Archives for December 2016

'It felt oddly reminiscent of the first half of the Steelers game when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger singlehandedly kept the Bills in the game before turning to the rushing attack in the second half.'

'The Bills took a delay of game penalty in the quarter, lost a challenge, blew a timeout and a missed field goal. They were a Jerry Hughes personal foul away from bingo.'

'Also inactive for the Bills are: linebacker Lerentee McCray (concussion), wide receiver Dez Lewis, tight end Gerald Christian, defensive tackle Jerel Worthy, quarterback Cardale Jones and tight end Logan Thomas.'

'By punting, Ryan basically sealed his team’s fate because had the game ended in a tie, the Bills were still eliminated, and the chances of Buffalo getting the ball back after the punt were not great. Obviously, they never did as Ajayi wound up soaring past 200 yards rushing for the second time against the Bills this season.'

'Zooming to the top of the Bills Christmas wish list: Tackling lessons.'

'Ryan’s personal playoff drought is now at six years, a fact that’s not going to help his cause when ownership and management convene in the coming weeks to decide his future.'

'The defense allowed Miami to tie the game on a 55-yard field goal with six seconds to go, and then gave up a 57-yard run to Ajayi that set up the game-winning field goal in overtime.'

'I’ve been telling you for weeks the Bills were done, regardless of the computer simulators proclaiming they had life. They officially expired on Christmas Eve when Rex Ryan’s guys failed yet again to beat a quality opponent – and I have trouble even considering the Dolphins a true quality opponent despite their 10-5 record. Seventeen years, and with another coach/QB reset coming, there seems to be no end in sight to the perpetual misery this franchise inflicts on its fans.'

'Playoff hopes ended prior to the new calendar year, Before St. Nicholas arrives with his reindeer.'

'Taylor was in downtown Buffalo when he got into an accident that was not his fault around 10 a.m. He was unable to drive his 2013 black Mercedes G63 SVU to the game and needed to be picked up. The fact that he threw for a career-high 329 yards hours later didn't help brighten his mood, especially with the Bills losing 34-31 to the Dolphins and getting eliminated from playoff contention in the process.'

'"It didn't get heated with Richie. For us, we won the game. That's the goal. That's what we do."'

'"I know you can question it all you want," Rex said. "I've been pretty decent throughout my career. Obviously this was a rough night, there's no question. We've had some tough ones but I think the league is — I think offenses are pretty decent these days. They're able to move the football but again, I'll let my reputation stand for what it is and you can challenge it all you want."'

'The Bills had only 10 men on the field for the play because cornerback Stephon Gilmore had come out of the game for concussion protocol.'

'"At that time, and I even told our offense, 'We're going to ride you guys if we can,' but in that situation I was like, 'We're going to pin them down deep, if we get a step we're going to have time to get field goal range to win the game,' so that was just what I thought. I didn't think we'd have 10 guys on the field like we did on that run, but that's what happened."'

'Alright, obviously a tough day to say the least. Our guys fought their butts off and at the end of the day it wasn't enough. I tip my hat to our guys. Even down 14 we kept battling back and Miami's a good football team, they deserved the game and they won it.'