you'll see a competition for the opposite spot of Jerry Hughes on defense," Monos said. "Whether it's I.K. [Enemkpali] or [Eric] Striker or, I'm sure we're gonna work some other guys in there, but I think on defense that's the major spot. Manny Lawson [will also be there] when he's around. Offensively, I think we're pretty fit right now."'

'“The opportunity makes it great” said Wilder Jr. “I mean like I said, it was unfortunate to have some of our guys who make the team better have to sit out but it’s an opportunity for me to showcase my talent and show to the coaches what I have”.'