Archives for October 14, 2014

‘Part of Spiller’s problem is that in four-plus NFL seasons he still hasn’t learned not to bounce every run outside in hopes of breaking a big play … that sometimes four yards are fine. And that’s on Hackett and his fellow offensive coaches.’

‘”Again, I want to stress to everybody. We did not – we are not – seeking to trade Mike Williams. His agent asked us,” Whaley said. “With anybody we have on this 53-man roster, if someone calls, it is our responsibility to listen to what someone offers. But we are not actively shopping anyone on this team.”‘

‘Whoever gets the nod – it probably wouldn’t happen until offseason – will have a big job on his hands. He’ll need to examine every aspect of an operation that has missed the playoffs 14 straight times and spent the last year making bold moves to impress its next owner.’

‘Is he angry? Feeling spurned? Or just doesn’t like losing?’

‘The Buffalo Bills game proved to be fruitful turf for state and local police Sunday.’

‘Whaley went out of his way to be clear that the Bills did not make the initial call, and he also said the team is not upset with Williams, and wants him to remain here and contribute to the offense.’

‘Chill everybody I’m happy with being a buffalo bill……. I mean come on it’s my dream my agent just did what a agent supposed to do.’

‘”I think I talked a lot of trash in the offseason and we weren’t able to back it up,” Spikes said. “That’s what hurts me the most. I pride myself on being a man of my word and I just let the city down. It’s just unfortunate.”‘

‘”He’s taking it as permission. I take it as anybody on this team, we have to do our due diligence, and if there’s somebody out there that’s willing to give us compensation that we think is fair and would help us in the long run, we would entertain it. It doesn’t mean we would do it, we would entertain it. Again, that’s for anybody, not just Mike Williams. Russ (Brandon) would do it for me if someone called for me. That’s part of the business, especially coming close to the trade deadline.”‘

‘”Even though I refused to pay a ridiculous price for the Buffalo Bills, I would have produced a winner. Now that won’t happen.”‘

‘”We like Mike Williams, we expect him back and we expect big things from him,” Whaley said. “But like anybody, if he gets me compensation worthy of a No. 1 wide receiver, which he claimed he is, then we would entertain it.”‘

‘Running back C.J. Spiller got a season-low 12 snaps on offense. He has been largely inefficient in 2014 with only a 3.4 yards per carry average, and the Bills seem to be getting frustrated by his penchant to bounce runs outside. Fred Jackson (52) received over four times the amount of snaps of what Spiller was given.’

‘”The agent called me and asked if they could have permission to talk to other teams. I said we like Mike Williams, we expect him back and we expect big things from him,” Whaley remarked. “But like anybody, if he gets me compensation worthy of a No. 1 wide receiver which he claimed he is, then we would entertain it.”‘

‘”Hadley Engelhard called me asking for (the ability to seek compensation for a trade),” Whaley said. “No team has contacted us and we have not contacted any teams. I want to stress this to everybody. We are not seeking to trade Mike Williams. We are not actively shopping anybody on this team.”‘

‘-RB Fred Jackson recorded a one-yard touchdown run against the Patriots. He now ranks tied for fourth in Bills history with 29 career rushing touchdowns (Wray Carlton). He sits tied for seventh in Bills history with 36 overall touchdowns (Joe Cribbs).’