Archives for October 2016

'But the Bills are developing a strong belief in their ability to have an answer for whatever the opposition does to prevent them from moving the ball.'

'His faith has been rewarded in large part due to the performances of three players — retreads from other organizations — who have filled obvious voids with surprising efficiency.'

'Now that his four-game substance abuse suspension is complete — yes, even though he wasn’t on an NFL roster, he was able to serve his penalty while he was on his couch in Florida — Williams is eligible to play immediately. He has already had workouts with the Jets and Steelers, but both teams took a pass on the former fifth-round draft pick from Florida State.'

'"I'm very familiar with Karlos," Lynn said. "He doesn't have to prove anything to me. He would just have to be compliant with the rest of the team. That's why he's not here right now. Rex asked these guys to come back in in shape and take care of themselves and he didn't do that. Hopefully he learns his lesson and when he gets his next opportunity I wish him all the best."'

'The NFL usually releases such information on Friday, so more news on which Patriots players were punished could be coming then.'

'"You know what, I never commented on the Bleacher Report, and I'm not going to comment on that stuff now," Ryan said. "I'm no expert clearly on political things or whatever. But what we've always mentioned is we respect everybody has a right to their opinion and we respect everybody's views even though they may be very different than mine or each other's and all that. That's just the way it is. Going forward, I don't really have any comments."

'LeSean McCoy has been Buffalo's workhorse back through the first four games of the season. Behind McCoy, Mike Gillislee, Reggie Bush and Jonathan Williams have combined a combined 48 yards rushing on 15 carries. It's clear that the team doesn't have confidence in any member of the trio to complement McCoy the way that Karlos Williams did in 2015.'

'The cornerback will be playing at the Los Angeles Coliseum for the first time since he played college ball at the University of Southern California. As he stands at his locker removing his pads after practice, the 5-foot-8-inch corner is bouncing up-and-down and side-to-side. He's remembering his interception of Andrew Luck. He's ranting about the history and tradition of the program. He's reminding anyone who will listen what it means to be a Trojan. He can't wait to be in that stadium again.'

'"Thanks, Jim. I'm Chuck Schumer and I approve this message," Schumer says in the ad. "Go Bills!"'

'What should Bills fans know about Keenum off the field? Here are five things we learned about Keenum based on some of his older tweets.'

'Four members of the Bills played for USC — receiver Robert Woods, running back Reggie Bush, and cornerbacks Nickell Robey-Coleman and Kevon Seymour — as did defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman and defensive backs coach Tim McDonald, the father of Rams safety T.J. McDonald.'

'“It’s definitely hurtful,” he said. “But it’s not the university’s fault. Obviously, it’s just part of the process, part of what took place. It’s definitely painful knowing what I did on the football field, what I did for the university and recruiting. But at the same time, it’s the memories I have there that outweigh the pain by a tremendous amount. I choose to remember the great times there.”'

'Safety Robert Blanton says the NFL fined him $21,000 and cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman says he was fined $10,000. Safety Aaron Williams was also fined, but wouldn't reveal how much. "It's up there," Williams said.'

'"It's always important to pass it down, because at some point in time, we all get too old to play," said Bush, who lives in nearby Pacific Palisades with his family in the offseason. "But not yet. I'm not done yet."'

'Bills DBs coach Tim McDonald is father of Rams S T.J. McDonald.'