Archives for October 15, 2016

'“I would say more than 90 percent of the individuals we deal with, that we make arrests on, are impaired by alcohol or drugs or both,” Orchard Park Police Chief Mark F. Pacholec said.'

'I’ll be honest: I find it increasingly difficult to watch an entire NFL game that doesn’t involve the Bills because even close games haven’t been that exciting.'

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'“Field goals instead of touchdowns are the difference between wins and losses,” defensive end Jerel Worthy said. “Especially with the game today, a lot of teams aren’t that far off from being championship teams. The margin of error is very small.'

'When Clay draws those favorable one-on-one matchups — which is practically every time he runs a route — Taylor seeks to take advantage of them rather than going to one of his wide receivers … or pulling the ball down and running.'

'"I'm progressing everyday. I still have some pain but I'm getting better," said Listenbee, who ran a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine before getting the injury fixed. "My training's been helping me out. I've been running, getting conditioned, lifting weights. If it's God's will, I can play next week, but we're just taking it day by day."'

'No quarterback from the 2013 class is currently an NFL starter. There is at least one starter from every other draft going back to 2007 (all you need to know is that Trent Edwards was the prize of that class). The Jets' Geno Smith has the most starts (29) and yards (5,836) of the QBs from the '13 draft. Any Bills fan who remembers Smith throwing three picks in the first several minutes against the Bills two years ago would argue that Smith isn't even a decent NFL backup.'

'None of the Bills players have been declared out yet for the game, though nine players are questionable.'

'“They’re a team that’s 1-4, going through a change, looking for a spark; we did the exact same thing a few weeks ago, and I really do expect it to be our toughest game of the season and we’re preparing that way,” said Williams. “They’re a team that’s hungry for a win. If we get too far ahead of ourselves and we don’t focus, we’ll get beat.”'

'It will be Kaepernick’s first time under center since stepping out front and center on the issue of racism in America. His cause, in line with the Black Lives Matter movement, became known after a preseason game on Aug. 20 against Green Bay when it was first noticed that he was not standing for the national anthem. He now takes a knee in deference to the military, a practice that has caught on in many places across the country, including Rochester.'

'Journeymen don't usually play for one team, in this case Washington, for seven seasons and they certainly don't go to the Pro Bowl as Alexander did in 2012. Alexander has good reason to dislike being labeled as a journeyman.'

'It begs the question whether the Bills, who are on a three-game winning streak, can play as well as a big favorite. The Bills haven't been this big a favorite since 2009. Rex Ryan hasn't been this big a favorite since 2011. After three emotional wins, Ryan doesn't want his team thinking it gets a break against San Francisco.'

'"I think he's better," Whaley said. "The one thing you can definitely hang your hat on is he does not turn the ball over. The other thing that we're seeing now is like I said, he's doing whatever it takes to get this team to put points on the board. That's what it takes. Until they change the rules, if we score more points than the other team, let's just figure out a way to do that. So I think he's just continuing to get better and better. He's taking the team on his back in different ways."'

'Buffalo has been strong against the run early in 2016. The team is currently 13th in the league in run defense allowing just 97.2 yards on average.'

'The 49ers flat out can't stop the run. With NaVorro Bowman out, the Dallas Cowboys line was able to get a 5-7 push on every play, allowing Ezekiel Elliott huge running lanes. He ran for 133 yards and only broke one tackle.'