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'Left tackle Cordy Glenn (ankle) also did not practice. Safety Colt Anderson (foot), quarterback Cardale Jones (shoulder), tight end Charles Clay (back), cornerback Ronald Darby (hamstring) and receiver Greg Salas (groin) were listed as limited participants.'

'“(My head) was spinning earlier, but things have slowed down,” Lynn said. “You start looking at the whole process and how you want to do it, you look at the playbook and the terminology – this was obviously Greg Roman’s system. I would implement a different system, but I can work within this one. And the coaches around me can, too. So we’re going to make this one work.'

'“We’ve had a lot of great concepts in, but I think if you want better execution, you reduce the verbals. And so we cut back a little bit so the guys can go out and play fast and not think so much and make plays,” Lynn said.'

'Francesa proceeded to destroy Rex Ryan and the Bills for 10 solid minutes, skewering the Pegula ownership several times along the way.'

'Cardinals 30, Bills 14.'

'Well the only thing that would be better than that would be getting tackles at the d-line spots. So that’s really where you’d like them.'

'One of the first things Lynn has done is scale back the playbook, though it’s not like he’s tearing every other page out of Roman’s tome and dumbing down the attack. What he’s trying to do is just cut back a little on the information that the players get each week, and is narrowing the focus on how the Bills plan to operate from game to game.'

'According to the Bills' website, New Era Cap will have barbers on-site to shave the Bills or New Era logos into hair.'

'"(My head) was spinning earlier, but things have slowed down," Lynn said. "Looking at the whole process and how you want to do it, looking at the play book and the terminology, you know this was obviously Greg Roman's system. I would implement a different system, but I can work within this one, and the coaches around me can, too, so we're doing to make this one work."'

'I've been training to do this all my life. I had a couple times to do it in different places and it didn't work out. I never wanted to do it under these circumstances. I like to build my success on top of another man's success, or woman, but unfortunately it's the NFL. Didn't work out that way. Now I'm in charge and I have to get this offense going in the right direction, and I plan on getting it done.'

'"I think there's a little more concern because of the fact of another day he didn't practice," Ryan said. "So there's probably a little heightened concern there a little bit."'

'"Sixty-five to 70 plays is the average NFL game," Lynn said. "If you had 25 runs and 35 passes and you call them all once that's a game. If you call them all twice that's two games. So you don't need a whole lot."'

'"We just want to win," Lynn said. "I do recognize Sammy is an elite receiver, but like you said, he's not healthy. He's practicing once a week. You can only do so much. You're somewhat limited, but we're definitely going to target Sammy and get him the ball."'

'“I like to build my success on top of another man's success, or woman, but unfortunately it's the NFL. Didn't work out that way,” he said. “Now I'm in charge and I have to get this offense going in the right direction."'

'"Look, man, it's a challenge. I accept the challenge," Lynn said. "Think I'm the right guy for the challenge and I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my responsibility to get us going, and we'll figure it out."'