Archives for October 15, 2016

'“With such an elusive back as LeSean, you’d better make sure not only are you doing a good job in your fundamental technique of tackling, but also getting as many guys as you can to the ball because you kind of have to corral him,” Kelly said. “He can make one guy miss in the open field. That’s his forte.”'

'Nine Bills are questionable, including LB Zach Brown (ankle), LT Cordy Glenn (ankle), S Aaron Williams (ankle), TE Charles Clay (knee) and Dareus' likely replacement, DT Corbin Bryant (ankle).'

'The Bills posted stickers with the signature pink ribbon in honor of breast cancer victims, with the slogan "BILLIEVE" on them. On top of that, each survivor had a locker dedicated to her.'

' As a person, I’m a Christian, a man of God; I really love serving Him and the people and the community. I am married, nine years in January. We have four kids and that is what my world revolves around. When everything is good at home, everything on the field or at work is easy for me. As far as a player, I am more of an old-school football player. I went undrafted, so out of necessity I had to do a lot of different things. I played guard, fullback and tight end. It’s all about the team and what I can do to help the team, which indirectly helps myself because it makes me more valuable to the organization and the coaches.'

'"The one thing you can definitely hang your hat on is that he doesn't turn the ball over," Whaley said on the Howard Simon Show on Friday morning. "Another thing that we're seeing now is that he's doing whatever it takes to get this team to put points on the board. Until they change the rules, if we score more points than the other team then let's figure out a way to do that. I think he's continuing to get better and better."'

'As of Friday afternoon, Bills head coach Rex Ryan wasn’t ready to officially declare Marcell Dareus out of Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. In fact, he wasn’t ready to rule anyone out yet. However, Dareus was the only player listed as “doubtful” as the defensive tackle still recovers from a hamstring injury suffered early last week.'

'In the previous nine times this happened, the Bills are 5-4 against the spread and only lost one game outright on the field – to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the infamous finale of 2004. Buffalo was 9.5 point favorites in that game when all they needed to do was win to get into the playoffs and Pittsburgh was resting many of their starters, already having secured the best overall record in the conference and home field advantage.'

'Following his standout performance against New England, Bills fans have kept a close eye on Brown… which is why there was some cause for concern when he wasn’t able to practice on Wednesday due to a foot injury. Luckily for the Bills, Brown got back to practice on both Thursday and Friday and seemed to be moving around well enough to play on Sunday.'

'In honor of the NFL’s “A Crucial Catch” campaign, the Bills will be adding a splash of color to their blue on blue look this week. To spread awareness for the importance of regular breast cancer screenings, the Bills boys are proud to be wearing pink.'

'“When people are doing that, when their lives are on the line and they’re worrying about how other people are going to feel or treat them, in my eyes, it’s very commendable and inspiring,” said Alexander.'

'“We’ll see what happens,” said Ryan. “Never say never. If he’s feeling great, I’m not one of these coaches where you have practice. If you’re a great player then I’ll throw you in there.”'

'“Justin is playing faster,” offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said. “He’s played faster all week because he’s been here. He understands the terminology and the system and what we’re doing now. So we’re definitely going to get him more involved, and he’ll have an opportunity to make some plays this week. More plays, let’s just say.”'