Archives for September 2016

'No, I’m more of an observer and trying to get in, if they ask questions, I’ll give them a defensive perspective, but that’s pretty much it.'

'“It’s almost a little competitive advantage of having a little mystery going into Sunday,” center Eric Wood said with a sly smile, insinuating that maybe this upheaval can work in the Bills’ favor.'

'All of this hits home for Goodwin. A close friend and fraternity brother of his just died in a car accident, so he knows the pain the grieving families are dealing with. It's part of why Goodwin has voiced his opinions on social media, as he continues to watch people die for no reason.'

'"It's over now," running back LeSean McCoy said. "We can't really dwell on it. I have all the respect in the world for coach Roman, I think he's an excellent coach. I guess the guys upstairs and Rex thought it was time for a change. As a player, you move on."'

'"We'll just wait and see what happens," McCoy said Wednesday when asked about the case. "If you want, you think you could take care of that for me? We'll see what the cost is."'

'In addition, Rex Ryan is the favorite to be the first coach fired. His odds are currently at 3/2. Jaguars coach Gus Bradley has the next best odds at 5/1, according to Bovada.'

'"I haven't been in these circumstances before, being 0-2," Ryan said. "Obviously I feel a great deal of responsibility for where we're at as a football team. I'm not real comfortable right now to be honest with you. I just want to win, and we need to win in the worst way and we understand that.'

'"I'm more of an observer," Ryan said. "If asked questions, I'll give a defensive perspective, but that's pretty much it. I've done it at times. I really didn't do it here, but I did it with the Jets."'

'WSYT general manager Don O'Connor said a number of factors went into making the decision to air the Giants over the Bills including the current record of the two teams, Facebook and Twitter data and previous viewer feedback.'

'On Thursday night, Goodwin was recorded with a top-speed of over 20 miles per hour on his touchdown reception. NFL.com's Next Gen Stats discussed Goodwin's touchdown and noted that it was the second-fastest speed recorded through the first two weeks of the season.'

'ESPN has only the 49ers, a team with one win, and Browns are ranked below the Bills.'

' “I thought they did improve,” Ryan said. “And really—everything’s always put on them. I put things on them, but I think even in week one a lot of that protection thing had to do with our backs in protection as well. But I did think we did a better job of protecting our quarterback in the second week.”'

'“We’re just trying to get win one in a row.”'

'“We’re hoping for an off day. That’s pretty much it,” Rex Ryan said Wednesday during a conference call with Arizona reporters. “It’s not a very comforting thought going into a game thinking that, ‘Hey, this kid, we need him to have an off day, but that’s kind of where he is.”'

'Harder still for Ryan is that he is his own worst enemy when it comes to earning latitude. Like his father Buddy, who came to Arizona in 1994 and proclaimed: “You’ve got a winner in town,” Rex Ryan’s approach is bravado-based.'