Archives for December 4, 2016

'How does Kevon Seymour hold up on the outside? The rookie cornerback from Southern California is in line to make his second career start, but the first came in the slot. This time, Seymour will be on the outside, in place of the injured Ronald Darby. In Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, the Raiders have a pair of solid outside receivers. Bills coach Rex Ryan asks a lot of his cornerbacks in terms of being able to play man coverage, so it will be interesting to see how Seymour holds up in that role.'

'But here’s the sobering reality. The Bills could win their last seven, finish 11-5, and still miss the playoffs.'

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'If Clay misses the game, Nick O'Leary would be next in line at the position. The team added tight end Gerald Christian to the active roster Saturday from the practice squad, making room by releasing kickoff specialist Jordan Gay.'

'"The kid's a really talented player," Gannon said. "He throws the ball well. He's got better movement than you think, and he's got great accuracy, great touch on the ball. He can change speeds and there's really not a weakness when you see him throw the football.'

'"All my life I’ve been in the south. High school in Georgia, college I was in Alabama. Then I started off in New Orleans. Moved to Dallas and Arizona, so this is my first time in a real winter – and it’s only fall."'

'Reggie McKenzie, who became the Raiders’ general manager in 2012, can take a bow for what he and the rest of his player-personnel staff have done, especially in the last three seasons. Their work is being admired by many current and former NFL executives.'

'While Bills fans have been put through the longest active playoff drought in North American professional sports — 16 seasons — Raiders Nation has endured 13 seasons of non-playoff football.'

'Raiders 31, Bills 28.'

'It's possible that the tight end takes a later flight to Oakland and makes it in time for Sunday's game. If Clay doesn't play, Nick O'Leary would start for Buffalo at tight end.'

'Lynn was hoping to have McKnight in Buffalo for training camp. The Bills needed a kick returner and ended up signing Reggie Bush. Lynn reached out to McKnight in May after the draft but was unable to connect with him.'

' The Ravens sit atop the AFC North and hold the head-to-head edge over the Bills. You want the Ravens to win here not only so the Dolphins take a loss as the second Wild Card team, but so the Ravens stay above Wild Card territory.'

'Oakland is on a roll right now and Buffalo will be playing like it has a lot to lose given where it stands in the AFC playoff race. LeSean McCoy and Tyrod Taylor may be the most dynamic backfield in the NFL, but unless the Bills can bring a consistent pass rush to slow down Derek Carr and the offense, I don’t see the Raiders faltering in Week 13.'

'A milestone day could be in store for running back LeSean McCoy. A single TD would be the 70th of his career, he would become the fourth-active RB to reach that milestone (Adrian Peterson – 102, Frank Gore – 90, Matt Forte – 72.) That score would put McCoy at 10 this season, the second time in his career he’d hit the double-digit mark for a season (2011). McCoy has all but locked up one milestone though, as six more yards on the ground gives him 1,000 on the season. The seventh-straight season McCoy topped that total.'

'Lynn tried to reach McKnight in May but said his cellphone was either turned off or not working. Lynn then asked others to reach out on his behalf, but they, too, were unsuccessful.'