Archives for October 27, 2016

'"If you're trying to chase it, then you've got to beat them. I mean, that's as simple as that. You can think, 'Well, you've still got a chance at the division.' You really don't. I mean, this team is pretty darned talented."'

'The Bills have a long list of players nursing injuries this week. Ryan listed 10 players he wasn't expecting to practice on Wednesday and six others who were limited.'

'They did a good job against us, I know that. We'll have to do a lot better job of not losing yardage, not having negative plays and being able to stay out of long yardage situations so we'll have an opportunity to convert some third downs. We didn't do any of those things very well.'

'This time, Brady will have his shot, and the Buffalo Bills defense knows it.'

'“I’ll admit it, last game was easier not playing Brady,” Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan said. “Things will change a little bit facing Brady this time."'

'"I'm going about this like every other week. It's an away game," Hogan said Wednesday. "It's a league game for us so it's a big game. Just the outcome, how the previous game went, we will be looking forward to getting up there and playing a solid four quarters of football."'

'"It was a great time to play them," Ryan said Wednesday, reflecting back on Buffalo's 16-0 win against a Jacoby Brissett-led New England offense on Oct. 2.'

'Coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday the team's top offensive threat is receiving treatment and his progress will be monitored through the week. McCoy was hurt in practice a week ago, but played into the third quarter before being pulled from a 28-25 loss at Miami on Sunday.'

'"It really doesn't matter what happened last week, last month, last year," Belichick said. "What matters is what happens this week and that's what we can control. We can't control anything that's happened in the past, so we're going to try and focus on what we can do this week and prepare as well as we can to perform as well we can."'

'"He's the best quarterback who's ever played the game," said linebacker Lorenzo Alexander, the NFL's leading sacker who Sunday will get his first look at Brady since 2011 when the Patriots invade New Era Field. "His skill set is a lot different, his ability to read coverages, get the ball out of his hands, discern what the defense is trying to do, it's on another level."'

'"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."'

'"I think you just have to be prepared for everything, which is a bit of a challenge because there's only so much time in the week that you have to prepare."'

'"Of course," Gilmore said. "We're not gonna let nobody push us around. You know what I'm saying? We're gonna play smart. We know them guys like to try to get under your skin and make you react a certain way. We're gonna try to take it in between the lines and play good football."'

'Ryan said McCoy “we’ll continue to get treatment” on his hamstring and “we’ll see how he progresses through the week.” He also said the medical staff “continues to monitor” the status of Williams’ neck after the vicious hit he took from Dolphins wideout Jarvis Landry last weekend, confirming the safety “is at risk” of not playing Sunday.'

'If Taylor helps get the Bills to the playoffs it would be shocking if he weren't back in 2017. They could get there without stellar play from him; I'd argue that they got to 4-2 that way.'