Archives for October 3, 2014

‘After Wednesday’s practice, head coach Doug Marrone said the team would continue to evaluate both players but did not have a definite answer as to their availability. Rookie linebacker Preston Brown will step in for Bradham if he can’t play, and a combination of Stefan Charles and Corbin Bryant will replace Williams if he is unable to suit up verus Detroit.’

‘”I think for me, I’m a hard worker anyways so, when this happened obviously I was upset, I was frustrated. But at the same time, be a man. Be a pro. I think I kicked up my work ethic even more, and whatever I need to do,” he said. “You fight every single day. It’s hard, but life is hard. It’s a hard thing to deal with, but life is hard, it’s never going to be easy. And this is a hard business especially when you’re a young guy, but you can’t use that as an excuse. You have to continue to get better every single day, and even though I’m not starting I’m still going to make sure that I’m doing what I need to do.”‘

‘”He preached that as a defense we don’t need or want any weak links,” said Da’Norris Searcy. “That’s the significance of the chain. Everybody links up and says they’re going to be accountable for what goes on in the game. You’re going to know your assignments and know what to do and go out there and compete and play your hardest for the guy next to you.”‘

‘”We have a lot of talent in this room. Even with EJ. They made that decision because we lost two tough games and we always have to win. Now they are just putting more emphasis on it with the quarterback and we need to win now pretty much,” Robert Woods added.’

‘”You don’t worry about the repercussions and if something happens at least you went down guns loaded or guns blowing. Just going out there and let it rip. So that’s what I’ve been practicing this past week out there against our defense. Just allowing myself to go out there and make plays naturally.”‘

‘Lions 34, Bills 14.’