Archives for November 2015

'"Had some words for me, encouragement," McCoy said. "So it will be something special. He’s a good coach, man. But we have to win and going in there we’ll talk a little bit. But the main concern is beating the Chiefs."'

'Charcandrick West has stepped into a larger role with 98 carries for 373 yards and three touchdowns. And when West was hobbled with a hamstring last week, in came Spencer Ware. He ripped San Diego for 96 yards on 11 attempts with two scores in a 33-3 win.'

'Chiefs 23, Bills 20.'

'In a Facebook post, Cohen wrote that he stopped showing the games “in order to avoid potential litigation which would cost our small local business a substantial sum of money, in order to defend ourselves against an organization with an army of attorneys on retainer.”'

'This time of year also calls to mind the dozen Thanksgivings that Darryl and I spent in Buffalo, 10 of which were celebrated with Bruce and Carmen Smith. Cooking for Bruce was quite an event. As one might imagine, Bruce ate Thanksgiving dinner much in the same way as he ate quarterbacks and he anticipated the meal as much as he did the snap of the football.'

'Wednesday following the Bills' walk-through practice, during which he did no throwing, Taylor said he's fine, and he'll be good to go when the Bills play their most important game of the season Sunday in Kansas City against the red-hot Chiefs.'

'The Buffalo Bills own one of the least desirable streaks in all of sports, having missed the playoffs for 15 straight years. What needs to happen for that to end? Read on and we'll tell you.'

'In fact, Thigpen may come back to the Bills with an even bigger role than when he left. With Moore and Herron off the roster, Thigpen appears to be the best candidate to return kicks in addition to the punt return duties he had earlier this season.'

'"I'm not choosing nobody else but Rex Ryan," Lewis said on the pre-game broadcast. "If you're asking me Bill Belichick or Rex Ryan, I'm taking Rex Ryan all day because Rex relates to players as well as myself more like a father."'

'"I'm not saying there's some concerns on my part, it's more we've got to find ways to get him the football," Ryan said Wednesday. "And that's a challenge to our staff, even our quarterback. Like: 'Let's get Sammy Watkins involved more because he is such a talent.'"'

'Groy fills an immediate need after being signed off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad Wednesday. Starting right guard John Miller is out indefinitely with a high left ankle sprain sustained in a 20-13 loss at New England on Monday.'

'Appearing on NFL Network on Tuesday night, Blandino said head linesman Ed Walker should have stopped the clock when Bills receiver Sammy Watkins rolled backward out of bounds without being touched at midfield.'

'"We have to put more points on the board; start executing," running back LeSean McCoy said.'

'"I'm not saying there are concerns, but it's more that we have to find ways to get him the football," said Ryan. "He is that kind of talent. That's a challenge to our staff and our quarterback. Let's get Sammy Watkins involved more. It's almost like if we don't use LeSean McCoy, that's a mistake."'

'"Today I did most of the handoffs," he said. "They wanted me to rest on throwing today, but I'll be back out on the field practicing tomorrow. I feel good, ready go, short week, gotta prepare for Kansas City, looking forward to this game."'