Archives for February 2017

'“Of course,” said Taylor in an appearance on the John Murphy Show. "I know the team very well. I know how close we are as a team. I know the talent that we have on the team. We can be a very special team, especially with the right leadership, and I believe we have some coaches in that are definitely ready to go out there and make us work and get things turned around. So definitely looking forward to seeing what they can bring."'

'"It's just a sit-and-wait game right now," said Taylor, who has been in Buffalo this offseason rehabbing from sports hernia surgery that was performed a month ago.'

'The best-case scenario Sunday is that Ryan will say something outrageous about New England Coach Bill Belichick or quarterback Tom Brady. The worst-case scenario is he pulls a Belichick and just gives out coach speak.'

'“My focus is not on the contract situation or what’s gonna happen, it’s more just being healthy,” said Taylor, who underwent groin surgery a few weeks ago. “The thing that keeps my mind off of it is rehabbing. If I didn’t have to rehab, I’d probably be thinking about (the contract situation) all the time.”'

'Buffalo is expected to move to a 4-3 defense in 2017 and Hughes will start at defensive end. Hughes thrived as a DE in Jim Schwartz's wide-nine defense and his ability to disrupt the quarterback will make him an important piece to Sean McDermott's defense.'

'Coming off a season in which he had 1,623 yards from scrimmage and 14 touchdowns in 15 games, McCoy certainly can make the case he's the best back in the NFL. McCoy turns 29 in July, however, so the Bills have to hope he can stay among the league's best running backs for a few more years. '

'"The thing that keeps my mind off of it is rehab," Taylor said. "If I didn't have the rehab it'd probably be on my mind all the time."'

'Since Tom Coughlin was hired as executive vice president of football operations and Marrone promoted to the full-time post on Jan. 9, the Jaguars had announced several staff moves, including coordinators Nathaniel Hackett (offense), Todd Wash (defense) and Joe DeCamillis (special teams).'

'"The conversations isn't about necessarily contracts, it's more so getting to know each other. I've known a couple of the new coaches for a couples years from my time in Baltimore," Taylor said. "For the most part just getting to know guys and if I'm the guy that management chooses to keep around, definitely want to be able to be comfortable around those coaches. That's what I'm doing in the time I see them now."'

'“Early impression is he’s exactly what we thought when we interviewed him,” said Pegula in an appearance on the John Murphy Show. “He’s very, very thorough and a hard worker. He’s a good person. It’s showing already."'

'The 37-year-old McGeoghan has spent the past two seasons as the wide receivers coach at East Carolina. Prior to that he spent three years with the Miami Dolphins as assistant wide receivers coach.'

'Lubick is entering his ninth season in the NFL after spending the past two years with the Denver Broncos as the assistant wide receivers coach under Rick Dennison, now the Bills’ offensive coordinator. The 39-year-old Lubick spent four seasons (2010-14) as an offensive assistant with the Texans.'

'The team now has 15 coaches, but still needs to hire a defensive backs coach. Here's an updated look at the Bills' coaching staff after the Thursday hires.'

'Romo will turn 37 years old in April and is coming off a season in which he missed the first 10 games with a back injury and conceded his starting job to rookie Dak Prescott. He also missed the final 12 games of the 2015 season with a shoulder injury.'

'"If Carson Palmer retires, Romo could be an option in Arizona, and sources said the Cardinals are very high on Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and could be prepared to trade up to land him this spring. If the Cardinals determine Watson is out of their reach, Tyrod Taylor is very appealing to Arizona and would be a great fit in Bruce Arians' scheme."'