Archives for September 2016

'"Yeah, we were really, obviously, embarrassed by the type of play that we had last week, but we had to really look deep and try to help ourselves come up with different ways and change the look on them. Bruce Arians is a great coach, so we knew we weren't going to have the same plan that we had going into obviously the last game with. We were wanting them to think we did, but we were going to change everything and really try to keep them off balance. I think we did a great job. Dennis Thurman did a great job calling the game, and then my brother's contribution in the red zone looked pretty decent, I think."'

'I will say this, though, there were a lot of witnesses out there when you see our fans. Like they gave us a chance to win. I mean, they were so loud that it was like, alright, our fans never left us. And you guys know that have been here forever, through all the streak and stuff, that is the most loyal fan base there is, so that really helped us.'

'"That's what we have to be ready in case Edelman (is the quarterback), right?" Ryan said while answering a question about his own quarterback's mobility. "I have a funny feeling he isn't going to be Brady back there."'

'That made Blake the perfect candidate to deliver the Bills' Saturday night speech before they dominated the Arizona Cardinals with a 33-18 beatdown at New Era Field. That 1993 Cowboys team beat the Cardinals, too. And they also went on to win the Super Bowl.'

'That leaves either rookie Kevon Seymour or cornerback Corey White to fill in at cornerback, while Robert Woods, Marquise Goodwin, Brandon Tate and Walt Powell are the wide receivers left for the Bills. Adding to the challenge for the offense, Cyrus Kouandjio will play left tackle in place of Cordy Glenn while going up against dominant pass rusher Chandler Jones.'

'"I just thought it was the right move at the right time and I thought Anthony (Lynn) did a great job," Ryan added.'

'“We know we only have one win and obviously we’ve got a huge task in front of us but we’re going to enjoy this one because we’re going to enjoy that fact that we know what everyone thought of our football team,” Ryan said.'

'When asked if he’s more comfortable on the run, Taylor kept it simple. "Yeah," he said.'

'"Well they played the first two games very differently," Palmer said. "They played this one a lot different than the first two (games), definitely different than the second one. But a lot of the same coverages we saw played when they were in Baltimore Week 1, some of the same stuff that they were doing last week and then some of the stuff that we expected to see. What they did last week, they just didn't do (Sunday)."'

'The defense deserves a lot of credit. After a terrible performance against the Jets, the unit came in against one of the NFL's better teams and shut them down for most of the game.'

'“We know what everybody thought of our football team, and we knew that we were better than that,” Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan said. “We showed up today.”'

'"I just think that if you don't use it, it's a mistake. Because I know how difficult it is to defend against a running quarterback," Bills head coach Rex Ryan said. "That's something that we have that's unique about our football team, to have a guy that's the fastest quarterback in the league."'

'Ryan will be back in the blender soon enough, but for one day, he earned the right to exhale and joke.'

'The Bills improve their record to 1-2 and face a New England Patriots team next week that has many questions surrounding their quarterback. Rex Ryan may be off the hot seat for now, but he must find a way to maintain this success.'

'The Cardinals combined for just 2 yards net offense and no first downs on their first five possessions. Palmer finished 26 of 50 for 264 yards and was sacked five times.'