Archives for September 2017

'“With our youth football outreach, we want to provide kids with an opportunity to engage with our players, and learn from them,” said Preston Teague, Buffalo Bills Director of Community Relations and Youth Football. “NFL Flag Football is a program that we hope to grow throughout Western New York and our Rookies did an amazing job working with the kids, it was a great night.”'

'Rookie Dion Dawkins will make his first NFL start Sunday against a strong Denver defensive front, but he’s more than ready having seen action each of the first two games.'

''Hughes might have the most advantageous matchup of any Bills player this week. With Denver starting LT Garett Bolles questionable with a bone bruise, Buffalo’s right defensive end will be working against a backup.'

'Glenn’s status seems a bit more questionable. After seeing some time on the practice field Thursday, Glenn was held out of practice Friday. That's not an encouraging sign after getting work on his ailing ankle the day prior. It sounds like the offensive staff wants to move into the early stages of the weeknd before determining what their starting left tackle will be able to give them on Sunday.'

'When Taylor plays in Orchard Park he has a respectable record of 10-6. The Bills average 26.0 points per game in those games. His touchdown to interception ratio is solid, slinging 23 touchdowns and forfeiting nine interceptions. All of that gives the team’s third-year starter in Buffalo a passer rating of 98.1 on home turf.'

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'"As me and my guy Ryan Davis say, 'We're from the mud,' " said Yarbrough. "We didn't get that luxury of coming into the league where we can make six, seven, eight mistakes but because we were drafted and they've got money invested in us they're going to keep us. We have a little more pressure on us.'

'“It wasn’t that I was beating a dead horse,” the greatest receiver in team history said this week. “It was just the mindset that I needed. If it's on your fingertips, you should be able to catch it.”'

'Hauschka spoke for nearly 20 minutes after practice Thursday about his transition to the Bills, how head coach Sean McDermott is building something “amazing” and “special,” and his genuine appreciation of the area (“I’m blessed to be here in Buffalo. What a great city to raise our first son in.”). And during our candid conversation about life and football, the 32-year-old opened up about another topic close to his heart: racial equality.'

'“This is probably the best front seven we’ve seen all year, including the preseason,” Joseph said. “It’s going to be a true challenge for us. Right now they’re ranked, what, third in the league, only allowing I think 264 yards a game, so that’s big time.”'

'“We just felt that … looking at our roster and the bottom third of our roster – and trying to improve every day like we always try and do – we felt like this would give us a chance to get a player of Robert’s caliber,” he said. “He’s been here before and he knows the system. He is a good special teams player as well as a backup safety at this point.”'

'The earliest the Bills could move on from Glenn is after this season. They’d have to do that before the third day of the new league year in March, when $6.5 million of his base salary becomes guaranteed. If the Bills were to cut Glenn at that point, they’d save a little more than $3 million in cap space in 2018, although Glenn could potentially cost more than $11 million in “dead money.” Potentially, that is, because the team could designated him as a "June 1" cut, which would spread out the amount of dead money over two years. That would put the Bills on the hook for $4.7 million in 2018 and $6.4 million in 2019. The cap savings in 2018 in that case would be $9.75 million.'

'Barrett registered four quarterback pressures in Week One against the Chargers and a whopping eight against the Cowboys on Sunday. He also had five run-game stops, so he hasn't been a one-trick pony.'

'“When I watch the tape, it is never as bad as you thought but it’s never as good as you thought either," McCoy said. “I just felt there were some plays I could have made. You watch the tape and maybe it is not as many as you thought but just knowing myself, everybody has to be honest when they watch the tape. You have to know your game. The problem with this league is a lot of players don’t take accountability, and I do. I will get it right this week."'

'Let’s start with this: Luck is 28 years old, in the prime of his career, and though he’s currently sidelined with a shoulder injury, he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. You don’t trade a guy like that, no matter what the return.'