Archives for September 5, 2017

'"It’s not so much bringing in our own guys. I’m not in that mode of thinking," he said. "It’s about the right guys. It’s about the right guys at the right time. That’s really what we’re interested in, is good people, good football players that are interested in the team-first mentality and embrace what this city’s all about.'

'"That's what this is about. This is about development in terms of a young player, and we're looking for all of our players to continue to improve, all of our coaches, myself, that's what we do."'

'“The only thing you know about Buffalo is, it’s cold,” McCoy, 29, joked of his initial impressions of Western New York. “I mean, that’s about it. Until you get here and you see the players in the locker room. … But I will say this, once I got here and met the team and people around, there’s a lot of good people around here. They love their football. So that helped everything out.”'

'"I like Job Webb. I mean, just my history, Brandon's history with Joe, he plays a lot of different positions, he brings a lot to the table, just starting with the person he is," Bills coach Sean McDermott said. "He's a high-energy guy, positive person, good for our culture, good for our locker room. He plays special teams. He plays quarterback. He plays wide receiver. He plays DB. I mean, I've just been around Joe for a couple years in Carolina there and we know what he brings to the table. When Carolina let him go, we felt like it was a good opportunity for us in a lot of ways."'

'"The competition between Vlad and John has been fun to watch, in terms of watching both of those players put their best foot forward," McDermott said. "Those guys are going to continue to battle."'

'I like Joe Webb. I mean, my history, Brandon [Beane]’s history with Joe, he plays a lot of different positions. He brings a lot to the table just starting with the person he is. He’s a high-energy guy, positive person, good for our culture, good for our locker room, he plays special teams, he plays quarterback as you mentioned, he plays wide receiver, he plays [defensive back], I mean he’s done it all. I’ve just been around Joe for a couple years in Carolina there. We know what he brings to the table and when Carolina let him go, we felt like it was a good opportunity for us in a lot of ways.'

'Well, you know you hope that the guys can stay healthy that are playing, but you always got to have a back-up plan if something were to happen and we get an injury, and I know that Sean [McDermott] and the rest of our scouting staff, with Brandon [Beane] and all, they’re taking a look and they’re just trying to make sure that we have the proper depth if we were to get injuries on Sunday so I think we’ll be alright, they understand the situation and we’ll work through it.'

'Webb has spent the past three seasons in Carolina after four years with Minnesota. He’s listed as a quarterback, but he’s been a jack of all trades in the NFL playing wide receiver, defensive back, and special teams.'

'The Taylor concussion situation remains cloudy, no pun intended, and it is further complicated by the fact that third-stringer T.J. Yates remains in concussion protocol as well. Thus, if Peterman starts, the Bills needed a backup and that man is going to be 30-year-old veteran Joe Webb who was signed Monday morning.'

'The Buffalo Bills made a surprising move in releasing second-year running back Jonathan Williams on Sunday afternoon. On Monday, no other NFL team claimed Williams and he is now a free agent, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.'

'In 38 coverage snaps, Gaines was targeted just five times this preseason, and it's easy to see why when looking at the results. He surrendered just one catch for six yards, while notching a pick and two break-ups. Quarterbacks had a rating of 0.0 when challenging his coverage in August.'

'"Just in observing him this morning in our meetings and our walk through, he's very engaged," Frazier said. "Really into it. I think he's looking forward to having a big week of practice and playing well for us on Sunday. All indications based on today's meetings and walk throughs were all positive. We've got a practice this afternoon and I'm sure he'll be engaged and ready to go as well."'

'"Resilience is important," McDermott. "Resiliency, grit, being adaptable. Sometimes a setback is a setup for a comeback. That's the name of the game in this business. We feel good that we'll have clarity around the situation when we needed. This team is ready. We've adjusted before and I expect that we'll adjust again."'

'"Well Jonathan, I thought he had a good preseason," McDermott said. "There's a lot to like about what he did. That said, we're doing what's right for this football team. I have a lot of confidence in the running backs behind LeSean in Mike Tolbert, Joe Banyard, Taiwan Jones. We feel good about those guys. There's also an element of special teams baked in here with those players. There's three phases to the football team as you've heard me say before. Having a balance in all three phases is important for us."'

'"I like Joe Webb," McDermott said. "My history with Joe, Brandon's history with Joe. He brings a lot to the table, just starting with the person that he is. He's a high energy guy, positive person. Good for our culture, good for our locker room. He plays special teams, he plays quarterback as you mentioned. He plays wide receiver, he plays DB. He's done it all. I've been around Joe for a couple years in Carolina there. We know what he brings to the table."'