Archives for October 17, 2016

'“We haven’t played a perfect game yet by any means, but guys have gone out there and made plays,” Taylor said.'

'"And another thing, it's the guys up front," McCoy added of his offensive line. "I mean, they're really getting their blocks. They're hitting every time. There's not a favorite left or right, they're all blocking together. That's a lot of credit to the guys up front and they're making my job easy just to go one-on-one with defenders. That's not that hard, so that's the reason I think I'm playing like this. And also, I've been working hard and as a player you read things sometimes. You see things and you know, it drives you. I think that, the hard work and the guys up front, that's it, simply."'

'Lorenzo Alexander registered his league-leading eighth sack of the season. He forced a fumble on the play and the Bills nearly recovered the ball. Alexander has recorded a sack in each of the Bills' six games this season.'

'"That’s huge. I think it’s something that, once again, people are realizing this is a real issue that affects many people," said Kaepernick of the support. "It is something that has to be addressed. Until us as people recognize and address that some of us have privilege, some of us don’t. Some of us are able to do certain things without consequences and others of us can’t.'

'“I don’t understand what’s un-American about fighting for liberty and justice for everybody, for the equality that this country says it stands for. To me, I see it as very patriotic and American to uphold the United States to the standards that it says it lives by. That’s something that needs to be addressed.”'

'When Kaepernick lined up for the 49ers first series, Buffalo fans showered him with jeers, but in subsequent possessions the booing subsided. And despite the politically fraught backdrop, the game settled into familiar rhythms.'

'“When he gets the ball, he knows what to do with it,” quarterback Tyrod Taylor said. “There’s only one or two guys — maybe just him — that could do that in the NFL.”'

'It looks very much as though this 49ers season will be remembered primarily for Kaepernick’s protests. The team is now 1-5.'

'A group of Bills fans walking through the lot chanted calls for justice and held up Black Lives Matter signs. A plane also reportedly flew a sign over the stadium that called the QB “courageous."'

'One fan screamed, “Your parents don’t even like you” — a possible reference to his birth mother disagreeing with his stance.'

'“I don’t understand what’s un-American about fighting for liberty and justice for everybody, for the equality this country says it stands for,” Kaepernick told reporters. “To me, I see it as very patriotic and American to uphold the United States to the standards that it says it lives by.”'

'And it ended just the way Bills’ fans hoped — with an EJ Manuel kneel-down as time expired.'

'The action is sponsored by groups called Just Resisting and Showing Up for Racial Justice Buffalo. Hashtag for the action: “billsfans4blacklives.”'

'The Bills blew the game open by scoring 21 points over a span of 7:02 straddling the third and fourth quarters.'

'"I think this is the first year that I've really been doubted, as in, 'Is this kid good or is he not good?'" McCoy said. "Yeah, it can definitely drive you."'