Archives for September 20, 2016

'He added, “I have no problem with it whatsoever. In fact, I think it’s a real positive thing for us. We all understand the frustrations of our fanbase, of everybody. We didn’t want to be … we didn’t expect to be 0-2 at this point, yet here we are. And as I look at it, the decision I made to move on, is because I truly believe that we can get better by making a change. That’s the only reason I did it."'

'Ryan's personality would make him great for television. But it's interesting to see someone like King imply Ryan won't be coaching next season.'

'Bills fans will cringe to hear this, but Garoppolo is better than Tyrod Taylor. His first two games were more impressive than anything I’ve seen from Taylor over a sustained period in his 18 games as a starter. You know what’s even more distressing? Taylor might be the fifth-best quarterback in the AFC East.'

'"I think he’ll play," Ryan said, "but again, we’ll see how it progresses through the week. We’ll be smart. We’ll hold him out of some things just like we did last week. But the key thing there is to get him to where he can play and where he can be effective on Sunday."'

'Well I think the spin in the offense is going to be immediate, some things that we’ll do from a tactical standpoint, I think we’ll see immediately. Changing the verbiage and playbook and all that stuff—we’ll pull from the same place. It may be an occasional play here and there, but we’re still definitely keeping the verbiage and everything else that’s already in place.'

'"I want to be able to run the football, don’t get me wrong," he said. "We need to be able to run the football. There’s the saying now, 'you pass to score and you run to win,' so that’s always going to be who I am – the philosophy that we want to have. We want to be able to run the football. We expect to be able to run the football, but I also think we need to expand what we’re doing in the passing game. Not with a zillion plays or whatever, but getting good at certain aspects and taking advantage of the players we have, especially on the outside."'

'"Because," he said, "if you’re 0-2 – our expectations were much higher than that. But against these two teams right here, it’s clear that they’re playing as well as any teams in the league, I don’t think there’s any doubt about that. I can’t see anybody playing better than what I saw on tape. So we’ll get to see immediately. I see we’ve had struggles. There’s no doubt about that. We’ve been far from perfect. I get that. But we’ll see how we measure up against maybe the best in the league here."'

'"In regard to the reports about how players were seeing ownership, that happens all the time. I feel fortunate that our owners, I mean they talk to our players, they talk to everybody. I can tell you this: I’m in full support of our owners. And at the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter, does it? They own the football team, they don’t have to get permission to talk to anybody, myself included, but I have no problem with it whetsoever. In fact, I think it’s a real positive thing for us."'

'“Anybody who watched the Cardinals this past week realizes the task at hand,” Ryan said of Arizona’s visit to New Era Field. “If they’re not the best team out there, they’re certainly one of them. We know what we’re facing, and I’ll be honest, it’s an impressive group, there’s no doubt. Bruce Arians does a great job and he has those guys humming right now.”'

'"They just showed up and said, 'Hey, we need to talk,'" he said. "I think the talk went well. It had nothing to do with anybody. It just had to do with the players. … to be 0-2, that's probably the reason that caused it. I just think they wanted to see where my head was, and the leaders on the team, where their heads were."'

'Added King: "That's not meant as a slam. It's true. He's going to be very good next year on FOX."'

'"Some of them you just totally dismiss," Rex said Monday. "I think my brother's done as good a job as anybody coaching in this league. But I get it, that's always going to be out there. Hey, it comes with the territory. I'm focused on Arizona and I better be."'

'"There's a couple of things I think that we need to all understand. No. 1, I made the decision on letting Greg Roman go. I think that's it, final," Ryan said. "In regards to the reports about how players were seeing ownership, that happens all the time."'

'"That happens all the time," Ryan said. "I feel fortunate that our owners — I mean, they talk to our players, they talk to everybody. I can tell you this: I'm in full support of our owners. At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter, does it? They own the football team. They don't have to get permission to talk to anybody, myself included. I have no problem with it whatsoever. In fact, I think it's a real positive thing for us."'

'"I think the spin in the offense is gonna be immediate," Ryan said. "Some things we'll do from a tactical standpoint we'll see [changed" target="_blank"> immediately. [With" target="_blank"> the verbiage and playbook, we'll pull from the same plays. There maybe an occasional play [we'll change" target="_blank"> here and there, but we're definitely keeping the verbiage and everything else that's already in place."'