Archives for September 2017

'Harlan was so off his game that I almost longed for Spero Dedes. Almost.'

'Goldsmith, 31, ran 15 miles from his home in North Buffalo to the stadium, starting what he hopes will be an annual “Running of the Bills” tradition.'

'In Fagen's version, which more skeptical viewers may interpret as a fantasy, what's alive is not the hills, but the Bills. Her source of inspiration is not the picturesque Austrian countryside, but the less classically beautiful surroundings of New Era Field in Orchard Park…'

'The next key juncture came late in the third quarter. The Bills had let the Jets hang around for way too long, and when New York pulled within 14-12, you started to wonder if the Bills were going to find a way to blow what should have been an easy victory. Perish the thought as the offense answered with an impressive 80-yard march to Mike Tolbert’s clinching touchdown run.'

'“You know, it’s a great team win, all 11 guys on defense,’’ said Poyer following the Bills’ 21-12 victory Sunday over the New York Jets at New Era Field in front of 68,751 fans. “It was fun to play in front of that crowd. We have a lot of work to do, we’re excited to get that first win, but we have a lot of work to do.’’'

' “No doubt, I mean, we have to play a lot of talented teams,’’ guard Richie Incognito said. “We have a tough schedule. This is one step in the right direction. We’ll collect our thoughts and then come back Wednesday and get grinding on Carolina.’’'

'McDermott: “There was some really good fundamentals yesterday, and you’ve heard me talk at length about fundamentals. We’re big believers, philosophically, in fundamentals and the tackling did show up on the defensive side and special teams. I thought the blocking, our offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage, and I thought we caught the ball, for the most part, well.”'

'"He's capable of rushing the passer," Frazier said. "We just felt like yesterday Ryan Davis was better suited for what they were doing with their guards. There may times down the line where Marcell may find himself in that role as well. For now, at least for yesterday, it was more about Ryan in those situations. Not that we don't think Marcell can be effective in those situations."'

'"We knew going into this game the backers were something that we had to take advantage of match-up wise," Taylor said. "We didn't think that those guys could stop Shady and Charles coming out of the backfield and as well just working them into the middle of the field. Those outside targets will definitely come but it is a game of match-ups, and each game is going to be different. We have to be able to take advantage of those match ups."'

'Safety Jordan Poyer was the only Bills player to record a sack on Sunday. The Jets' game plan seemed to be focused on having Josh McCown get the ball out quickly on three step drops, but the Bills need to find a way to generate more pressure from their front four going forward.'

'“The combination of LeSean and Mike, I think that was a healthy rep-swing,” Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said. “Mike would come in and compliment LeSean’s style, so that was a good combination in there working for us. I was happy with the way both of those players played.”'

'“I learned a lot from my stuff, a lot of which are still there. The players, I learned a lot from the players. It’s a great organization. They do things the right way, they’ve won a ton of games, they’ve got a very talented football team,” he added.'

'Though several fans celebrated the newlyweds, others took out their adrenaline — or aggression — on an actual jet cockpit parked in a lot. With a bat and a Bills hard hat, the mafia went to town on the green-and-white liner.'

'"I really appreciate the time that I spent there," McDermott said. "But I also know the work we have to put in this week, and that's where my focus is right now."'

'Taylor threw deep only once, and it fell incomplete, and he spent the rest of the day throwing to his backs and tight ends.'