Archives for December 2016

'He has nearly single-handedly been the key reason why the Bills (7-7) are still mathematically alive in the AFC playoff race.'

'Alexander, in his first season in Buffalo, is heading to his first Pro Bowl having racked up a career-high 11.5 sacks, including a three-sack performance against the Rams in Week 5. Alexander has also tacked on 47 tackles and one interception, coming in Week 14 against Pittsburgh.'

'"It was like the tides flipped," linebacker Preston Brown said following practice on Tuesday. "We were riding high, they were kind of on their way, then they just kept it going. That game didn't [disrupt" target="_blank"> our season. We could've found ways to win other games, but it definitely was a turning point in our season."

' If they intend to bring back the head coach for the 2017 season, they could very easily issue a team statement that he’ll be back and all the rumors swirling around him would cease to exist.'

'The biggest snub on the Bills roster has to be defensive lineman Kyle Williams. Throughout the entire season, Williams has been a dominant player on the interior of the Bills' defense and, at least in my opinion, was more worthy of a spot in the Pro Bowl than Alexander was.'

'So here I sit, wanting a quarterback without one available and wanting change without too much change. I see a team that all evidence shows is systemically broken, but I don’t want to wait for wholescale change and yet another rebuilding. I guess I want what can’t be given and that’s a problem.'

'The MVP of Buffalo’s offense, McCoy has the highest yards per carry average of his career, and has reached double digits in rushing touchdowns for only the second time.'

'For the first time in a long time the Bills defense got a stop in a goal-to-go situation. Up 3-0 in the first quarter the Buffalo defense was facing a 3rd-and-goal from their own 11-yard line. Kyle Williams sets up an end-tackle stunt with OLB Lorenzo Alexander. Williams is quick out of his stance and drives straight at LT Joe Thomas, drawing his attention. With rookie LG Spencer Drango initially having no one to block, he takes Williams inside shoulder and double teams the Bills defensive tackle.'

'The 2016 Bills now have 2,290 rushing yards on the season. They moved up 11 places from where their season ranked last week after their big ground total against Cleveland.'

'"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.'

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'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…'.