Archives for October 30, 2020

‘“I think it’s a credit to the coaches and training staff that didn’t really rush me back,” Feliciano said. “You know me, I was trying to get activated weeks before they did activate me. Thankfully, they didn’t listen to me and they kept me safe. Two weeks ago, I wasn’t ready. I think the coaches and the training staff did a good job of helping me realize that and then having a plan of how to get my strength back fast and conditioning up.”’

‘“For the most part, it’s New England Patriots football,” said Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes. “A lot of downhill runs, smash-mouth football. They’re going to challenge you in the first quarter, they’re going to challenge you in the fourth quarter. We understand this is just going to be a game up front where we’ve got to stop the run. You’ve got to be physical and you’ve got to bring your lunch pail. Because the same runs that we’re going to get in the first half will certainly show up in the fourth.”’

‘So, moves can be made. The question now is, does Beane want to make them? As of Thursday night, the Bills had $5.168 million in room under the salary cap, according to NFL Players Association records. That does not give Beane a lot of wiggle room to add – unless a player is going in the other direction as part of the deal.’

‘The Bills’ defense should be able to build on its second-half revival against the Jets last week and make Newton, whom McDermott knows well from their days together in Carolina, more miserable than has been the case for his last three games. Josh Allen and the rest of the offense need to be more efficient, and that should be good enough for a close win. Bills, 24-20.’

‘And speaking of Belichick, he is 7-2 straight up coming off three consecutive straight up/against the spread losses, including 2-0 straight up/against the spread in division contests. We saved the best for last with The Clincher: New England is 15-6 straight up and 18-3 against the spread as a dog off a loss under Belichick, including 10-0 against the spread off a double-digit defeat.’

‘White agreed last month to buy a five-bedroom house in Orchard Park, but the purchase is being challenged by rival bidders Marco and Kari Anne Cercone of West Seneca, who claim they already had the 5,444-square-foot house under contract when White came along with an “11th-hour” offer.’