Archives for October 22, 2016

'A good deal of the credit goes to Ryan and general manager Doug Whaley for a pair of shrewd offseason moves that barely registered at the time.'

'“Speed, attitude, swagger,” Dolphins coach Adam Gase said when asked what trademarks of a Ryan-coached team come to mind. “And creative. Every time I’ve been on the other sideline against him, I’ve always come out of the game going, ‘I never thought that was coming.’”'

'"The only motivation each and every week that I deal with is simply having the opportunity and the blessing to be out there on Sunday," Williams said.'

'"We're confident in the guys that we have behind him but not ruling Shady out at all," Bills head coach Rex Ryan said. "He looked pretty good. So we'll be smart with him, but he looked pretty good."'

'"I just felt all right," McCoy said of his return to practice. "I didn't do a lot of reps today. Just was real limited, just seeing how I feel. We'll see what happens (at Saturday's walk-through)."'

'"I just felt all right," McCoy said of his return to practice Friday. "I didn't do a lot of reps today. Just was real limited, just seeing how I feel. We'll see what happens [at Saturday's walk-through practice]."'

'The Bills will use Lawson in sub packages on defense. Veteran Lorenzo Alexander, who leads the NFL with eight sacks, will retain his starting role opposite Jerry Hughes.'

'To make room for Lawson and Garner, the Bills have released tight end Gerald Christian and guard Gabe Ikard.'

'Wide receiver Robert Woods (foot) and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus (hamstring) were not on the field for the start of practice and are listed as DOUBTFUL.'

'McCoy also spoke with reporters after practice and said they were going to see how it felt on Sunday, but that he didn't take many reps during Friday's practice — perhaps casting a little doubt on his potential availability.'

'Head coach Rex Ryan said at the beginning of the week that they would ‘err on the side of caution’ knowing that Lawson had not taken part in a single team practice after a shoulder injury during rookie minicamp necessitated surgery. The first-round pick would go on to miss the entire offseason, training camp, the preseason and the first six regular season games after he was placed on the PUP list.'

'“Any chance you can go out and help your team win is the biggest thing,” Clay said. “These past few weeks being able to contribute and helping the team win is obviously a good feeling.”'

'“…The excitement of walking into the locker room was just overwhelming,” said survivor and Buffalo native Rosie Ross. “We just didn’t know what to do. I mean, I had chills. I had tears. I had every emotion. It just made you feel so extremely special. I was so happy to see how the Buffalo Bills are so appreciative of us being survivors.”'

'“He looked pretty good. We’ll be smart with him, but he looked pretty good,” said head coach Rex Ryan. “We’ll see how it goes. But again we’re confident in the guys that we have behind him. But not ruling Shady out at all.”'

'Buffalo has been consistent in applying pressure up front. They rank second in the league in sacks and second in sack percentage. Miami has given up 17 sacks this season on 188 pass plays, the second worst percentage in the NFL.'