Archives for October 17, 2013

‘There are tentative plans to have eastbound traffic only on Route 20A from Drive 1 and Regional Club Drive to Route 219, Orchard Park Police Chief Mark Pacholec said Wednesday night.’

‘”It means a lot playing in the NFL, period,” Lewis said. “It’s just extra to get to go home and play in front of people you know and people that know you. It is a great opportunity.”‘

‘Just how much practice time Manuel will need before he goes back to game action is uncertain. “I think when he returns to practice I’ll be able to tell you exactly where he’s at,” Marrone said.’

‘Last Sunday, Legursky restarted his football career as he returned from a preseason knee injury and played his first game for the Bills. He played 83 percent of the offensive snaps (57) at left guard against Cincinnati, and played well enough to convince the Bills they no longer needed Colin Brown. Brown, who had struggled mightily the first five weeks of the season, was waived and replaced on the roster by practice squad offensive lineman Mark Asper.’

‘”He’s a such a perfectionist,” said Jerry Hughes, who coached Lewis at both Miami Booker T. Washington and Hialeah-Miami Lakes. “He doesn’t like making mistakes. Now look at him.”‘

‘”The one thing I learned from him was he was always straight with us,” Marrone, 49, said Wednesday on a conference call in advance of the Bills’ visit to Sun Life Stadium on Sunday. “He would always tell us exactly what he thought, and one of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is you never had to worry about where you stood.”‘

‘”It was an outstanding experience for me. Obviously, it was a short time,” said Marrone during his conference call with the South Florida media. “John Sandusky was my line coach and shoot, I even had a young Mike Westhoff, how about that? But it was really a great thing. I’ve always tried to tell people I was never really good enough to hang on in the league for a long period of time but I was able to be around some special people and really learned a lot.’

Buffalo Bills quarterback Thad Lewis is back where he started (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins’ fund-raising effort grows with fourth annual Dolphins Cycling Challenge (Miami Herald)

Dolphins mindful of recent woes against young quarterbacks (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins preparing LBs Trusnik, Jenkins for extended roles (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Staff predictions: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Buffalo Bills coach, who faces Miami Dolphins on Sunday, learned lessons from Don Shula (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins Cameron Wake and Dimitri Patterson closer to full health; not so for Dannell Ellerbe (Palm Beach Post)

Dolphins return to work to face division foe Buffalo (Fox Sports Florida)

Backup Linebackers Prepared For Anything (MiamiDolphins.com)

Marrone Remembers Days As A Dolphin; Other Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Coach Philbin: We Have To Play Extremely Well At Home (MiamiDolphins.com)

Tannehill: I Feel Like We Are Right Back On Track (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘Coach Doug Marrone was able to provide a more definitive timetable on Manuel’s recovery Wednesday after consulting with team doctors. Manuel began working out on his own Tuesday for the first time since being hurt in a loss to Cleveland on Oct. 3.’

‘The schedule doesn’t get easier for a team that has lost six straight and 15 of its past 17 road games.’

‘”You’ve got to be confident in this league,” said Lewis, who practiced fully Wednesday after hurting his right foot in the game. “If I was nervous in any way, shape or form, Cincinnati would’ve ate us up.”‘

‘Marrone said that Manuel’s best-case scenario for a return would be in four weeks, which would make him available for the Bills’ home game against the AFC East-rival New York Jets on Nov. 17. Buffalo has its bye the following week.’

‘”Am I disappointed? No,” Marrone said. “I want to make sure that he’s healthy when he comes back.”‘

‘The running back has played on the ankle each of the past two weeks, and head coach Doug Marrone insists that the injury is better than it was the previous week. Joining Spiller and Manuel on the ‘did not participate’ list is only defensive lineman Kyle Williams. Williams was given a rest day for his Achilles injury, much like he has been in prior weeks.’

‘”I spoke to the doctors and it’ll be four to six weeks from now,” said Marrone. “So the earliest will be four and the latest will be six weeks without any setbacks. He’s doing well and he’s in rehab working hard.”‘