Archives for October 2016

'“I focus more on my team. If I can fix my team and focus on my team, I don’t worry about the other team.”'

'Aside from Donald Trump, Kaepernick is the most polarizing figure in America. He has been called a traitor. His jersey has been burned in effigy. He has received hate mail and death threats. Ginsburg called him “stupid” and “arrogant.”'

'He certainly will get booed – and likely worse – Sunday. Fans have been trying to mount a campaign to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" while the 49ers have the ball.'

'“People don’t know he’s playing every special teams, he goes out there in all these defensive packages, and he’s getting like a sack a game and a forced fumble a game,” Preston Brown said earlier this year, laughing at the journeyman’s ridiculous numbers. “I told him, he’s going to get 12, 15 sacks this year and then get a big contract at like 38 years old or however old he is.”'

'"Yeah, I would say probably [less optimistic" target="_blank">, because he hasn’t practiced for two days," coach Rex Ryan said. "But we’re still not going to rule him out. I kinda wish he’d be able to practice."'

'“And I don’t really care. We have two similar quarterbacks. Our offense doesn’t change. I don’t think you’re going to outsmart people in the National Football League, where all of a sudden, the second quarterback is playing, Rex is going to tear up his game plan and say, ‘We’re screwed. We have no idea how to defend them.’”'

'"My thoughts are just like every other Sabres fan: You’re just like, aww man," Ryan said. "And we’re so bummed out because – I speak for the entire Sabres fan base – we were really looking forward to it. We think it’s going to be good year and all that, and it still very well could be. But man, it’s unfortunate because the kid’s a super player and [I was" target="_blank"> really looking forward to him playing his sophomore year here. [Even" target="_blank"> with that, I still think we have enough. We'll find a way and get it done."'

'"It’s cool, man. Everybody was like, 'What are you going to do in Buffalo?' But it’s not what people think it is. It’s an up-and-coming city, I’d say. I stay not too far from Canalside. That area is becoming really nice. Right off the lake, it’s pretty nice. Anywhere I can be near the water, I love."'

'Q: Are you less optimistic about Marcell Dareus now? A: Yeah I would say probably because he hasn’t practiced for two days, but we’re still not going to rule him out. But yeah, I mean, I kind of wish he’d be able to practice.'

'“We’re really prepared down there, our guys believe in what we do,” said Bills coach Rex Ryan. “We spend a great deal of time, great deal of focus and attention on it and you win a lot of games in those situations. We felt we had to drastically improve in the red zone and we made it a point of emphasis.”'

'"He's got to play better, has got to play harder, he's got to play better," Joseph said. "Obviously, he's being allowed to rush the passer. The games we've been in, it's been more run first, pass second team. For us to be a great rush team, we have to earn the right and stop the run, all of us. Mario, [Ndamukong], Jordan [Phillips], all those guys up front. If they want to rush more, stop the run more consistently. Mario has got to play better, has to play faster and more consistently."'

'"I would say probably (less optimistic) because he hasn't practiced the last two days," Ryan said Thursday. "We're still not going to rule him out, but yeah I wish he could've practiced."'

'Following practice on Wednesday, Morgan said the team gave a bit of a heads up that they’d be interested in bringing him back in the future. “They were definitely true to their word, a little later than I hoped but better now than never,” Morgan said. “I was glad it was Buffalo.”'

'“Listen, man, Chip can’t shake s—- at all. Nothing. He knows this,” McCoy said.'

'Niners defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil is the overseer of the league’s second-worst run defense, which has allowed four straight 100-yard rushers. Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan, who gave O’Neil his first NFL job, is the leader of a team with the league’s third-best rushing attack, which is headlined by ultra-elusive LeSean McCoy.'