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Archives for January 2018

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.’

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.”‘

Buffalo Bills are ‘easily the weakest team in the field,’ says Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders

‘Perhaps the worst area of their game over recent weeks has been the run defense, which ranks dead last in DVOA since Week 10. That’s not a very good weakness to have against a Jacksonville offense built on pounding the ball. Did we mention that Buffalo’s best player, LeSean McCoy, is a game-time decision because of an ankle injury? Oh well, Buffalo fans. At least a playoff loss is better than another year without football in January.’

What Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said in a conference call with Buffalo Bills media

‘I’ve moved on from that. Like I said before, it’s been a while ago. They’re where they want to be and I’m where I want to be. We’re getting our team ready. I’m focused on my team and this game. That’s really all my focus is. My focus is not what’s gone on in my past whether it be Buffalo or Syracuse or New Orleans or the New York Jets or wherever I may have been.’

How Tyrod Taylor responded to benching helped define Buffalo Bills’ season

‘”At the end of the day, I’m asked to do a job,” Taylor said that week. “When I come into the facility, whether I’m a starter, backup, I have to continue to prepare. You never know when that opportunity will present itself. Stuff happens in this league, and you have to be ready for when opportunity presents itself. I will be ready; I continue to prepare the way I normally do, and if and when that opportunity presents, I’ll be ready to go out there and play.”‘