Archives for June 3, 2016

'Asked if he feels he can be a "more impactful" player, Clay said, "It depends on what you look at as impactful. Because I feel like, in the run game, I helped a lot in the run game. So I feel like that impacts the game. If you are talking receiving, I mean that is one thing. There (are) other ways you can impact the game as far as not being receiving. So I do feel like I did in that regard."'

'Ryan's scheme doesn't work without his inside linebackers acting as a form of glue and consistently making plays that the defense is designed for them to make. The Bills are counting on Reggie Ragland to be one of them, but he's a rookie and is bound to experience setbacks that go with inexperience. They must have Brown come through in the biggest way, or more failure is likely.'

'“The thing to know is that he’s got an unbelievable amount of respect for Bill Belichick," Rex said. “He obviously learned a great deal from him but like anything else, we want to win and I don’t care who it’s against or whatever. We’re trying to beat them, they’re trying to beat us. … I guess my point is that we’re excited about this football team and we think that we’re going to be pretty good, so we’ll find out when it happens."'

'“I’m very cognizant of the fact this is a second chance, an opportunity to rewrite the narrative, even understanding that some people won’t get past 2013 when it comes to me,” Incognito says while taking in an afternoon Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball game in the Bills’ private box at Coca-Cola Field. “That’ll be in their head forever and there’s nothing I can do to change that. I can only control what I do from here on out, and that is show up each day, work hard, and be a good person and a good teammate. I’m aware of the fact that everything I say and do is being watched and everything I say and do could be a national headline.”'

'"They saw the potential in me, and they knew I had the chance to be someone good," Lewis remarked.'

'Now fully healthy for the 2016 season, Robert Woods will once again be the starting wide receiver opposite Sammy Watkins. One of the biggest storylines of the offseason has been the focus on Tyrod Taylor throwing it over the middle of the field more often than he did in 2015, which would stand to benefit Woods. On plenty of occasions, Woods appeared to be open over the middle of the field, and it just wasn't taken advantage of by the Bills quarterback. If there is an increase in that area, and with all the attention Watkins will command, Woods could have his biggest season this year. And if he does so, he might just make a lot more on the open market as a free agent than you'd expect.'

'There is still a fair amount of uncertainty on Williams, which is why he dropped five spots from last year's Top 20 rankings. The Bills have said they won't know for sure on Williams until he delivers his first hit during training camp and the preseason. Everyone involved is hopeful that he'll be able to take his starting spot and run with it, but it's not a guarantee until that event happens. If his neck reacts well to the physicality of the game, Williams will be the best safety on the roster and has the ability to be a difference maker from the safety position. If that all happens, expect his ranking to go up in 2017.'