Archives for September 6, 2015

'The investment was minimal … the savings were substantial … and the move was totally unsurprising.'

'If the Bills are forced to scramble for a veteran by, say, October, they’ll be venturing into a thrift store of options on the open market. Matt Flynn, anyone? Tim Tebow?'

'Center (1): Eric Wood.'

'Therein is the essence of Ryan’s defensive genius, which has gone a long way toward allowing him to consistently field some of the stronger defenses in the NFL. The opponent’s expectation that he will constantly blitz often works to his advantage as it prepares to face his team and especially at the line of scrimmage before the snap.'

'Projected record: 10-6.'

'“I think it’s just going out there and doing your job,” Glenn said when asked if the players on offense feel pressure to match the defense’s results. “Doing what you can be in control of. Offense worrying about the offense, defense worrying about the defense and not trying to say, ‘Oh, we’ve got to do what the defense is doing.’ We’ve just got to do our job.”'

'“We have no fear,” Bills General Manager Doug Whaley said. “That’s how our defense is going to play. We’re good. We know we’re good.”'

'“You show up and work every day,” Incognito said. “You perfect the little things. You get better at the things you’re not doing well. You grow and it, honestly, takes on a life of its own. Everyone buys in, everything falls in place. If you’re working hard, in the right mindset and getting better every day, everything else takes care of itself.”'

'“A lot of those guys are just trying to get some publicity and that’s not me,” Gilmore said. “I look at guys like Champ Bailey – the guys who have done it for a long time – and they never had to do that. They let their play do the talking. … You don’t have to brag on yourself if you know what the film says.”'

'“What he’s done is come to Buffalo and really re-create the same situation,” Dansby said. “You have Tyrod Taylor, you have Shady McCoy, and then you’ve got Charles Clay at the tight end position that can get down the field. It’s going to be successful. He’s going to turn a lot of heads and put some points on the board.”'

'You don’t know what Ryan might do or say next, but he’ll never be boring. He promised to build a bully and brought in some of the NFL’s notorious miscreants, including Richie Incognito, Percy Harvin and IK Enemkpali, the man who punched out Rex’s former quarterback, Geno Smith.'

'Keep an eye on those footballs. Tom Brady, thanks to a judge nullifying his suspension in the “Deflategate” case, is coming to town. Brady’s record against the Bills is 23-3.'

'That simply was too much money to pay to a backup quarterback who, while a veteran, certainly isn't a game-changer. Manuel will now slot in as the No. 2.'

'The Bills have the option to roll over the cap space saved by cutting Cassel to 2016, when they have to worry about signing defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, linebacker Nigel Bradham and offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, among others.'

'The decision to cut Cassel came as a slight surprise. A day earlier Cassel said he was given "no indication" from the team that he should be worried about his job. He added that he was under the impression the Bills were intending to keep three quarterbacks after Buffalo released fourth-stringer Matt Simms.'