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Archives for January 2018

Bills Today: Front office enters evaluation mode

‘“I think I was hired this week or this Friday a year ago. I’m anxious to build on what we did. The second year through it for me as a head coach, there’s a lot I want to improve on as well,” he said. “Not only in what I do, but also our procedure, our approach. You guys know me, I take a lot of notes. We’re going to go through those notes and make sure we’re doing everything at a certain type of level. A standard, and that’s a standard of winning.”’

Decision on Tyrod Taylor looms for Bills GM Brandon Beane, coach Sean McDermott

‘“You want a franchise quarterback. Everybody does,” he said. “I said that back when I got here. That’s one of the GM’s main jobs is to have a franchise quarterback. It’s a quarterback league. Where you get it, I really don’t care. If you give me one, whether he’s on the street now, whether he’s a free agent, whether I draft him, I’ll take one anywhere.”’

Beane acknowledges Bills have ammo to move up in draft with 8 picks in first 5 rounds

‘”You want a franchise quarterback, everybody does. I said that back when I got here: That’s one of the GM’s main jobs is to have a franchise quarterback. It’s a quarterback league,” Beane said. “Where you get it, I really don’t care. If you give me one, whether he’s on the street now, whether he’s a free agent, whether I draft him, I’ll take one anywhere.”‘

Jerry Sullivan: If allegations are true, Incognito has to go

‘Yes, Incognito is a Pro Bowl guard and one of the presumed leaders on a team that reached the playoffs for the first time in 18 years. He’s good for a quip in the locker room, a refreshing character. But if there’s a shred of truth to accusations that he made racially insensitive comments to a Jacksonville player, he has to be gone.’

Bills notebook: Cordy Glenn has foot surgery; Beane ‘very critical’ of game management

‘That leaves the Bills in a bit of a conundrum. They paid Glenn handsomely in a 2016 extension that made him one of the highest-paid players at his position. Cutting him would be expensive, and even a trade would leave the Bills with significant dead cap space. So the best course of action, if Glenn can return healthy from nagging foot and ankle injuries, may be to move Dawkins to right tackle for the time being.’

What They Said: Bills GM Brandon Beane, coach Sean McDermott wrap up season

‘No, you know we have a long way to go. We really do. We have a lot of work to do. We’re trying to compete and win everyday. We really are. I know we said it and people drew their own conclusions of what our strategy was or what this team was or was not going to be. The great thing was this team defined itself in their prep every day on and off the field to get the results.’

Rick Dennison’s future as Bills offensive coordinator yet to be determined

‘“We are literally just evaluating,” Beane said. “We spent all day (Monday) talking with players, just getting some recon of plans for the off-season, feedback, and Sean and I are going to sit down over the next few days and start evaluating a lot of the things that happened this year and how we’re going to take it forward.”’

Brandon Beane, Sean McDermott discuss Rick Dennison, Tyrod Taylor and Bills’ offense

‘”We’re not satisfied with the whole offense,” Beane said. “It wasn’t just about Tyrod. There’s a lot of hands in the cookie jar so to speak. Sean and I, we’re going to talk about everything. We know we have to get better on offense, on defense, on special teams. We’re far from a finished product. I don’t know if you’re ever hear us say we’re a finished product. We have a lot of work to do and we know that. That’s going to get started pretty quickly after this press conference.”‘