Archives for November 2016

'"Well, I don't get those calls and I don't expect to get those calls," Taylor said. "I've had conversations with refs before games, but I don't expect those calls. If they happen, it's a plus, but I just go out there and play. It's unfortunate that sometimes I don't get those calls, but it's the nature of the game. You've got to play through that stuff."'

'“I feel good about Percy (Harvin),” Ryan said. In addition to last year, Harvin played for Ryan while with the New York Jets following that mid-season trade with Seattle.'

'"I didn't say we'd play him 50 snaps, but I think he can play some," Ryan said. "I think he can help us."'

'McCoy, who has rushed for 598 yards and six scores on the season, practiced on a limited basis all week and is listed as questionable. Ryan told reporters Saturday that he is "confident" McCoy will play.'

'"I feel good about Percy," Ryan said. "I didn't say we'll play him 50 snaps, but I will play him… I think we can play him some, I do. He looks good out there. The conditioning part of it and doing the football-specific things are obviously not to where he would be if he was here the whole time, but I think he can help us."'

'You're simply not going to see those sort of prolific passing performances from Taylor or Wilson. This year especially, due to injuries mostly, Taylor and Wilsons numbers are similar than you might think.'

'It remains to be seen just how ready McCoy will be, but with him likely to play and considering there is a bye the weekend right after, you would have to think that the Bills are going to be cautious with McCoy. They’ll likely have him play a role, but I would tend to think that the first time McCoy starts to feel anything in his hamstring, that the Bills would shut him down for the rest of the night and allow the capable Mike Gillislee to take the reigns of the running game.'

'Alexander is most concerned about Seahawks return man Tyler Lockett, who is fifth in the NFL in kickoff returns and ninth in punt returns.'

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'"You can rest assure those receivers are working hard and that’s all you can ask for those guys, is to come in and compete every day, work hard and do your job and at some point, that hard work is going to start paying off," Lynn said, doing his best to shed a positive light on the pass-catching dilemma.'

'But it clearly wasn't something the coach was volunteering to make public. It was only after a photo was posted on Twitter showing Ryan, wearing a Cubs jersey and cap, and defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman taking in the action from the centerfield seats, that Ryan addressed the subject with the media.'

'The fans are getting a bit restless over Tyrod. Rex Ryan issues stock defenses of his starting quarterback, but I'm getting the impression that the organization is losing faith in Taylor.'

'Here’s the guys that did not practice today; Kyle Williams, that was a non-injury, he’s got an illness. (Corbin) Bryant with a shoulder, (Brandon) Tate with a concussion. Everybody else was limited; that’s Cordy Glenn, ankle, (LeSean) McCoy, hamstring, (Jerry) Hughes, hand, (Charles) Clay, knee, (Robert) Woods, foot, (Lerentee) McCray, knee, (Lorenzo) Alexander, hamstring, (Reggie) Bush, groin and (Marcell) Dareus, groin. (Marquise) Goodwin was full-go today, concussion.'

'If it doesn't work Monday night to end a two-game losing streak, the season could be over even sooner than it was last year.'

'By jumping the gun, the Bills have, at a pretty hefty cost, basically tied themselves to Taylor, a player who has not proved that he can be the quarterback of the future. Yes, they can decline to pick up the $15.5 million option due in March that would mean his salary for 2017 would be an unfathomable $27.5 million, then cut him and take the reasonably cheap dead cap hit of around $3 million.'