Archives for October 25, 2016

'“It’s a huge challenge. I want to say it now because Tom Brady’s playing … just kidding,” Ryan said. “But, in all seriousness, we’re going to measure ourselves against the two best now (Buffalo plays at Seattle the following Monday). We’re going to find out all about us. After a game like this, where we clearly never played – or coached – as good as we need to, the ultimate test is right in front of us.”'

'The analytics website Pro Football Focus charged the Bills with a whopping 16 missed tackles against the Dolphins, bringing their season total to 57 ­– fourth most in the NFL. Ryan said the team charts missed tackles in its film review of games, and that the issue “certainly wasn’t anywhere close to what it was yesterday.”'

'"He's walking around and he's talking to people," coach Rex Ryan said. "Our medical people are still evaluating his head and neck."'

'"The decision to play LeSean, as I mentioned was, he got clearance from medical personnel. That’s a variety of tests – tons of tests," Ryan said. "The player needs to sign off on it, so it’s not just, ‘Hey, the medical says you’re OK. You’re going out there.’ So LeSean wanted to play. He felt like he was ready to play. We took him to pregame and he was running routes at full speed and burst and things like that.'

'Going back to 2001 season, the year Tom Brady took over as the quarterback, the Patriots have never lost twice to a team in the AFC East in the regular season. On Sunday at New Era Field, the Bills will attempt to become the first division opponent to sweep them since 2000, Bill Belichick's first year as head man.'

'Alright obviously you know I talked about the game after it happened nothing really changed. You know we were still in the game and like I mentioned yesterday even though we were up by 11 points in the second half it never felt like we were in control of the game because we were getting out played, out coached whatever you say it never felt like we were in control of the game. I thought Miami was in control of the game and at the end of the day we need to make more plays on offense, defense and they made more than we did and that is why we won.'

'“Did he target? Did he launch? Yeah, he did all those, check every box you want,’’ Ryan said. “Was it a dirty hit? Yeah. It was unnecessary … and unsportsmanlike. I thought the officials got it right; it was unnecessary roughness. A football play, he came in for a crack block, but there was nothing physical about it. I was surprised he did it and I’m absolutely disappointed. Now I have a player who’s in jeopardy. I don’t understand it.’’'

'More disturbing to Rex Ryan, I’m sure, was the way his defense was pushed around by the Dolphins offensive line. Miami shredded the Bills for 256 yards rushing, much of that with Jay Ajayi running through massive holes. And the Buffalo pass rush was pretty much neutralized as the lone sack came from Lorenzo Alexander.'

'"It was great to be out there and go out and get my feet wet," Lawson said after the game. "It's been a long time since I played a game, so I didn't know what the feeling was playing a game."'

'Head coach Rex Ryan told the media on Monday that the medical staff is still evaluating Williams' head and neck and that the team would err on the side of caution when it came to his well being.'

'“You want to win the physical battle each week. And quite honestly, up until this point, we pretty much have,” Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan said. “We got whipped by the Jets, we definitely got out-physicaled Sunday."'

'“A head or neck injury is as severe of an injury as you can get. He’ll never hit the field if he wasn’t cleared by professionals,” Ryan said.'

'"I know the way Jarvis plays, it's going to be aggressive, it's going to be intense," Gase added. "For anybody to kind of start thinking, 'dirty play,' and things like that, I've been around the guys for less than a year. I haven't seen that from him. I've see a guy who when we coach him up on things, tries to do things the right way."'

'"It was a good call, it was a penalty," Christensen said. "We can't go high. The league is emphasizing that." But Gase said it wasn't a dirty play. He also said he likes Landry's edge. "I'm not going to change the way he plays," Gase said. "I call plays early in the game for him to set the tempo."'

'"Call it what you want," Landry said. "It's football."'