Archives for September 10, 2015

'"We called him 'Big Smooth,'" Bills receiver Percy Harvin recalled. "He's always been that smooth guy. Not real talkative off the field, but once he got on the field, he was always one of the best athletes."'

'"I'm ready to go," McCoy declared at his locker following practice Wednesday. "I'm not sure I'll be exactly 100 percent. But I feel good enough to go out there and compete."'

'''That's the expectation in here, upstairs and in town,'' defensive tackle Kyle Williams said. ''When we go out on Sunday, we're not just going out there to compete, we're going out there to win.'''

'“When our defense is on that field, I can’t wait to see our fans. That’s your party time, that’s when you get your party on when our defense is out there.”'

'“He’s gone out and he’s performed well, and that’s why he’s starting,” Bills defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman said Tuesday. “You don’t get a chance to start in the National Football League unless you’re performing. He’s gone out, he’s performed, he’s done his job. We’re confident in him, that he’ll go out and get it done, just as Marcell would’ve gone out and gotten it done. So, we don’t feel like there will be much of a drop-off, if any. And we expect him to go out and perform at a high level.”'

'The question hovering over the heads of the Bills leading up to the contest with the Colts is whether their prize acquisition of the offseason would be ready to play. Running back LeSean McCoy has been, at the very least, working to the side with trainers for a couple of weeks now. Slowly, to not upset the hamstring injury, McCoy has been working himself into practice more and more — and now, at least according to Rex Ryan before practice, is a full participant at practice.'

'“I feel good. I feel like the (athletic training) staff has done a good job of preparing me so far,” said McCoy after Wednesday’s practice session. “Then just in practice I’ve been doing light loads and each day doing more and more. I feel comfortable. I’m not sure I’ll be exactly 100 percent, but I feel good enough to go out there and compete.”'

'Noel rejoins the Bills after being released by the team on September 4.'