Archives for December 19, 2016

'“We attacked the week with the right mindset and came out and played fine,” Taylor said. “Outside looking in there might have been a lot of things that have been said, but from the inside out we’re together and we’re sticking together.”'

'“I know what my job is … to get this team ready to go. That’s what’s important to me,” he said. “I guess I’m a little more confident in myself … my abilities than maybe others are.”'

'With three rushing touchdowns, the Bills raised their total to 27 on the season, a franchise record. They passed the 1975 team that had 26, 16 by O.J. Simpson. Both teams did it in 14 games.'

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'“He’s a stud, man,” guard Richie Incognito said. “We get these game plans going – we get these creative game plans going, and we get guys blocked up and he makes us look good. He’s out there razzling and dazzling.”'

'“The biggest thing is I was upset I didn’t keep the ball,” Clay said. “I keep telling my little one I’m going to bring her a ball back. And I keep getting so excited – I just threw it. And I was like, ahh.”'

'"I know this is bad, it seems like it," he added, "but to me it’s, hey – I’m just going, business as usual, getting my team ready. Now, is there negative talk, do I understand it? Yeah, I get it. But all I can do is affect what’s right in front of me and get this team to play up to our abilities and I think that’s what we did."'

'The Bills often lined up in I-formation, with LeSean McCoy and fullback Jerome Felton in the backfield, and dared the Browns to stop them. The line consistently blew defenders off the ball and Felton spent most of the game serving as a human sledgehammer as McCoy finished with 153 yards – pushing him past 1,000 for the season – and a pair of scores.'

'An examination of all 32 NFL rosters reveals Whaley has constructed the Bills in contradictory fashion, relying on more free agents than any other club while failing to unearth a franchise quarterback since joining the front office.'

'"It took my teammates wanting me to play," Williams said. "That's all it ever takes. It's understood. They don't have to tell me, and I don't have to tell them that I want to be out there playing with them."'

'Attitudes changed with the team. Fans must have been kicking themselves Sunday for attending the game. They would have been better off throwing six bucks onto a burning table in the parking lot. The game Sunday wasn’t worth the time and energy and certainly not the money, no matter how low the price.'

'“Our secondary, they did a fantastic job just taking away the first read, playing real tight coverage and making the QB hold the ball,” Hughes said. “Any time the QB holds the ball, we’re going to get there. So it’s great to just kind of match that up and get the rush and the outstanding coverage by those guys.”'

'The Bills did it mainly by imposing their will with a power-oriented game plan that sapped the life out of the Browns' defense. The Bills ran for 280 yards and a season-high three touchdowns.'

'The Bills’ rout got rolling when Brandon Tate took a pitch from Mike Gillislee on an end around out of the Wildcat formation. Tate ran 30 yards to the Cleveland 12. It set up the Bills’ first touchdown.'

'Cleveland might take Texas A&M pass rusher Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft next spring. He’s an elite edge rusher, and there isn’t a quarterback in the Andrew Luck class available this year.'