Archives for December 2014

‘The Bills lost their composure against the Broncos. Their 11 penalties played a part in chipping away at any chance Buffalo had of escaping Denver with a win. Bills players admitted that they lacked focus on the big stage. Well, Sunday will be another big stage, so the Bills better hope they learned something at Mile High.’

‘”Absolutely. You’ve got to walk away,” Hughes said, referring to his conversation with officials that got him penalized in the first place. “Given the importance of the games in December, I’ve learned from my mistakes. As a team, we’ve kind of learned from my mistakes. You don’t want to be that guy that kind of … eggs anything on, because at the end of the day, it hurts us as a team, so I think that’s really our main focal point is just getting better and smarter.”‘

‘”James, you said you were excited about playing at home,” the reporter said. “How will we know when you’re excited?” The media people around his locker laughed. Low key? It was a gross understatement. But it was a valid question. How would they know he was cranked up about anything given his quiet demeanor? The guy has barely made a peep since he arrived in Green Bay as a sixth-round pick in 2010.’

‘”It has been an honor to work with Jim Kelly and my colleagues in both parties to pass this bill on enhanced newborn screening, which will catch treatable conditions in thousands of infants each year,” Schumer said. “Screening is the first and most important line of defense in diagnosing and treating a number of rare, but potentially fatal diseases that can tragically cut short a precious, new life, and this bill will bolster that effort in New York and beyond.”‘

‘As part of the annual fan appreciation game, hot chocolate at the stadium will be half price, and hundreds of items at the Bills Store will be 25 percent off on game day.’

‘”We can’t do that,” Hughes said. “If we want to be a playoff team, those are things we can’t have done. You just take a look at the other side of the ball, how composed they kept themselves. They look like a playoff team. I didn’t. I have to make sure I get that corrected in a way it doesn’t hurt us in the future.”‘

‘Safety Da’Norris Searcy is fighting through a hamstring injury. He missed practice on Wednesday but was limited on Thursday.’

‘”When you move up to get a Sammy Watkins, I think everybody’s going to look at it now and say what was said even on draft day,” Kiper said. “Could you have gotten a receiver by not moving? That would have been Odell Beckham. You could have got Odell Beckham and given up nothing. That looks pretty good now to get Beckham.”‘

‘Williams’ career in Buffalo is all but over, and what an eventful year it was.’

Peppers eyes Super Bowl as playoffs draw near (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Hawk: ‘I shouldn’t be a storyline’ (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Despite success, Matthews’ future not at inside LB (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Lacy’s status for Sunday’s uncertain (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Packers have worked to limit hits on Eddie Lacy (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ Sam Barrington gains notice (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers LB shuffle leaves less snaps for Hawk (AP)

Hawk wants focus on Packers winning, not his playing time and future (Fox Sports Wisconsin)

Hawk: ‘I shouldn’t be a storyline’ (WAUK-AM)

Julius Peppers calls for Packers defense to ‘step on the gas’ (Packers.com)

Bills defense worthy of attention (Packers.com)

‘”I think Jerry’s an outstanding football player that plays with a lot of emotion who has to learn that he needs to control them at times,” Marrone said.’

‘Packers 0-5 at Orchard Park, and have never traveled to Ralph Wilson Stadium after Thanksgiving.’

‘Packers 30, Bills 24.’

‘The threat is real from the Bills because of their pass rush and capable receiving corps, but it’ll take near perfection from QB Kyle Orton and his offensive line to pull the surprise.’