Archives for November 2016

'Bills are tied with Seahawks for NFL lead with 31 sacks.'

'"We'll lean on him, and we'll keep watching him as he goes," Ryan said. "The big thing is making sure his thumb doesn't get infected. If that stays clean and there's no issue there, I think he's going to be OK.'

'"I hope it's a miserable experience," current Bills coach Rex Ryan said. "We want to win, man. Our fans, this is as loyal a fan base as there is, so we want to create that miserable day for people, and the fans are a big part of it."'

'Whaley cautioned that the fourth-overall pick in 2014 may not play this week when the team takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars. He said the medical staff will evaluate Watkins’ foot after practice and throughout the week and also see how he feels before making that determination.'

'This is the second time Carpenter has won the same award with the Bills, and it is the sixth time he has won the honor in his career. The last time he was named as Special Teams Player of the Week was in Week 1 of the 2014 season.'

'By having him on the practice field. Watkins automatically takes on the role as the player designated to return from I-R. If deemed ready, he would be eligible to play as early as this weekend against the Jacksonville Jaguars.'

'On October 16, a video was posted online showing what appeared to be a man drinking alcohol being poured down a female's backside during a tailgate in a private commercial lot.'

'“I probably ran 20-something plays, running them pretty fast, moving at a high rate of speed so I’ve just got to let the trainers do their job and see what they see from it,” Watkins said. “Watch film and see how I’m cutting and see how I’m planting and I think I should be fine.”'

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'Rex Ryan thinks the Jaguars are a great two-win team; many would say that the Bills are an average-at-best five-win team.'

'Connected on 3-of-3 field goal attempts including a 54-yard field goal to give Buffalo a 13-12 lead in the third quarter.'

'Injuries took another chunk out of the Buffalo secondary last week when Robert Blantonwent out on the second to last play of the Bengals game. He started two of the last three games when Aaron Williams went on IR and got the bulk of the snaps at safety last week in Cincinnati.'

'“He got a CT scan a couple of days ago and right now we’re in full anticipation that he’ll be limited in practice today,” Whaley said.'

'Ryan added, “You’ve got a franchise quarterback, that’s what they all tell me (about Blake Bortles). You’ve got Chris Ivory, who’s a great back. I had him with the Jets … I know all about him … he’s a handful. Then you’ve got (Allen) Hurns, (Allen) Robinson and (Marqise) Lee (at wide receiver).'

'“Before the ink was even dry” on his contract, “I was meeting with coaches, sitting down with” Ed Reed and Dennis Thurman and Rob Ryan, “going over what they need from me and what they’re asking of me as a player, and then getting to study the game plan. … Toward the end of the week, they noticed how much of the defense I already picked up and knew my assignment. They said hey, ‘we feel comfortable putting you in there.’ ”'