Archives for January 2016

'Sully: I have zero doubt that the Pegulas issued some sort of win-or-else ultimatum to Whaley and Rex Ryan. Naturally, they’ll deny it and give Whaley an extension. But they’re both in trouble if the Bills don’t improve appreciably next season.'

'Who'll be the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 receivers behind Sammy Watkins?'

'The Bills cannot allow the man overseeing their draft and other offseason player acquisitions to be a lame duck. They need Whaley to feel fully invested in the team's long-term future so that he can function accordingly in the decisions he makes on the roster.'

'So the word here is remarkable. This guy who still hasn't said good-bye to Syracuse football fans (as Paul Pasqualoni and Greg Robinson, but not Scott Shafer, did before him) and left only an email to his Bills when he quit on them 12½ months ago, is a prize of sorts.'

'Lynn has been a running backs coach since 2003 with four NFL teams. He was with the Jets from 2009 to 2014 and followed head coach Rex Ryan to the Bills this past season.'

'Lynn’s son, D’Anton, is a defensive assistant on the Buffalo Bills staff after working as an intern for the Jets last year.'

'"His greatest strength is his ability to take constructive criticism and put it to use," Roman said. "(He's) very coachable."'

'"As far as the business side of it, I understand the business. So you let that take place and God has a plan, so I’ll be ready,” Taylor said.'

'The Bills didn’t make the playoffs this season, but a few of their tailgating fans seem to have set the standard for outrageous behavior captured – and spread virally – across the social media world.'

'There have not been any official meetings between owners Terry and Kim Pegula and the team since the Bills defeated the New York Jets, 22-17, on Sunday to finish the season at 8-8. The owners, Whaley and rest of the Bills brass were planning on meeting this coming weekend to recap the 2015 season and set a plan for 2016.'

'“This is for a lot of guys,” Hogan said, “but people don’t know how much pain people are in when they’re out there. But I’ll still go out there every single week, the best we can. It got to a point yesterday … they did do a good job with it during the week, so that I could at least lift my arms up and try to catch it.”'

'A team source told The News that Pegula met with Whaley and Ryan about a week ago, prior to the end of the season, to review the season up to that point and look ahead.'

'Paying up for Ryan Fitzpatrick backfired badly. Believing in JP Losman and Trent Edwards and EJ Manuel all backfired badly. You're all well aware of the curse at this position here. Despite Taylor's solid first year on the job, Whaley is right to show some restraint into the quarterback's contract year.'

'Pegula just signed Ryan to a five-year, $27.5 million contract prior to 2015. To fire him after 2016 if the Bills don't make the playoffs is counter-productive both fiscally, and organizationally. I don't care how rich you are, $16.5 million is a lot of fuel for the private jet and yacht. And for the Bills to hit the reset button after just two years and hire a new coach and staff would only serve to set the team back. Again.'

'The issue here is the definition of “problem.’’ It’s true the media can take an ember and fan it into a flame, but only the most irresponsible reporter not long for a notebook and iPhone would fabricate a story to see if it “sticks.’’ There were enough chirping birds inside One Bills Drive this season to keep the stories of “problems’’ flowing.'