Archives for August 2016

'Williams can serve the suspension as a free agent if he is not claimed off waivers or signed by another team.'

'Taylor stole the show in his limited time under center, going 7 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown pass to LeSean McCoy. Taylor turned in several impressive plays, including a 59-yard toss to Charles Clay. The Buffalo quarterback evaded a Janoris Jenkins blitz with a nifty juke and uncorked a bomb to the wide-open Clay.'

'Now of course we must understand that the Giants didn’t game plan against him, but I don’t think that changes some of the things we saw. If he can pay attention to the small details, I think that’s all it’s going to take for him to take the next step.'

'The defense was outstanding in this one, outside of one play. I came away thinking they’re going to be all right even with the suspension of Marcell Dareus and injury to Reggie Ragland. Part of the reason is that, once again, they seemed to have good communication and were organized. That will be half the battle with this group.'

'The decision comes days after Dareus was suspended by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.'

'The Bills' offseason has been anything but low-key and the team delivered more stunning news on Saturday — the release of RB Karlos Williams.'

'McCoy was also gang tackled on some of his receptions/carries. With McCoy especially, they really don’t have anything to prove with him on the field because they know what he is at this point.'

'Dareus will be inelgible to play for the Bills for the first four games of the 2016 season.'

'The Bills decision to part ways with Williams is going to lead to obvious speculation that something happened over the course of the last few days. The Bills stood by Williams through being both overweight by their standards, and through the four-game suspension.'

'The Bills turned a pair of first half fumble recoveries into 14 points as they took a 21-0 lead into halftime and coasted to victory beating the Giants by the same score Saturday for their first win at New Era Field. The shutout win was Buffalo’s first in the preseason since Aug. 17, 1996 when they beat Carolina 24-0.'

'“Obviously a really good performance,” said head coach Rex Ryan. “The effort was great. I’m really happy with the way the ‘D’ played.”'

'We are fully supportive of Marcell and this decision to take the time he needs to seek treatment.'

'Off the field issues however, proved hard to ignore.'

'"When you're not comfortable, you're not really confident," he said. "So this is the second year in the system, and I'm very confident. And now I can show my athletic ability. I can show how physically better I am than a lot of players in the league.'

'“We have empowered a lot of people over that time,” McKenzie said. “Now we’re starting to see the people who were the participants in the All-Pro Football Clinic back then now bring their kids back because it was such a great experience for them. In many cases they attribute what they learned there to them being successful today. That’s the thrill.”'