Archives for October 4, 2016

'Affleck went through a wide variety of emotions in the short clip. He seems confused upon hearing the 16-0 score and that quickly turns into disbelief based upon his, "You're kidding me" statement. It only gets worse for Affleck when he finds out that the game is in the fourth quarter. The disbelief turns to disgust when Affleck utters Rex Ryan's name and ends with him uttering some profanity.'

'"I expect him to play," Ryan said. "He's already been delayed four games, so yeah, he'll play. What capacity? How much he really plays, I'm not sure. But he's definitely going to play.'

'"I think he's going to be ready roll," Ryan said Monday. "I think when his time's up he's doing a really good job in the weight room and things. Now, he's not going to be in football shape. So I don't expect him to come in and be starting. He hasn't even been through one NFL practice, but we'll definitely work him in once he's back and would anticipate him getting back as soon as he's eligible."'

'"Absolutely as far as you guys know," Ryan said. "That's just great because now I stirred the pot. You know they're sitting back thinking, 'Who is it?' I was 'BS'ing the whole time, but heck, if people are worried about it, that's awesome. That's good. Let them think.'

'Rex Ryan said the Bills have turned things around with accountability and preparation, two things that were often missing from the 2015 team. If you want a sign of the team's level of commitment in 2016, Ryan gave the Bills a second straight "Victory Monday" after being the Patriots. However, players didn't take the day off after the Cardinals and again decided not to on Monday. Ryan said he thinks the Bills were at 100 percent attendance on both days.'

'"We had a horrendous day, Week 2," Ryan said. "Our defense played poorly and wasn't what we were expecting by any stretch of the imagination. This is more the type of team we expected and we've just got to stay the course.'

'"We didn't expect to be 0-2, but that was the card we were dealt," said Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams after Sunday's 16-0 victory at New England. "And we're not going to get too high with this win. We've won the past couple weeks because of our preparation and being able to execute our game plan."'

'"Absolutely [I had sources], as far as you guys know," a smiling Ryan said Monday. "That's just great. Because, man, I stirred the pot. Because you know they're sitting back and going, 'Who is it? Who is it?' I was B.S.-ing the whole time.'

'Bills coach Rex Ryan gave the Buffalo Bills a day off Monday after their shutout win over the New England Patriots. Bills guard Richie Incognito decided to spend part of that downtime tweaking Patriots coach Bill Belichick via social media.'

'The Bills responded with a tweet of their own, poking fun at Affleck and his favorite football team.'

'Ryan would not comment on the status of Dareus’ treatment, but confirmed he will be on the practice field this week. “I am not going to get into specifics…what he is doing off the field or anything like that,” he said. “My understanding is he is in good spirits and looking forward to getting back out there with his teammates…..I think everybody, all his teammates, are looking forward to having Marcell back out there.”'

'"At 0-2, you realize we have 14 games left, we have a long time to make the run, but in the back of your mind you are thinking 'Ok, we need a win this week, and we probably need to win next week too.' We don't want to be sitting at 0-3, and we don't want to be sitting at 1-3 or 0-4."'

'Having been away for a total of six weeks, the defensive lineman staying off the roster with the one-week exemption rule was at least a mild consideration. However, that's not in the plans — as far as the Bills are concerned, that is.'

'Heading into Sunday’s game against the Patriots, Taylor had a new method in determining where he was going with the football. Offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn encouraged Taylor to focus more on the matchups he was surveying pre-snap, rather than the progression he’d have to go through with his reads on the play. The results were noticeably better in Week 4.'

'“I expect him to play (Sunday). He’s already been delayed four games. So he’ll play,” said head coach Rex Ryan Monday. “In what capacity? How much he really plays I’m not sure, but he’s definitely going to play.”'