Archives for September 2016

'“My admiration is really for Belichick more than anything because as a coach that’s the guy … he’ll go down probably as the best in the history of the game,” Ryan said. “I like poking fun at him, but there’s no coach I respect more than him.”'

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'"They're no dummies," Ryan said. "They're leaving it out there. I get it. They're certainly not going to do us any favors."'

'Ryan said he’s “hopeful” Glenn will be ready for Sunday’s game at New England. But if neither Glenn nor Kouandjio is healthy enough to play, that could leave significant snaps for new tackle Michael Ola, whom the Bills signed Wednesday off the Giants’ practice squad.'

'But who’s to question him, considering his remarkable run of success over the last 16-plus seasons in New England? Belichick is 190-69 with the Pats in the regular season. In the Pats’ 27-0 win over Houston, he tied Curly Lambeau for fourth all-time among coaches, with 226 victories.'

'"Well, I'm going to do whatever the coaches ask me to do," Edelman said. "So if they ask me to go out and give a glass of water to someone on the sideline, I'm going to do that with a smile on my face if it helps our team win. So you can ask Coach that one."'

'Well I think you need to step up and stop the run against him, he’s one of the league leaders I think now running the football. Seems like they’re committed to running the ball more than they have in the past so obviously we have to do a good job stopping him.'

'“It’s definitely different, but we’ve got film on all those guys so we can watch and see the different things they do,” said linebacker Preston Brown. “With the two quarterbacks, they definitely move them outside the pocket, things they wouldn’t do with Brady. And with Edelman, we’ll watch some Kent State highlights to see if he can throw the ball 30 yards.”'

'In his two starts, Garoppolo has completed 42-of-59 passes (71.2 percen) for 496 yards and four touchdowns.'

'Some guys try to copy that style, they're phonies. Belichick does it, that's who he is. Popovich is probably the closest thing in the NBA. Those guys are classic, but that's who they are. They're fantastic, and I think the record speaks for itself. You talk about a consistent guy, Belichick is the most consistent guy there is. I try to be consistent albeit in a way different way."'

'"That's great for him," Ryan said. "It really is. That's good. He's a good kid. I really liked him. It's funny, we used to talk baseball all the time. As you know, I was a great baseball player. Nah, just kidding. But I do love baseball. He played on a team that won the state championship and I think he had two first-round picks on his team.'

'Patulski was the Bills' No. 1 overall pick in the 1972 draft. Before that he starred at Notre Dame and was a standout at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse. Edelman didn't pick up on the joke immediately.'

'“He has a lot of extended plays in the passing game where he buys extra time and then hits receivers downfield, usually for big chunks of yardage,” said Belichick.'

'“Well, I’m going to do whatever the coaches ask me to do,” he said, “so if they ask me to go out and give a glass of water to someone on the sideline, I’m going to do that with a smile on my face to help our team win, so . . . you’ll have to ask coach that one.”'

'“That running back, McCoy, is elite,” Pats defensive end Chris Long said. “He can run the ball inside, he can get the edge. Their offensive line is a very cohesive unit and Tyrod can hurt you all over the field. So as a defensive lineman there’s a lot that you’ve got to consider.”'