Archives for November 25, 2015

'Alex Smith (Kansas City), Brian Hoyer (Houston), Sam Bradford or Mark Sanchez (Philadelphia), Kirk Cousins (Washington) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (New York) are all on tap with one All-Pro, Dallas' Tony Romo, along the way.'

'On Tuesday, a source from the NFL Referees Association cited three indefensible errors in the game to the Boston Globe's Ben Volin — the inadvertent whistle that prevented a possible touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, a James White touchdown run that should've been whistled dead and the final play of the game. Buffalo's Sammy Watkins rolled out of bounds with two seconds left but officials mistakenly let the clock run out.'

'There was no press conference held on Tuesday at One Bills Drive, but Rex Ryan did speak to WGR 550 and the Bills coach said that he expects quarterback Tyrod Taylor to play at Kansas City this week. Taylor suffered an apparent shoulder injury in the fourth quarter of Buffalo's 20-13 loss to New England but should be good to go for this critical AFC match-up.'

'Rarely do you get a chance like this against New England, yet when the final whistle blew on another blown call by an official – Sammy Watkins not being ruled out of bounds with two seconds to go – the scoreboard told another frustrating, heartbreaking story for the Bills. They fought and they scrapped, but they still weren’t good enough to beat the Belichicks and you get the feeling that they may never be as long as the curmudgeonly one is prowling the Patriots sideline.'

'This Thanksgiving and through the holiday season, 1,000 families in the Buffalo area will sit down to a warm meal thanks to the Bills' kindness, generosity and belief that it’s their responsibility to give back to a community that gives so much to them.'

'The Bills were concerned with Houston's run-and-shoot passing, led by Warren Moon, and played dime defense all night, but it was RB Lorenzo White who hurt them most as the eight-game winning streak ended.'

'Pro Football Focus credited the Bills with 15 quarterback hurries on Brady Monday night. Hughes had six of those, including one hit. He was in the backfield constantly and is looking well worth the contract the Bills handed him this offseason.'

'ESPN's Mike Tirico, a Syracuse grad, was pretty blunt as he signed off on the broadcast of the game last night and seems fed up with the NFL's officiating.'

'Taylor wasn't made available to the media after the game, and Ryan isn't sure what his status will be for the Bills' pivotal game against the Chiefs next week. "I have no idea," Ryan said. "I hope he's ready."'

'According to the letter, out-of-home broadcasts of NFL games are prohibited unless no admission fee is charged, the game is shown on a television commonly used at home and the establishment is engaged in the business of showing regular and daily sports programming to its patrons.'

'Ryan said it was too early to tell if defensive end Mario Williams can play because of a foot injury. And the coach ruled out starting right guard John Miller (high left ankle sprain) and backup receiver Marcus Easley (concussion).'

'"Like always, we have come up short many times, being here where you think you've got them [the Patriots" target="_blank"> on the ropes. But at the end of the day, they find ways to win. And that's what championship teams do. We're not at that level right now, but I can promise you one thing, we're gonna work our tails off to get there."'

'"Like always, I've come up short many times here. Thinking you got them on the ropes, but at the end of the day they find ways to win and that's what championship teams do. We're not at that level right now, but I can promise you one thing we're going to work our tails off to get there."'

'“I didn’t play up to my standards,” he said. “There were certain plays that I should’ve made out there. And I’m only speaking about myself. I’m not speaking for anybody else. But next week we’ll get back to the drawing board, do the right things. [I’ll" target="_blank"> take care of my body and get ready to go.”'

'"Tyrod I expect him to be able to play," said Ryan Tuesday afternoon. "It's a right shoulder injury, but I don't know all the particulars. We'll see how things go as the week progresses, but I think he'll be ready to roll (Sunday)."'