Archives for September 2016

'First, Rob gets pushed to the ground in the race for the front seat of the tandem bike. Next, Rex scares Rob with an air horn and makes him spill his trail mix (never waste trail mix!). Then Rex pelts Rob with tennis balls before working him over in a tug-of-war, with the help of five kids.'

'“I think everybody was doing it for the first time in our offense and some were doing it for the first time in the NFL,” Roman said. “That experience is going to really weigh in for us maturing as an offense and understanding what it takes to win games. We’ve got some great guys who want to win, and put the time in.”'

'“Tyrod is great, me and him are pretty close,” said Flacco. “I think a ton of him as a quarterback and a person, so it’ll be fun to see him out there in an opposing jersey and hopefully we’ll get after him a little bit.”'

'“One game I think I played like five different positions,” Alexander recalled earlier this week as he prepared to play his first game for his newest team, the Buffalo Bills. “It was fun, it was unique, no one else was doing that at that time, so it gave me a chance to play in the league.”'

'"That's an interesting question," Roman said. "Right now, he looks to be in phenomenal shape and he's worked hard all throughout training camp, so that's just something we have to have a feel for as we'll go. I don't think you can answer that right now, because he looks great."'

'"There's no joke about it," Reed said Thursday. "I got two, three years in me, but I'm not giving it to the league. I already decided not to. Things could happen, but I don't think there's enough finances to get me in those cleats anymore."'

'For those keeping count, that’s a 7-9 prediction.'

'“I’m excited to get back and see some of those guys, but I’m more excited that it’s week one of the 2016 season and I’m excited for the Buffalo Bills,” Taylor said.'

'The bravado is still there, which made him a perfect fit as the New York Jets' coach from 2009-14 (the Ravens won all three meetings with Ryan's Jets during that period). He has always been a forgiving type, which is why his rosters often have several players who have been on some city's police blotter.'

'"Definitely. When I left there, I was looking for an opportunity to get a chance to compete," Taylor recalled this week. "Two years later, I'm going there as a starter with a year under my belt."'

'The Bills playoff drought is over. It's a breakout year for Sammy Watkins and big seasons are coming for Jerry Hughes and Stephon Gilmore. With a lot of pressure on coach Rex Ryan, he'll deliver by taking the team to the post season.'

'Reed has already made an impact with his unit as far as their understanding of the defense and their preparation for the season. Safety Duke Williams told me during training camp that having Reed as his position coach is “like having a cheat code in a video game.” Aaron Williams doesn't leave his side and praises him every chance he gets for what he's learned in the short time he's been around the future Hall of Famer. If this defense is going to get back to a top-10 type range, A big reason why will be because the communication and buy-in is much better, and Reed will have a big part in helping that happen.'

'As far as Jones, his shoulder soreness continues to pop up in the practice update ever since the third preseason game at Washington. Head coach Rex Ryan said, however, he’s not concerned that it’s a long-term injury.'

'It doesn’t take a brain surgeon or medical examiner to realize that marijuana is far less addictive and dangerous than opiates such as Vicodin and Oxycodone, yet the league and its teams still have no issue giving them out and suspending players who seek safer alternatives.'

'Ravens 24, Bills 20.'