Archives for November 2, 2016

'"At that point, I told my agent, 'Don't make no calls. Just see what happens.' And I kept training, just kept doing my thing, and then the Bills called."'

'That son of a pup tricked Buffalo into taking Drew Bledsoe in 2002, turning a postseason slump into the worst period in franchise history.'

'"But, hopefully, I'll get back there because I know I'm needed there as well," Alexander said. "I'm a leader there and I love playing there, so it actually helps me on defense — keeps me in the game, keeps me fresh, keeps me aware of everything that's going on. So, hopefully, (the injury) doesn't last too long."'

'With as many flaws as Taylor has in his game, it makes no sense for the Bills to invest a high pick and, perhaps, a major contractual investment in a receiver.'

'You have to give the Bills some creativity points for this one because it certainly seemed like Harvin was done playing football after he announced his retirement back in April. Instead, the Bills reached out to the 2009 first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings and apparently he feels good enough to give it a try.'

'After Foote sent out his initial tweet, Jerraud Powers, a current NFL cornerback with the Ravens, was quick to point out that Williams has been among the best in the league for a while now.'

'"I actually thought I was done," Harvin said. "I was at peace. Pretty much, the first five weeks of the NFL, I really wasn't focused on football. I didn't have the urge to go play. I was just kind of relaxing and just letting my mind kind of just chill. After five weeks went by, the next month came and the body started feeling kind of good, so the mind started wandering a little bit. At that point, I told my agent, 'Don't make no calls, just see what happens.' I kept training, I kept doing my thing and the Bills called."'

'NFL.com had the Bills ranked the highest among the sites we've monitored throughout the season. Buffalo came in at No. 13. This was the same ranking they received heading into the Patriots game.'

'"Percy is a guy that worked so hard," Rex Ryan said in a team statement. "It's either full speed (or nothing), and sometimes you try to back him down a little bit, but that's why last year he was so frustrated that he wasn't able to contribute more to our team. He just needed some time away from the game to get healed up. So hopefully we catch lightning in a bottle so to speak and Percy is back to himself."'

'"The consistency, every single year he does it. And he doesn't have, all time, the greatest players around him. A lot of times they are in and out — [Wes] Welker is gone, a couple other guys are gone. He does have a great one in [Rob] Gronkowski, but the thing is he makes it work and it doesn't matter what it is."'

'The Bills have been hurting at wide receiver ever since Sammy Watkins went on injured reserve earlier this season. Against the Patriots on Sunday, the Bills were without three of the top four wide receivers on their depth chart in training camp. Tyrod Taylor has failed to throw for 200 yards in five of the team's eight games this season, so the added talent is a welcome boost to the offense.'

'Gilmore was among Pro Football Focus' top cornerbacks last season, but has not come close to performing at that level this season. He'll need to be much improved going forward if the Bills want to have any chance of making a push for a Wild Card spot.'

'In the commercial, Culpepper is tailgating with Jones, Vince Wilfork and Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen. Culpepper asks the players about their favorite pregame rituals, but Jones is the only player without a speaking part in the commercial.'

'Ranging from hip, knee, and even migraine injuries, Harvin’s spent plenty of time on the sideline in his career. Only one season, in 2011 with the Vikings, did Harvin play in all 16 games.'

'Whaley did not dismiss the possibility Harvin could play Monday night at Seattle. If not, the Bills have a bye next week, then next play Nov. 20 at Cincinnati.'