Archives for June 2015

'He wore a blue Bills windbreaker. His emotional ties to his old team in green have been severed after six years.'

'"I know what's been written about me and other things," he said. "So do I have a chip on my shoulder? Absolutely. And it'll be fun. I know one thing: We ain't hiding. We ain't hiding from anybody — New England, Jets, anybody else. We'll take on all challenges and I'm looking forward to it. I haven't studied anybody else [in the AFC East]. I just know the talent that we have. And I'm excited about it."'

'"I can guarantee you one thing: Teams aren't going to want to play us," he said. "I can tell you that much."'

'"I'll definitely get booed when I come back with my team," Ryan said of the Bills' game at the Jets in November. "But that's fine with me."'

'"I don't have to explain myself to no one," McCoy said after a voluntary practice on Wednesday. "I said what I said. It's how I felt at the time. I'm done with that."'

'The alliance announced Wednesday follows up on the NFL's previously announced plan to stream the Oct. 25 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars. The game, which will be played in London, is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. EDT.'

'"I think he's got a big arm," Ryan said. "We had him for two years. He had no chance of making our team the first year that we had him. I contributed to that by getting the quarterback hurt, but he contributed well to the team when he led the NFL in quarterback rating in the preseason, so he's got some ability. Obviously he's got the bloodlines, he's smart; and, any time you can add to the competition of the football team, you go out and do it."'

'"I have nothing to say about that," he said. "I'm in Buffalo. Everything in Philadelphia is over, and I have nothing more to say about it. It is what it is. Everybody can make their own thoughts and assumptions, but I'm done talking about it."'

'The partnership will bring the NFL's International Series game in London between the Bills and Jaguars on Oct. 25 to all Yahoo platforms, including Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Screen and Tumblr, which attract more than one billion monthly users.'

'He acknowledged the quarterback situation is "not an ideal situation or there already would be one guy there. But we have enough talent there so that, when it's all said and done, we'll be fine."'

'“(The competition) is what it is right now,” Ryan said. “Three guys are going to be working at it, they’re splitting the reps. Don’t kid yourself, Matt will get opportunities. Will he get as many as the top three guys? Probably not. One thing about Matt, I know he’ll take advantage of the opportunities he gets and I’m not saying he can’t make this team.”'

'“Oh, man, I’ve been right tackle this day, left tackle this day,” Henderson told reporters recently. “And that’s fine with me. I need more reps on both sides anyway just so I can get that comfort back.”'

'It’s reasonable to believe the Bills could win a game or two more this year and reach the postseason. We’re hardly talking about a giant leap.'

'"It was a risky decision," Simms told the team website Monday. "Obviously when you have a job you don't want to just leave it because you never know what's waiting for you. Hey, happiness is the key and at that moment I just wasn't happy with the situation and how it was working out. I could kind of see the writing on the wall a little bit as well."'

'Show me that person who can draw a direct line from a few hours of football doings on June 1 to football success in September, October, November, December and beyond … and I'll introduce you to somebody who is equal parts minimalist, miniaturist and quack.'