Archives for December 20, 2016

'"Obviously you don't want to be standing up here in this type of situation," Marrone said in a press conference with the Jacksonville media. "This is a tough time for the organization. We have two games left. A tough time for the coaches, a tough time for the players. One of the things I've come to understand is the great leadership that we did have from Gus.'

'Here are some tweets reacting to the news…'.

'By now, the decision facing the Bills in regards to Taylor is well known. His contract option would guarantee him nearly $31 million and make it difficult for the Bills to move on from him for at least three more seasons.'

'The game had an impressive 39.4 rating, which wasn’t that far off from the season-high rating of 42.3 rating for the Bills loss to Pittsburgh a week earlier in what CBS announcers billed as a “playoff game.”'

'That’s about all I took away from Sunday’s 33-13 rout of the dreadful Cleveland Browns. In other words, if ever there was a Bills game that had almost no redeeming value, it was this one.'

'As things stand, the Bills need to beat the Dolphins and the Jets in the final two weeks of the season and then get a lot of help. Specifically…'.

'“The good thing about the ownership here and the guys upstairs is that they actually listen to the players. That whole thing with the coaching move with the offensive coordinator, they were very involved which is cool,” McCoy said.'

'With seven grabs for 72 yards and a touchdown, Clay made a noticeable impact on the game. Clay and Taylor even did the unthinkable at times. Completed passes over the middle.'

'"That's kind of been the dialogue all week, as far as playing for him and his situation being on the hot seat," Alexander said. "But at the end of the day, we're all in this predicament. Any time a head coach changes, there's a lot of players who won't be here next year. We're not only playing for him. We're playing for ourselves and our teammates as well."'

'The McCoy who will play Miami on Saturday is healthy, barring something unforeseen in the next few days. He’s had three 100-plus-yard performances in the last four games.'

'Mathematically, they still have a miniscule percentage of a chance to make the postseason. Would the Pegulas be justified in firing a coach who might produce just the third winning record during the franchise's NFL-long playoff drought?'

'The Ravens (8-6) must lose their two remaining games to the Steelers and Bengals.'

'Wood knows exactly what it’s like to be in a family with sick child. While he was growing up, he lost his brother. “I am more aware on a personal basis with financial strains of having a sick child,” said Wood.'

'“I think as players we need to step up as men and be accountable and be mature,” he said. “There are certain things that happen in the course of games where (our coach) is not out there playing.”'

'The Bills had five total sacks in the game, in addition to five quarterback hits. Lorenzo Alexander added to his team lead with 1.5 sacks, and Jerry Hughes and Zach Brown had a sack each.'