Archives for September 2016

'"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.'

'“The whole staff those guys have been outstanding,” said Lynn in an appearance on the John Murphy Show Wednesday. “(Senior offensive assistant) Chris Palmer with his leadership he’s helped me with the passing game. Aaron Kromer he’s one of the better offensive line coaches in the game and he has called plays. Those guys have been outstanding. Pat Meyer, Tony Sparano, Sanjay Lal has been very helpful in the passing game. Jason Vrable has stepped up and is helping out with the running backs in the running back room. So everyone is playing a role and stepping up their game.”'

'Vrable, who was just promoted to assistant QBs coach this past March, has been part of the Bills coaching staff since 2013.'

'Still, their early success is still worth noting considering how quickly they started compared to how quickly the Bills have fallen. It’s not a coincidence that the two teams are trending in opposite directions. The Eagles have good people in charge while the Bills are charging into one another.'

'“Any specifics, I’m going to kind of just leave blank,” Wood said of what Lynn might have planned. “It’s almost a little competitive advantage having a little mystery heading into Sunday.”'

'"Our investigation has confirmed that (officers) Darnell Jessie and Roland Butler were viciously attacked and beaten by LeSean McCoy and the additional defendants," Fortunato N. Perri Jr., the attorney for the police officers involved in the fight, told ESPN. "As a result of the violent assault, both men have suffered serious and permanent injuries."'

'Put unrelenting pressure on Carson Palmer. The Bills' biggest defensive blunder in last Thursday night's loss against the New York Jets was pulling back on their pass rush because, as Rex Ryan later explained, their defensive backs were unable to hold up in man-to-man coverage.'

'Adam Schein, an NFL.com columnist and Syracuse University alum, was the latest to talk about the move. According to Schein, the Bills are a "comedy show" under Rex Ryan.'