Archives for October 30, 2015

'“He’s a guy who, I can see sometimes there’s a little frustration on his face when things aren’t going well," Thomas said. "But mentally, he’s fine. Everybody can go through a little mental frustration on the field, in practice and it might look like he doesn’t care or whatever, but he cares. He cares a lot about this football team and he cares a lot about the players on this team.'

'So what’s gone wrong? Runs that go nowhere are a good place to start. The Bills have been “stuffed,” meaning a run has gone for no gain or negative yardage, on 24 percent of their carries, a figure that ranks 26th in the NFL, according to Football Outsiders.'

'Simply, you have to ignore the trolls. Is Watkins frustrated? Yes. Were some tweets directed his way unreasonable? Yeah. But you have to ignore them. Watkins snapped and, naturally, the vitriol heightened even more.'

'"Even if your grandparents are having a tough time, go in (to your visit with them) with the attitude that you’re going to make their day better," Kelly said.'

'Who’s the best QB of all time? After throwing out a few names, Kelly expressed how great he thinks Patriots star Brady and head coach Bill Belichick are, saying they’re both friends. As for the question: “Right now, unfortunately for the Buffalo Bills it’s Tom Brady. I wish he’d retire soon,” Kelly said before joking, “if he plays 10 more years I may have to break his leg.”'

'Egner, 53, will guide the foundation as it distributes $1.2 billion to eligible nonprofits over the next 20 years,Mary M. Wilson, wife of Ralph C. Wilson Jr., said on Thursday.'

'A source with knowledge of the situation has informed me that the Bills have had communication with Percy Harvin this week and things are “positive.”'

'Despite missing RB LeSean McCoy and QB Tyrod Taylor for two games each, and RB Karlos Williams for three games, the Bills are still the 11th ranked team in the NFL in both rushing yards per play (4.34) and per game (123.9). Of course the majority of those good numbers came in the first three weeks when they ran for over 152 yards per game, but other than week four against the New York Giants, Greg Roman’s unit has run for at least 112 yards every game.'