Archives for November 2, 2015

'There is a segment of the fan base that won’t be satisfied with Gilmore until he’s a cross between Rod Woodson and Deion Sanders. He’s not that. But he is one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.'

'It was a full week to get healthy and clear their heads, to get away from the game and one another before the situation became toxic. And for the legion of fans who hopped aboard the Ryan Express, it was a week to pump the brakes. To me, it sounded like an ideal time for a weeklong sabbatical.'

'After a disappointing and underachieving first seven games for Rex Ryan’s bunch, suddenly, they still find themselves right in the thick of the AFC wild card race with more than half a season still to play. And if the Bills can get healthy on offense and start resembling the defense many thought they’d be, there will still be a huge opportunity to end the organization’s fifteen year playoff drought.'

'The AFC has three unbeaten teams at 6-0, division leaders New England, Cincinnati, and Denver. The Colts lead their division at 3-4, and they’re currently the fourth seed. Buffalo needs to take aim at the current fifth and sixth seeded teams in the AFC.'

'“Some good and some not so good,” said Rex Ryan in assessing his team. “Really that’s where we are. We’re a work in progress right now. We’re not where we want to be, but in my opinion we’ve just got to keep getting better and better each week. I think if we do that at the end of the day we’ll be where we want to be. We’ve had a lot of challenges. We’ve had a ton of injuries and that’s kind of offset us a little bit. It’ll be great to get a fully, healthy team together.”'