Archives for November 9, 2016

'“I know the effort is going to be there, you can’t deny that from us … we want (a playoff berth) in the worst way … (and) our fan base wants it almost as much as we do,” he said. “So we understand the responsibility. We’ve got to work as hard as we can and play to the very best of our ability. Our fans will get everything that we have.”'

'“In typical Eric Wood fashion, he was like, ‘Well, the injury is supposed to be this long, but I think I can come back in …’ you know, and he shaved like five weeks or four weeks off the injury,” Ryan said Tuesday on a conference call with Bills reporters.'

'"When the quarterback leaves the pocket," Jennings said, "the defense can do anything to the receiver other than hold him, and it's fair play."'

'That would be an elastrator. I'll Wikipedia take it from here: "Elastration (a portmanteau of "elastic" and "castration") is a bloodless method of male castration and docking commonly used for livestock. Elastration is simply banding the body part (scrotum or tail) until it drops off. This method is favored for its simplicity, low cost, and minimal training requirements."'

'One fan in Seattle didn't seem to like that. As Smith walked off the field after Monday night's 31-25 Seahawks win, a fan was caught on video yelling, "Hey waitress! Waitress! Waitress! Can I have a Pepsi, please? Waitress!"'

'Overlooked after the bum call in the second quarter, and after fans pointed to the Bills’ inability to score after driving to the 10-yard line in the final minute, was the fact that Buffalo was shut out in the entire third quarter. They also allowed 28 points in the first half to a Seattle team that had averaged 18 points per game.'

'Robert Woods – The fourth-receiver set career highs with 10 catches and 162 yards, making the “Legion of Boom” secondary his personal playground. It was the type of performance that makes you wonder “where’s that been all this time?” Woods looked to be 100 percent after dealing with a foot injury the past two weeks. He will be an unrestricted free agent after this season, and chances are he made himself some good money Monday night.'

'Well, obviously, you know, it’s frustrating. I don’t think there’s any doubt about it. It’s in our past now, it’s behind us, and we’ve got to look forward to – as we look at it – almost the second half of the season, even though it’s only seven games. That’s where the focus has to be. We’re disappointed we didn’t pull it out at the end there, but mistakes happen in this league. There’s no question about it. I think everybody saw what they wanted to see, and I don’t know if I really need to comment any further on it.'

'“We’ve been waiting all year to get a Monday nighter like that,” said ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt after the game ended.'

'What more can be said about the NFL’s latest officiating catastrophe? Not much really, because what’s the point?'

'“Obviously, that’s a really, really big blow to our football team. As you guys know, Eric – he really takes charge of that offensive line,” Ryan said. “He would do whatever it takes to come back and be ready to play, but he knows the direction of this team that we feel it can go these next seven weeks. Obviously, he feels terrible about it.”'

'Seattle was the first time Taylor raised his game to another level, but in the end, he went the way of those before him.'

'Carpenter’s wife, Kaela, went completely offside herself, posting a photo of a farm tool used to castrate animals, tweeting it be used on Sherman, with the caption: “I know what we do on the farm when a male can’t control his own rage.”'

'Former boyfriend of Kim Kardashian and current Buffalo Bills running back Reggie Bush allegedly paid his mistress "millions" of dollars to keep quiet about her pregnancy.'

'The coach also responded sarcastically when informed Carroll was unhappy the Bills coach called Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman "an ass." Speaking on a conference call Tuesday, Ryan joked he forgot to check with Carroll first about what his appropriate response should've been.'