Archives for April 10, 2015

'"I don't know because he's not here with us anymore," said Manuel, a wry grin creasing his face. "I think God works in mysterious ways and I'm excited with the coach we have now. I think he's built a great staff around him. Offensively, I know we have some great guys. I'm very excited to work with (quarterbacks coach David) Lee. I met with him during the pre-draft and all that kind of stuff and I loved him. I'm very happy that he's here with us now."'

'"Unfortunately I forgot the freakish type of movement I have on my pitch," he joked.'

'The game against the Browns will be on national television on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m. It's the second year in a row that the Bills will play a preseason game on national TV: They faced the New York Giants in the Hall of Fame game in 2014.'

'Jackson has amassed almost 8,300 yards, including 5,646 on the ground with 37 total touchdowns. He surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in 2009 for Buffalo, rushing for 1,062 yards. Jackson will be playing for Rex Ryan, who has taken over the Bills’ helm. “He’s not afraid to speak his mind, but everybody loves him,” Jackson said. “When we announced he was going to be our head coach, I got three or four text messages and phone calls saying you’re going to love playing for Rex. Everybody loves him.”'

'“I don’t think that slows us down,” Woods said on the Howard Simon Show on WGR Thursday morning. “During this time period we’re able to work with each and every quarterback that we have here. So the timing will be there. It’s going to make each quarterback better to have to make every throw because if you don’t the next one will and that’s great for this team. They have to understand the offense, understand the players, and get this offense going. But I think with the new additions it won’t be too hard.”'

'The Bills will travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns on Thursday, August 20 at 8 p.m. in a nationally televised match-up on ESPN. It will mark the 11th time the Bills and Browns will have faced off in preseason play and the first time since 2006. It will also be the second consecutive season in which the Bills play before a nationwide audience during the preseason, after they appeared on NBC in the Hall of Fame Game in 2014.'