Archives for October 2015

'"Good luck to you guys figuring out Rex," Lewis said with a laugh.'

'Starting receivers Sammy Watkins (calf) and Percy Harvin (hip) are listed as questionable on the injury report.'

'“We need this win,” McCoy said. “It’s a big one. A lot of guys are banged up. If we can get a big win here, and get one more going into the bye-week, that’s the time to really get healthy and get a full week of low running and just treatments. So that’s the mindset. 100 (percent) or not, we need this win. So I’m out there for my teammates.”'

'When asked if he has any trepidation about putting Taylor on the field given the circumstances, Ryan replied, “it’s not ideal for anybody that’s limited.” '

'"Well, I mean, I'm cautiously optimistic," said Bills head coach Rex Ryan. "Isn't that what we always say about McCoy? No, I mean, I hope he can go. But if not, obviously the plan is going to be a little different then."'

'Neither McCoy or head coach Rex Ryan would admit to McCoy being on a pitch count for Sunday, nor would McCoy comment if his hamstring pull was back to 100-percent healthy. Whatever the terms, though, McCoy will be out there against the Bengals, giving the team not only a third running back to be active on game day, but a starter at that.'

'“Yeah he’ll be a game time decision,” said head coach Rex Ryan of Taylor, who was listed as questionable. “I think he wants to go, there’s no doubt about that, but we’ll see. He’s feeling a lot better let’s put it that way.”'

'“Right now with how the season is going we need this win,” said McCoy after practice Friday. “A lot of guys are banged up. We’re looking to get a big win here and one more and go into the bye week and that’s the time to get healthy with a full week of treatments so that’s the mindset. One hundred (percent) or not we need this win so I’m out there with my teammates.”'

'Bengals TE Tyler Eifert is carving up defenses between the numbers. Last week against Seattle he had a team-high eight catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Losing Aaron Williams to short-term injured reserve hurts with this matchup, but Buffalo will need the very best from Corey Graham, Nigel Bradham and others to keep Eifert from taking over.'

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'“Everybody looks at you getting zero catches, zero yards but when you look on film 90 percent of the time you’re open,” said Watkins, who is represented by Eugene Parker. “I understand that these guys are young and they need some time to trust me. Once we get that trust, it’ll be different. But for me, I need the ball at least 10 times — I need 10 targets — and I’ll be fine with however many yards I get. And that’s what I addressed in talking with my agent. We reached out to a couple people and tried to pull some strings like, ‘Hey, I need my targets. You came up to draft me and I’m not getting targets — that’s a problem. You’re making me look bad and you’re making yourself look bad. Why not make both of us look good?’”'

'"It's been unbelieveable, man," Enemkpali said of Ryan's support. "They just took me in and it's like we never lost a beat since we was at the Jets together. So it's been great. It's been a blessing having him and how he took me in so quickly. I can't thank him enough."'

'Sorry that the media’s stance on the Bills quarterback situation is too nuanced for you. No one is “infatuated” with Matt Cassel. We merely point out the fact that he was Rex Ryan’s clear choice as backup quarterback until Doug Whaley shipped him out of town to pave EJ Manuel’s way to the No. 2 job.'

'"No," Ryan insisted. "Our staff won the award last year for like the top training staff in the league, so if anything, we're getting very sound advice."'

'Snow is in the forecast for Orchard Park from 8 p.m. Saturday through 11 a.m. Sunday, according to weather service charts.'