Archives for September 7, 2017

'"Rebuilding is one thing, but the expectations … I don't understand why the expectations would be set any different than when I was there. The difference is, you actually have draft picks. I never had those. To me, it's like, go ahead. All this talk about how talented they were when I was there, I want to see it on the field. We'll see."'

'Bills 24, Jets 13.'

'percentage in back-to-back seasons—joining Ryan Fitzpatrick (2011-12) and Jim Kelly (1990-91, 1993-94).'

'The Bills had 10 games with at least 25 points — tying the franchise record, set in 1990, though they were just 5-5 in those games, whereas they finished 10-0 in 1990, en route to a loss in Super Bowl XXV.'

'My team might have been bad a lot more than they were good during that time, but I wasn’t going to let them down by not following them.'

'“It’s definitely something as a football player you don’t want to go through,” he said. “There’s a lot of steps you have to go through to get back on the field. You just have to see it through. I’ve been feeling well for a while now, but you have to respect their end of the process and them getting me back on the field. Football is a short span of your life, and your health goes on past football. So, I had to do everything right to make sure you’re out there safe and functioning the way you’re supposed to be.”'

'“This is one of the reasons why we came here, was to win football games. To be able to perform in front of these fans and the passionate fan base that we have. To get this stadium back to where it belongs, in terms of our home-field advantage, and we look forward to getting out there this weekend in front of our fans. We look forward to making this a very hostile place and a place that people really don’t want to come to and when they travel down One Bills Drive, they know what this is about. Our guys understand that.”'

'“It seems like anybody Doug Whaley drafted, or did whatever, they’re running out of the building, from EJ Manuel to Sammy Watkins, Reggie Ragland, (Ronald) Darby, all those guys,” Ryan said. “To me, that’s a mistake. At the end of the day, you better win some games.”'

'"I'm comfortable with the chemistry that we have," Taylor said. "We spent a bunch of time after practice and a bunch of time watching film with each other, getting on the same page. Everything is not going to be reps, reps, reps. A lot of things we're going to have to be able to talk through and get on the same page mentally, so when we're out there physically we can just go out there and react. I'm comfortable where we are, just have to continue to keep getting better."'

'"I'm not sure, I hope I get more than he does," McCoy said. "But, one thing I've learned is you can't be too selfish, you know obviously, I'm gonna get a bunch of low looking carries, and he's a bigger, stronger, more physical runner than I am, it is what it is. So if he has times for me to get short yardage, I'm sure he'll go in and get it. But there's gonna be times when I'll be in there, so hopefully, that'll balance it out, that's more for the coaches, they'll work that out. I got stuff to really worry about. But now, if I go all the way down the field, you know, at the 2-yard line, I think Sean (McDermott) might give me a bone and let me get it, so we'll see."'

'The New York Jets have one of the worst rosters in the NFL. The Jets may have swept the Bills last season, but the some of best players from that team won’t be playing Sunday. Sheldon Richardson, Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker and Ryan Fitzpatrick are all gone. The defense will likely be a shell of itself, and the offense has close to zero fire power.'

'Every NFL team wants to stay healthy, but some teams need to avoid major injuries more than others. Buffalo is returning only 26 players from last season’s roster. The Bills’ depth is an issue at nearly every position on the roster with the possible exception of the offensive line. A few significant injuries could cripple the Bills, so any playoff push would need to start with staying healthy.'

'"Workload?" McDermott asked. "Whatever it takes to win the game. That's how we play the game. We play to win. Whatever it takes to win the game that's what we're going to do. If it means he's got to play every snap, that's what we'll do. If he's feeling good, like with every player, we'll look him in the eye and say, 'How do you feel? You feel good? Let's go.' No different with LeSean."'

'Buffalo moved on from Jerome Felton this offseason and replaced him with two fullbacks. Patrick DiMarco is considered among the best run blockers in the league and should play a significant role in the run game. Mike Tolbert is listed as a fullback, but look for the veteran to be a part of the running back committee backing up LeSean McCoy.'

'“As a player, you go out and watch him execute. We’ll continue to do that. To this point, (Taylor’s) don’t a good job,” McDermott said.'