Archives for September 2016

'McCoy, Curtis Brinkley, Tamarcus Porter and Christopher Henderson are all listed as defendants in the law suit in addition to the Recess Lounge, where the fight occurred. The lawsuit claims the bar was negligent in not providing adequate security and in over-serving McCoy and his friends.'

'McCoy's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, declined comment, the Associated Press reports. McCoy's attorney has said his client was only trying to break up a fight between the officers and his friends over a $350 bottle of champagne. Police have said the fight broke out over a misunderstanding about who had bought the bottle.‚Äã'

'The civil suit says McCoy beat and kicked one officer while he was on the ground and punched another officer in the eye. The suit was filed Tuesday in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.'

'The altercation began over a bottle of champagne and according to the police report one of the off-duty officers was punched and knocked to the ground, and then was punched, kicked, and stomped on.'

'The Recess Lounge also is named as a defendant. Officers Jessie and Butler allege the club was negligent in failing to provide adequate security and for continuing to serve alcohol to McCoy, Brinkley, Porter and Henderson, "who were already visibly intoxicated."'

'An investigation took place shortly after the altercation, and in April, Philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams said that there would be no charges due to inconclusive proof of who initiated the fight. Police say that the fight broke out over a misunderstanding about the purchase of a $350 bottle of champagne, and McCoy's attorney Dennis Cogan told ESPN back in July that McCoy was trying to break up the fight between the officers and his friends.'

'Taylor deserves credit in this game for two plays in particular — both of which being touchdowns. He had the two deep TDs to Marquise Goodwin and Greg Salas, and delivered a near perfect pass to get them in that position. You cannot take those plays away from him by any means. However, the Bills have seen a similar problem creep back into Taylor’s game: he’s not taking advantage of the middle of the field in the intermediate areas.'

'“As anybody who watched the Cardinals play this past week, realizes the task at hand,” said Bills head coach Rex Ryan. “We’re playing against, if they’re not the best team out there, they’re certainly one of them in all three phases. I think they’ve led the league in offense a couple of times. Their defense is right there at the top. We know what we’re facing and I’ll be honest it’s an impressive group. Bruce Arians does a great job and he has those guys humming right now.”'

'It all means that the Bills offense has had trouble staying on the field, which puts added pressure on a defense that struggled against the Jets. Buffalo is 31st in the league in the percentage of three-and-out offensive series. The challenge for Lynn will be to find a consistent way to move the ball, primarily on the ground. The Bills also have to make better use of their big playmakers on offense. And they’ve got to find a comfort level for quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who may have been overloaded with options in the previous offensive playbook.'

'He added, “I have no problem with it whatsoever. In fact, I think it’s a real positive thing for us. We all understand the frustrations of our fanbase, of everybody. We didn’t want to be … we didn’t expect to be 0-2 at this point, yet here we are. And as I look at it, the decision I made to move on, is because I truly believe that we can get better by making a change. That’s the only reason I did it."'

'Ryan's personality would make him great for television. But it's interesting to see someone like King imply Ryan won't be coaching next season.'

'Bills fans will cringe to hear this, but Garoppolo is better than Tyrod Taylor. His first two games were more impressive than anything I’ve seen from Taylor over a sustained period in his 18 games as a starter. You know what’s even more distressing? Taylor might be the fifth-best quarterback in the AFC East.'

'"I think he’ll play," Ryan said, "but again, we’ll see how it progresses through the week. We’ll be smart. We’ll hold him out of some things just like we did last week. But the key thing there is to get him to where he can play and where he can be effective on Sunday."'

'Well I think the spin in the offense is going to be immediate, some things that we’ll do from a tactical standpoint, I think we’ll see immediately. Changing the verbiage and playbook and all that stuff—we’ll pull from the same place. It may be an occasional play here and there, but we’re still definitely keeping the verbiage and everything else that’s already in place.'

'"I want to be able to run the football, don’t get me wrong," he said. "We need to be able to run the football. There’s the saying now, 'you pass to score and you run to win,' so that’s always going to be who I am – the philosophy that we want to have. We want to be able to run the football. We expect to be able to run the football, but I also think we need to expand what we’re doing in the passing game. Not with a zillion plays or whatever, but getting good at certain aspects and taking advantage of the players we have, especially on the outside."'