Archives for December 2014

‘”I think Kyle Orton is very underrated,” Broncos safety Rahim Moore said. “I think in Buffalo that he’s found a home. They’ve given him chances to play, and he’s been winning games for them.””

‘”We look like a complete team when we take the burden off of them,” Watkins said this week. “The defense has been holding up the whole year. Now it’s time to come together as an offense and help those guys out. And I think if we can put up 28, 35 points a game, it’s going to be hard to beat us.”‘

‘The fifth-year player has had limited playing time when healthy this season. Williams has been inactive in three of Buffalo’s past seven games. He’s not had a catch since an 8-yard reception in a 17-14 win at Detroit on Oct. 5.’

‘Buffalo Bills linebacker Nigel Bradham was fined $16,537 Friday by the NFL for unnecessary roughness in last weekend’s win against Cleveland.’

‘The team said Friday that owners Kim and Terry Pegula have pledged $50,000. The NFL Foundation is also pledging $50,000, plus another $12,000 it generated in a fundraiser during the Bills “home” game against the New York Jets on Nov. 24. The game was relocated to Detroit because of the storm that dumped more than 6 feet of snow on the region.’

‘Williams, along with defensive end Jarius Wynn and tight end Chris Gragg, were the only three players that have been declared out by the Bills. Wynn will miss a fourth consecutive game due to a knee injury, while Gragg will be out for a second straight week because of a knee injury as well.’

‘”I’m tired of switching teams and learning new play books and meeting new players,” he said. “If I could stick around here for a while, that’d be the best thing for myself and my family.”‘

‘Kyle Orton and the Bills offense have to convert at a rate of near 50 percent if they want to pull off the upset in Denver. Buffalo has to keep drives alive to not only finish them with points, but more importantly to keep the ball out of the hands of Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense.’

‘”We are grateful to our community and our partners who join us in support of the disaster relief effort”, said Kim Pegula, owner of the Buffalo Bills. “Through it all, this storm brought out the best in the people of our region and our fans rallied together to get back on their feet as soon as possible. We appreciate the support from the NFL and the Detroit Lions who went above and beyond in their support as we dealt with the impact of the storm.”‘

‘”Very different,” Hughes said. “Just by the formations he’s using now. You can tell he’s different because you have to kind of adapt and adjust your game as the years go on, and for him to be in the league so long you can tell he’s adjusting because he just went back to a Super Bowl not too long ago. You know he’s always adding little pieces to his game to kind of just keep him going.”‘

‘”There’s no use at looking ahead and worrying about what the challenges are in the future,” coach Doug Marrone said. “You’ve got to accept the challenges of today.”‘

‘Asked by Denver-area reporters on a conference call Wednesday how his time with the Broncos ended, Orton said, “still have got some good friends back there. Pretty much it.”‘

‘”I know that the business side of this league is a dangerous part, but at the end of the day I just want to play football and the Bills have given me the opportunity to,” said Gray, an undrafted player who has spent short stints with the 49ers, Browns, Vikings and now the Bills since the start of 2013. “Four teams in two years, that’s a lot.”‘

‘Williams came to the Bills in a trade from Tampa Bay in the offseason after scoring 25 touchdowns in four seasons with the Buccaneers. The Buffalo native was supposed to upgrade the Bills’ passing game in the red zone, but he has rarely been given a chance. He has just eight catches for 142 yards, and his only touchdown came on an 80-yard bomb.’