Archives for September 22, 2016

'WSYT general manager Don O'Connor said a number of factors went into making the decision to air the Giants over the Bills including the current record of the two teams, Facebook and Twitter data and previous viewer feedback.'

'On Thursday night, Goodwin was recorded with a top-speed of over 20 miles per hour on his touchdown reception. NFL.com's Next Gen Stats discussed Goodwin's touchdown and noted that it was the second-fastest speed recorded through the first two weeks of the season.'

'ESPN has only the 49ers, a team with one win, and Browns are ranked below the Bills.'

' “I thought they did improve,” Ryan said. “And really—everything’s always put on them. I put things on them, but I think even in week one a lot of that protection thing had to do with our backs in protection as well. But I did think we did a better job of protecting our quarterback in the second week.”'

'“We’re just trying to get win one in a row.”'

'“We’re hoping for an off day. That’s pretty much it,” Rex Ryan said Wednesday during a conference call with Arizona reporters. “It’s not a very comforting thought going into a game thinking that, ‘Hey, this kid, we need him to have an off day, but that’s kind of where he is.”'

'Harder still for Ryan is that he is his own worst enemy when it comes to earning latitude. Like his father Buddy, who came to Arizona in 1994 and proclaimed: “You’ve got a winner in town,” Rex Ryan’s approach is bravado-based.'

'"Less plays, less thinking," McCoy said. "You go from the average of, what, 70-80 plays in a football game and you have 80-90 plays that can go. It's harder compared to something that's shorter, 30-40 plays in an 80-play game. So that's probably just the difference."'

'Ryan tried to spin the doom and gloom by saying that maybe playing the Cardinals this week will do the Bills some good. As good as Arizona is, it will take supreme focus and a superb effort to beat the Cardinals. And if the Bills can pull it off, they might regain whatever confidence they have lost.'

'"Their backs are against the wall and we are prepared and we've got to be prepared for as much as possible," he said. "You can't ever be prepared for everything, especially with Coach Ryan, but you've got to go into these games expecting anything. When a team is in the situation they're in, where they're trying to get their first win and they've got a little turmoil going on with coaches and stuff like that, their back are against the wall and we've got to be prepared for that."'

'Cardinals, 32-14.'

'“That’s actually a good question because I’m so used to him being out there on the field and you come off the field and we’ll talk,” McCoy said. “We’ll figure it out. They have the phones. Technology nowadays is crazy. The little iPads that show you the plays. You know, what’s a good play, what’s not, or what did we do on this play that didn’t work. We’ll see if it’s a big advantage, or disadvantage I should say.”'

'"We have to stay on the field," Lynn said. "We've had 50 plays and too many three-and-outs. I think that's been a big reason why we're 0-and-2. We want to stay on the field and simplify the reads. Maybe cut back on our variables like volume, and see if we can get better execution."'

'Cornerback Ronald Darby (hamstring), safety Colt Anderson (foot), and quarterback Cardale Jones (shoulder) were limited participants.'

'Taylor has to show me an awful lot to justify a guarantee of 27 million dollars and a 16 million dollar cap hit.'