Archives for August 2015

'Not satisfied with a tie, the Bills went for two and Manuel connected with Bronson Hill to convert the two point try.'

'Manuel has been buried in the quarterback competition, not receiving the same type of opportunities as both Taylor and Cassel. Like Taylor, he couldn’t win the job with his performance tonight, but he had a lot to lose. To his credit, he stepped up when he needed to. The big test will be how the Bills react with rep counts, and more importantly, who he’s taking them with.'

'Dareus, entering the final year of his contract, is making $8.060 million for 2015. That, combined with the $90 million offer, makes it a per year average of just over $14 million.'

'Just a few days ago, Ricky Seale was an occupational therapist for autistic children in San Diego, but on Thursday night, he took the field for the Buffalo Bills.'

'EJ Manuel played the second half at quarterback and was under duress for most of the night, but with a drive start at their own 14-yard line and 7:24 to play, Manuel marched the offense 86 yards and on a 4th-and-goal at the 14 hit Andre Davis for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Then Manuel made good on a two-point conversion with a quick strike to Bronson Hill, who came out of the backfield to make the catch. The conversion put the Bills up 11-10 with 1:31 left to play.'

'“It’s a blessing,” Darby said. “I’ve just got to keep carrying myself and keep competing”'

'“Again I’m not going to make that decision until we play Indy,” said Ryan in reference to the opponent for the regular season opener. “Competitive reasons or whatever, go for it. We don’t need to tell them. Until the league makes us tell them we can just go right up in there and not say anything. We may know, but why would we say any different? The quarterbacks we’re talking about they’re all different so plan for all three of them. I think that’s smart on our part.”'

'Tonight in Cleveland will be a much better test of Taylor's starting candidacy. The Browns have seen him in practice at this week's joint sessions, and the defenders chasing him around the field will be of starting caliber.'

'“Once you’re out of shape and you’re too heavy for your body, everybody that gets in that situation doesn’t have much success,” Kromer said. “Because you can’t move as well as you’re expecting. You’re expecting to be able to do things you can’t do, so, yeah, he was a little behind. And, gosh darn, did he work hard and come in in shape and ready to go.'

'Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rappaport of NFL Digital Media said NFL sources told them McCoy would be back in action for the Colts' game.'

'The player who might most be affected by this is Taylor, who is getting a chance to start against the Browns in his quest to win the starting quarterback job. Unlike Matt Cassel, who had the benefit of a viable starting group last week against Carolina, Taylor certainly won’t have that, a tough break indeed.'

'The Bills haven’t made the postseason for a league-leading 15 consecutive seasons, the Browns right behind at 12 in a row. Each are record droughts for the storied franchises, in existence a combined 125 years.'

'“Our backgrounds are very similar, both our dads are legendary coaches,” said Ryan, whose father, Buddy, coached the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears and later the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. “(Pettine’s) smart, knew the game extremely well, hard-working and dedicated and passionate. So I knew he’d get this opportunity.”'

'Bryant, a veteran defensive tackle, spent last season with the Jacksonville Jaguars before getting cut in the offseason. The 6-foot-4, 320-pound Bryant won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks in 2013. After Jarius Wynn landed on injured reserve, the Bills needed to bolster their depth up front.'

'Goodwin chatted with Pagano and his family while signing autographs and asked if they would be at the Bills' preseason game against the Browns in Cleveland on Thursday. He then offered Pagano tickets to the game.'