Archives for November 1, 2016

'Outsiders are also taking notice on Gilmore’s poor play. Pro Football Focus ranked Gilmore as the 90th-best corner in the NFL this season.'

'But if the team has to put the load on Taylor, it’s not going to work.'

'“No, I think Tyrod will be fine,” Ryan said. “I thought today might look a little different if you take away the drops. I mean we had a couple of big drops, back-to-back drops that were disappointing to see for sure, but Tyrod’s going to be fine. It seems like each week I’m defending him. I don’t understand it.”'

'This isn't what Ryan expected from a unit he vowed would be much improved over last season's high-priced defense, which finished 19th in the NFL in yards allowed. It was the worst end-of-season ranking in Ryan's 11 seasons as a coach or coordinator.'

'The Bills have now lost 26 times to Tom Brady since 2001, tying an NFL record for most losses to one quarterback. The Lions were beaten 26 times by Brett Favre.'

'What we learned Sunday is that the Bills are still lagging way behind the Patriots and that gap is as wide as ever.'

'"Well I think the season as a whole was kind of up and down, and maybe in the game it was well," head coach Rex Ryan said on Monday. "What, two or three holding calls and obviously a big mistake on that (Chris) Hogan touchdown… whether it was communication or whatever the break down was. So it wasn’t a great performance on his part, I am sure he would like to have some plays back."'

So until this time next year, when your heart gives the Bills a chance to beat Brady, it’s time to come back to earth with this team, realize that for a whole host of reasons they are a .500 team – again. Maybe they’ll get lucky and not lose a bunch of key players to injury next year. Maybe they’ll find some gems in the draft or the offseason. Maybe they will have a quarterback capable of being a hero when needed. Maybe they’ll get really lucky and Tom Brady will retire to California – if he does, the Bills should send him a really nice flower arrangement.

'“We’ll see,” said Alexander. “Obviously, I’ve got to come in (Monday) again and get treatment. I’ve got eight days to recover. I’ve had something similar to this before and was able to play the next week, so I’m confident in our training staff and myself to get ready and help this defense next week to beat Seattle.”'