Archives for October 2016

'Bills, 34-21.'

'Watkins has been on injured reserve since Sept. 30 but the development means a late-season return is still possible. Watkins is eligible to return to practice Nov. 11, and the earliest he can play is Nov. 27 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.'

'"My take on it is that the things that the cops are doing are definitely wrong," McCoy said Wednesday. "But there's good people and bad people. There's good cops and bad cops. Either this game or next [home" target="_blank"> game, I'm going to invite some police to the game, about 15 or 20, just as an appreciation type of thing.'

'Scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 41-yard interception-touchdown in the third quarter to break a 16-16 tie.'

'I asked several of Shady’s teammates on both sides of the ball what it’s like from their perspective. Here’s what they had to say…'.

'Before the team hit the practice field, head coach Rex Ryan updated the media on players who were not expected to practice due to various injuries or illness…'

'If Watkins does not need surgery, the Bills could use their lone return designation on him this season. If they use it on him, the wide receiver is eligible to return to the team after eight weeks of the season has passed — meaning, Week 12 of the season.'

'Kaepernick has actually played against the Bills. Four years ago, at the tail end of a 45-3 Niners blowout over Buffalo in San Francisco, Kaepernick mopped up for Niners starter Alex Smith. Kaepernick threw one pass for seven yards in the game.'

'“We’re just playing our game,” said Robert Woods. “A. Lynn is calling some great plays for us and allowing us to go out there and execute them. We know what we’re going out there and doing and it’s enabling us to start fast.”'

'With Robey-Coleman earning the honor for Week Five and Zach Brown being named the Week Four DPOW, the Bills have won back-to-back DPOW awards for the first time since 1991 when Cornelius Bennett and Nate Odomes earned back-to-back honors—also in Weeks Four and Five.'

'“I was able to play with him for two years and my sophomore year was the best team in Nevada history,” Williams said. “He broke all type of NCAA records that still stand. He was a threat running and passing the ball. A great team leader. We just depended on him to make plays for us. He got us out of a lot of close games with his abilities.”'

'“He’s focused,” said Ryan. “He wants to be the very best player he can possible be. He showed that with his workouts and his conditioning, all that. He was really disappointed how he played last year. Most of us were like, ‘Man he was great.’ But I think he thought he could do better than that and he is doing better than that.”'

'But his ability to run, as well as throw, figured to make him a better fit for the up-tempo offense that came with Kelly when the Niners made him their coach after last season.'

'As Nickell Robey-Coleman pointed out, Rob Ryan makes a point of devoting time each day in practice and the meeting room to red-zone defense. Not a segment on Friday, which is commonly done throughout the league, but every single day. Besides sharpening the players’ skills, the approach goes a long way towards reminding them of the importance of keeping the opponent out of the end zone. If they can’t score, they can’t beat you.'

'Following their road win over Los Angeles, here's a look at where Buffalo stand on various power rankings.