Archives for September 2015

'“I came out and our fans were up the whole time,” Ryan said after the Bills’ rousing, 27-14 victory over Indianapolis. “It was unbelievable. They were standing the entire time for the introductions. They knew it was going to be a special day and so did I. I was like, ‘You can sit down anytime soon.’'

'“At the end of the day,” Ryan said, “this guy’s got some magic to him with his legs.”'

'“I want my young guys to have that kind of attitude,” safety Aaron Williams said. “Even if he gets beat, still have an attitude. We don’t ever want our opponents to see us down in a drought. Once they see that, it’s a wrap. I said, ‘Hey, be fired up.’”'

'Taylor was highly effective and efficient in completing 14 of 19 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers.'

'Against the Colts on Sunday, the Bills faced fourth down seven times. Here is a recap of each one…'.

'The Colts are even more reliant on Luck than they were on Peyton Manning for all those years. Meanwhile, Whaley pushed lot of buttons this offseason that may push the Bills ahead of the Colts. New additions all over the field keyed the season-opening victory.'

'“We told Darby from the get-go that he’s going to be put in a lot of positions where it’s just going to be him on an island,” said Bills safety Aaron Williams. “That’s just the way this scheme is. He stepped up to the plate.”'

'Last year’s team didn’t register many long gains. Taylor’s 51-yard heave to Harvin would have been their fourth-longest pass play of 2014 and the longest gain in all but two games all year. Two of the Bills’ runs – Taylor’s 31-yard scramble and Williams’ 26-yard touchdown – would have been their fifth-longest and seventh-longest of 2014.'

'Head coach Rex Ryan had Luck confused from the get-go with his disguising, stunts, blitzes and coverage schemes. What appeared to be seven men rushing could be four and vice versa. Buffalo finished with only two sacks and five hits on Luck, but the quarterback was constantly flustered. Ryan also deserves credit for calling out the fans to make Luck’s life “miserable” on Wednesday.'

'They are very young up front. The Patriots start three rookies on their offensive line in center David Andrews, right guard Tre’ Jackson and left guard Shaq Mason. While that may be a cause for concern against the Bills’ defensive line next weekend, the unit held up well in Week One.'

'A woman who asked not to be identified said she was visiting with the man’s group for a while Saturday night and did not notice anything amiss before the shooting. “He was dancing like everyone else,” she said.'

'Rex Ryan vowed that the Bills were going to be a team no one wants to play, and the Indianapolis Colts certainly could vouch for that Sunday afternoon.'

'In passing for 195 yards with just five incompletions, in running another nine times for 41 yards, in not turning the ball over and in accumulating a Ty-rrific 123.8 rating, Taylor was exactly the player the Bills need him to be with the kind of defense they possess. Taylor’s 51-yard scoring toss to veteran Percy Harvin ignited a stretch of four consecutive scoring drives that gave Buffalo a 24-0 lead.'

'As emotional as the release of Fred Jackson was, the Bills are not going to miss him on the field. Karlos Williams is a man-child of a runner, and he provides a nice change-of-pace from the shifty LeSean McCoy.'

'“We are so thrilled, so excited and we are beyond words,’’ daughter Barbara Saban said. “Dad would be thrilled. This is home; he was a Buffalo Bills kinda guy, a blue collar kinda guy and he would be thrilled.’’'