Archives for June 10, 2017

'"For a young player to go through what he went through in his first couple of days, the way he handled it mentally, I thought, was phenomenal," McDermott said. "Yes, he was disappointed, more so disappointed in letting – he felt, from an accountability standpoint – his teammates (down). That was hard on him, but credit to him. He got himself right mentally and then got himself right, now, physically with the work he put in."'

'When a team makes a coaching change, there’s always a lot of news being made, and that has certainly been the case in Buffalo. Not counting the switch from Rex Ryan to McDermott, here’s my list of the 10 most noteworthy things that have happened since that franchise-pivoting event.'

'"Plenty of Buffalo's defensive stalwarts have already earned Pro Bowl nods," said Sessler. "Same goes for quarterback Tyrod Taylor and star back LeSean McCoy. Watkins is under pressure to generate a massive season after the Bills refused to pick up his fifth-year option and appear reluctant to sign him to an extension. Seemingly endless injuries have made Watkins a disappointment, but the fourth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft is clearly the No. 1 guy ahead of Andre Holmes, Corey "Philly" Brown and rookie Zay Jones. Just 23, the hugely gifted Watkins has a prime opportunity to turn his career around in 2017."'

'“This guy is on a mission," Hyde said. "Since day one, the first conversation I had with him I could really see it. I wasn’t a part of these last 17 years; a lot of guys on this team weren’t a part of these last 17 years. So when we’re thinking playoffs I’m thinking, “let’s do it…” Going from Green Bay and contending for a Super Bowl every year and coming here, Sean McDermott. He is just on a mission like I said and I just can’t wait to see what this season has in store for us.”'

'Since that time, the man that the video shows in the altercation with Rex and Rob Ryan officially accused the former Bills head coach of assault in his statement to police. On Friday, a new video — from TMZ Sports — has emerged from inside the establishment, and it shows Rex Ryan appearing to scream at the man and what looks to be Rob Ryan's arm pushing the man back. The video in full…'.

'“That is a great weight lifted off my shoulders. To play with a guy like that, words can’t express how I feel for him just coming back and playing with us again. He doesn’t have to do it but he loves the Buffalo Bills, he’s doing it for the team and he wants to see us get across that threshold. I’m just happy for him to come back and I’m just excited.” Dareus said.'