Archives for September 2015

'"We just came out too fired up, I believe," linebacker Nigel Bradham said. "That's what caused the penalties. We had way too many penalties."'

'"Sometimes, you know, it's an emotional game," he said. "You should play with emotion. But sometimes you let your emotions get the better of you, and it went to our detriment. And it starts with me. I obviously have to control my emotions a little better regardless of how bad things are going."'

'Asked to elaborate on whether he meant that the Bills would meet the Patriots in the playoffs, Willimas responded, "Of course."'

'Williams was injured diving while trying to tackle Julian Edelman at the end of a 22-yard touchdown for the New England receiver. An ambulance was called to the edge of the field, and play was stopped for more than 15 minutes while Williams was transported off the field.'

'“We were just so pumped up for this game,” Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore said in the locker room afterward. “Sometimes in these games you’ve got to calm down and play your game, take it one play at a time instead of being so hyped up.”'

'On the other side of the ball, Belichick's defense made Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor look silly for a half, but Taylor's performance down the stretch showed why the Bills made him the starter. Taylor nearly brought Buffalo back from 24 points down, throwing for two scores and running for another in the fourth quarter. He made plays with his arm after using his legs to buy more time behind the line of scrimmage.'

'"Blame it anywhere you want. I don't care. It's my fault," Rex said. "We talked too much. That's why we lost."'

'"There’s a difference between coming out ready to go, fired up ready to play and coming out and being totally without poise, without focus, and a lot of stupid, idiotic stuff," said Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams. "That plays right in their hands. If you have no poise, no focus, you get caught up in all the B.S. That’s what they do. We did that especially in the first half."'

'On the ensuing drive, New England chewed up a large chunk of time thanks to Brady's arm and aided by a pass interference penalty on Nigel Bradham. They failed to score a touchdown however, and settled for a Gostkowski field goal, giving the Bills a chance, down 8 with 1:15 remaining. Unfortunately for the Bills, that excitment was short-lived as a Tyrod Taylor pass sailed into the hands of Logan Ryan, sealing the 40-32 victory for New England.'

' Brady was in complete control and at times looked like he was just toying with the Bills and their vaunted defense. Brady showed it all with his command on the field, his ability to read the defense, remaining calm in the pocket, finding the open man and throwing the ball with incredible precision. It was something to behold. I just wish he wasn't doing it to the Bills, again.'

'Last week against Indianapolis Buffalo had 11 penalties for a league leading 113 yards. Against a great team like the Patriots, Rex Ryan coached a team that came totally unhinged. Buffalo had 14 penalties for 140 yards. That means in two weeks the Bills have 25 penalties. On one kickoff there were three penalties and on another there were two personal foul penalties. Ryan in his first press conference said he wants to build a bully and he’s done that. The problem is he’s built a dumb bully. Ryan took responsibility after the game, but I don’t know if he believes it, “Emotions got the best of us and that starts with me.”'

'The point is this. Rex Ryan tried to instill in his players a belief that they were New England's equal. Respect them but don't fear them. While not reaching new heights in the boldness department, Ryan worked to wind his players up and that all seemed to agree with the fans as we enjoyed a really fun week pondering what beating the Patriots, maybe even convincingly, would feel like.'

'The 25-year old Williams sent out a tweet late Sunday night thanking people for all their well-wishes.'

'Bills QB Tyrod Taylor was sacked eight times. And he was on the run a heck of a lot more than that, as well. Of course, when a team is down three scores in the second half they essentially become one-dimensional. The Bills tried to run the ball and not be fully committed to only passing in the second half, but throwing it was really the only way they could climb back on the scoreboard – and the Patriots knew it. Their defense was able to pin their ears back and go after Taylor. But his line didn’t give him much help. They were beaten far too often by New England pass rushers and didn’t give Taylor enough help on some big plays. But Taylor didn’t help himself much sometimes, either…'

'"This loss is squarely on one man's shoulders. It's on my shoulders," Head Coach Rex Ryan said after the loss. "Yeah, we have to get better as a team, there's no question. But I have to get better. Belichick out-coached me, there is no question about it. That's how it ended up. It's unfortunate. The plan has to be better on defense. You can't give up 500 yards and beat anybody."'