Archives for August 15, 2015

'Asked if there was a scenario in which Johnson could've kept him, Ryan said, "Maybe, but I'll tell you this: He couldn't do it. There's no chance he could've brought in another GM and kept me again. There's no way. It wouldn't have never worked in New York. They weren't going to allow it. The media wasn't going to allow it. It wasn't going to work."'

'Taylor stole the show amassing 96 total yards, 47 of which came on the ground. Taylor's performance was so impressive that Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan wasted no time in announcing him as the starter for Buffalo's next matchup, Thursday at Cleveland.'

'The Bills had one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL last season under Doug Marrone. The line was his baby and he coached them in every practice and you saw the results. This season through training camp and one preseason game we’re seeing improvement.'

'"I said it wasn't about winning or losing, but I lied," Head Coach Rex Ryan said after the game. "I hate losing. It killed a pretty darn good day."'

'If Manuel is once again with the third-team this whole week and against the Browns, that is quite telling as to where the coaches view him in the quarterback competition. It’s still a wait-and-see situation for this week, because we haven’t gotten to the practices just yet. However, it’s fair to wonder if Ryan may have tipped his hand here, and if it’s now just a race between Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor. Either way, Sunday’s rotation will be enthralling.'

'The first team defense was very effective against the run early, but did give up an 80-yard touchdown drive. The defense was effective on third down throughout the game holding Carolina to 3-of-11 on third down conversions (27%).'

'“Tyrod will get the first reps he’s going to start,” said Ryan in his postgame press conference Friday night. “He’s going to get a lot of the first reps so we’ll do it business as usual, but he’ll be getting the first shot at it, so he’ll probably be getting a few more reps.”'