Archives for October 19, 2017

‘Clay plays in all situations for the Bills, having taken part in at least 80 percent of the offensive snaps through the first four games before getting hurt early against Cincinnati.’

‘“I don’t necessarily hear (the criticisms). I stay away from the media,” the Bills quarterback said before Wednesday’s practice. “We’re here to talk about Tampa Bay and getting ready for that. So any questions that pertain to that, I’m ready to answer.”’

‘”I still love this game,” Fitz said. “I love being out there, so I’m really happy with the decision I made.”‘

‘Don’t shake things up by instituting a new policy that requires players to stand. Don’t be confrontational with what seems to be less of an emotional powder keg than it was earlier this season.’

‘“It’s something that I’ve really put my mindset on, getting going and getting back to just playing my ball,” McCoy said before listing off all that entails. “Finding the end zone. First downs. Big runs. Big chunks. Making guys miss, You know, highlight plays. All that, even it’s good for me, but it’s good for our team. It keeps the offense on the field. … Just got to get going, man, get back to just playing our football.”’

‘McDermott is sure to couch his remarks, but he seems to be saying that Taylor’s marginal weapons are no excuse. He’s an inferior passer in a passing league. I suspect the Bills have already made their minds up on Taylor, and the quality of the team’s receiving corps will not alter their opinions on his future.’

‘Thompson spent one game in 2014 and 2015 training camp and preseason with Buffalo before an injury in practice in the week before the regular season led to him being waived with an injury settlement. Last year with the Chicago Bears, Thompson caught 22 passes for 249 yards with three touchdowns on 36 targets. Included in that stat line was an eight-grab, 110-yard performance against the Packers.’

‘Winston is still considered day-to-day, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against the Bills in doubt. Former Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick would start for the Bucs if Winston can’t go.’

‘A: I don’t necessarily hear; I stay away from the media. We’re here to talk about Tampa Bay and getting ready for that, so any questions that pertain to that, I’m ready to answer. As far as the other stuff, it comes with the job. I’m a focused guy, and I know what it takes to get myself mentally prepared for a game, so I’m going to continue to keep building that each week.’

‘“Ryan is always extremely well prepared. If you put it in perspective, Jameis has 37 starts. Ryan has 116. Ryan got all of the passing reps today, so that’s about 35 more than he’s gotten since the season started with the first offense. He’s a pro. He knows how to prepare and he showed that last week. However it works out, we are going to be fine either way.”’

‘The money magazine projected Pegula’s net worth at $4.3 billion. He ranked seventh among individual NFL owners and fifth among NHL owners.’

‘Children engaged in a variety of activities on the Bills’ practice field while interacting with players Lorenzo Alexander, Preston Brown, Dion Dawkins, Patrick DiMarco, Vladimir Ducasse, Reid Ferguson, Stephen Hauschka, Nathan Peterman, Colton Schmidt, Keith Towbridge, Kyle Williams and Eric Wood.’

‘The paper added that McCargo is also wanted in California. He reportedly failed to show for a hearing after being charged with inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, former spouse and/or cohabitant, which also violated his probation.’