‘In any case, he was a different coach his second year with Buffalo, going from being a folksy, willing interviewee with a self-deprecating sense of humor, to a prickly, easily-irritated man who became confrontational with the media.’
Archives for January 4, 2018
Buffalo Bills playoff excitement felt in Olean
‘“I felt really nervous at first that the Bills were going to blow it at the end. Then they came through and we were like, ‘OK.’ Then it was anxiety all over again because now we have to hope the other team does what they need to do,” said Anastasia, who watched the game with friends at Don’s Semi-Friendly Tavern, where she bartends in addition to her job at St. Bonaventure University. “We cried a little bit, not going to lie. It was a good feeling,”’
Unheralded RB Marcus Murphy ready to make a name for himself
‘”I know I have a role in this offense, just like everyone else,” Murphy said Wednesday after practice. “I can’t be Shady. You know, Shady is Shady. I just try to do what I can to take care of my role. When I get the call, I know what to do.”’
Bills have chances to burn Jaguars for big pass plays
‘”I think you have to be patient with your approach,” quarterback Tyrod Taylor said Wednesday. “Their defense, you have to be able to take what they give you, but at the same time, be able to take advantage of the big plays with the different coverages that you get.”‘
Jerry Sullivan: St. Doug, reluctant Public Enemy No. 1
‘Whatever the case, people here think of Marrone as a quitter, a man who walked away from the Bills after their first winning season in a decade. Aaron Williams tweeted, “Lost all respect!” minutes after Marrone quit that fateful evening.’
Bills Notebook: Hyde’s playoff message to teammates is ‘put in a little more effort’
‘”My message to these guys is just put in a little more effort,” said Hyde, who was in the playoffs for all of his past four seasons with the Green Bay Packers. “I mentioned there’s training-camp speed, there’s preseason speed, there’s regular-season speed and there’s playoff speed. This is amped-up a little bit. Guys are ready to go, watching a little bit more film, studying more.’
What They Said: Bills coach Sean McDermott on McCoy, Jaguars’ defense
‘We’re just going to take it one day at a time right now. He’s not going to practice today, but we’ll take it one day at a time.’
What He Said: Doug Marrone on facing Bills, McCoy, Taylor and weather
‘“They are a good football team. They are physical on both sides of the ball. I think they have done a great job, like we have over the course of the year, with turnovers. They have created a lot of turnovers. They have obviously done a good job in their coverage units, special team-wise, and they are dangerous on offense.”‘
It’s not too late: Plenty of Bills-Jaguars tickets remain but they are pricey
‘There were tickets available all over the Jaguars’ EverBank Stadium, but they’re still going to cost a pretty penny.’
Bengals QB Andy Dalton’s foundation buys billboards to say ‘thank you’ to Bills fans
‘The billboards — two on the Kensington Expressway, two on the I-190 and one on the I-290 — will be visible starting at some point on Wednesday and run through Sunday.’
Rod Watson: Playoff game? Please don’t tell me any more about it
‘We have Albany bracing for trials of former officials and contractors that will lay bare the buying and selling of state government. And we have a school system that, despite glimmers of hope and change, still graduates too few and fails too many. But is anybody rallying, partying or waving banners about any of that? No, it’s all Bills, all the time.’
Who is Marcus Murphy? Bills fans will find out if LeSean McCoy does not play
‘“Not the fact that I’ll be playing,” he said, “but that I’ll be in the playoffs. It’s something you grow up dreaming about. I’ve never been to the playoffs, this is my first year, but now that it’s Wednesday and we’re in the week, I’m approaching it like a regular-season game. Focus on the game plan, executing, and be able to do what we need to do to get prepared for the Sunday game.”’
Eighteen years later, the devastating Music City Miracle loss still haunts the Bills
‘That first day at Fisher in late July of 2000, no one could have foreseen the coming agony of the next 17 years because the Bills had been to the playoffs in 10 of the previous 12 seasons. Back then, the playoffs were almost a given, and on that initial day of camp, the Bills were anxious to get going on making it 11 trips in 13 years.’
Homeowners ‘Shout!’ love of Buffalo Bills with synchronized Christmas lights
‘In the mix of 35 songs, the Bills Mafia can shout along and watch the display located on White Oak Bend in Chili. With the current snow conditions the display is not expected to be taken down for at least two weeks.’
Richie Incognito says it feels like Tom Coughlin is ‘running the show’ for Jaguars
‘”I think if you watch them, Tom Coughlin’s finger prints are all over this thing,” Incognito said Wednesday. “It really feels like he’s running the show. Ball control offense, running the football, taking its time, suffocating defense that creates turnovers. When you get in third and long, they really turn up the pass rush. I think Coughlin and Marrone have been the stabilizing factor. They’ve had the talent. They brought in one or two guys here or there and it’s really invigorated the whole unit.”‘