Archives for August 18, 2016

'"My team loves me to death," he said. "And they know what kind of person I am and they know who I am. And they're not on the outside looking in. They know who I am and they have my back.'

'Lawson said, until the story surfaced, the only issue he has had is the pectoral injury that caused him to sit out of training-camp drills until Tuesday.'

'"It's frustration and disappointment," General Manager Doug Whaley said after practice at St. John Fisher College, the day after the NFL announced its punishment for Dareus' violating its substance-abuse policy. "But this guy's family. And I know Western New Yorkers are big on family values and we will not give up on a family member, especially in a time of need. That's the easy thing to do."'

'Scottsdale City Court records show Lawson appeared on Feb. 17, 2014, and entered a diversionary plea for the misdemeanor charge.'

'After Walter Powell got into a post-play shoving match with cornerback Ronald Darby during an end-of-game two-minute drill period at training camp at St. John Fisher College, Wood lost it. He tore into Powell, grabbing him by the shirt and using expletives to remind the second-year wide receiver that he was costing the offense precious time in the simulation of a critical situation. Few Bills observers could recall seeing Wood so demonstrative, but he did what a leader is supposed to.'

'I realize and I recognize nobody’s perfect. But we’ve got to learn from these things and hopefully moving forward we don’t have these things occur anymore.'

'He can't brag his way out. He can't wise-crack his way out. He can't smile or eye-roll his way out. The qualities that make him a hit in television commercials — such as the one he and his twin brother, Rob, did for the movie Ben-Hur — won't make a bit of difference for the task at hand.'

'Williams is a perennial captain, a grinder, easy to root for. But he has played with far too many knuckleheads who didn’t appreciate their gifts.'

'“Those are the two big words right there, I’m frustrated and disappointed, as is everybody in this organization, every teammate from top to bottom, and I’m sure our fans are feeling the same way,” coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday afternoon. “We all know the kind of player Marcell is, and he’s a good person, too, but he’s got to make better choices, better decisions, and understand that it affects the whole football team and not just himself.”'

'The team has a tarp covering a portion of the scoreboard.'

'“I think it’s a ‘New Era’ and I just hope that they can keep Ralph Wilson somehow on the name just so they can bring in the revenue but also have the history” Franke said.'

'"No, that's fine," Ryan said. "That's what you sign up for when you're a head coach. I like this football team. We're not perfect. We've had a couple guys make mistakes, but I like this team. It's a hard working team. It cares. We've had some guys make mistakes and that's disappointing, but I'll take it. I'll take it in the total thing. I'll take whatever happens with this football team. I'll sign up for it."'

'"I still have a nice career, and I thank God for that," Dareus said. "At the same time, I apologize to Terry and Rex and everyone else. Everyone, they have my back. They say we're a family and we're going to stand by you, but at the same time, like I said, words don't mean anything, it's all action.'

'"I don't know when the tweet came out but we reached out all last night, and I've been in meetings and practices all today so we'll hear and find out what goes on."'

'Reed was a player who seemed to keep his best for when it mattered most; of his 22 highest-graded games, five came in the postseason, including his best of 99.0 against the Texans in the 2011 divisional playoff. Although we got to see him playing the run very well early in his career, he became that deep-coverage specialist towards the end with his range, boosted by his uncanny anticipation off the throw.'