Archives for November 2015

'The Bills open a difficult stretch in which they'll face three straight division rivals, two in a span of five days. After hosting Miami, Buffalo travels to the New York Jets on Thursday — Ryan's return to the Meadowlands. Then comes a Monday night game on Nov. 23 at New England, where the Bills had lost 13 straight before a meaningless season-ending win last year.'

'There has been plenty of speculation about Harvin over the past few weeks and one report suggested retirement was an option. He is set to become a free agent after the season.'

'“He’s a very talented quarterback,” Lawson said Friday. “The best thing that we can do is rattle him, try to get him off the spot but not him break contain, because he can also throw the ball on the run. The more hits we can put on him, the better we are.”'

'After practice, Ryan indicated it could be a game-time decision on Watkins' status, but the wideout said he will play a short time later in the locker room.'

'"I've got to manage myself," he said. "Know how to treat my ankle. When I catch the ball just run straight, don't do any crazy moves.'

'The Bills only rank in the middle of the pack in red zone touchdown efficiency (15th) at 60 percent. But Buffalo ranks fourth in the NFL in the red zone on third down converting 50 percent of the time. That combined with the league’s third-best success percentage in the red zone (53.3%) against Miami’s 23rd ranked red zone defense looks favorable.'

'“Every one of those days, every one of those years were fantastic. Anything that a football player or an individual could ask for, it was fantastic,” he said.'

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'It’s no scouting secret why Robey was overlooked. He's one of the smallest players in the entire NFL — one NFC scout referred to him as a “little midget” this off-season. Yet here he is, still the Bills’ nickel cornerback, primed for a critical role the last half of the season.'

'“Very, very, very limited opportunities. Really, it’s been one or two games where we’ve had a little bit of work in there together,” Felton said. “I came in with a certain expectation level in my own mind, and it’s been far from that. That’s probably been the most frustrating and disheartening part about it.”'

'“I thought it was a great move,” Clay said Thursday of the Dolphins promoting Campbell from tight ends coach after Week Four. “From my years of working with him, he’s definitely a guy who knows the game of football like the back of his hand.”'

'New York will be wearing Kelly Green uniforms with the Bills going all red as part of the NFL's "Color Rush" campaign.'

'Tyrod Taylor, the leader. The Bills quarterback doesn't speak up often, but made a point to in Wednesday's offensive team meeting. As running back Boobie Dixon said, Taylor told the offense to stay hungry yet humble and emphasized just how important this game is. That's a good sign for this 3-4 team at the crossroads. They need leaders in the locker room to step up, and why not Taylor?'

'“I’ve always been a big believer that emotion is a huge part of it,’’ Campbell said the other day via a conference call with western New York media. “Now, when I say huge, you have to keep your head about you as well. You need to play with emotion because your teammates draw off that, but at the same time, you can’t go over that line. Because when you do, it ends up costing your team with penalties. But I just think as a whole, as a team, you need to have some emotion.’’'

'"I think everything with us has been a work in progress," Roman said. "Guys in and out of the lineup. This guy's in, this guy's out. This guy misses training camp, etc. I think we're behind, and to characterize it any other way would be me sitting up here and blowing smoke. We have to understand how important each day is that we have these guys together at practice and maximize those days to really make up for lost time."'