Archives for December 22, 2016

'“I know I can trust Coach T (Terrell Williams, defensive line), V.J. (Vance Joseph, defensive coordinator) and (head coach Adam) Gase. My biggest thing is that they’re understanding. You have a talk with somebody and you feel like, ‘Alright, I don’t understand what he’s saying.’ Or ‘he doesn’t understand what I’m saying.’ But (this is) totally different. Across the board everybody is 100 percent straight up with what’s going on. That’s why, not just myself, but a lot of guys are understanding how things are going.”'

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'“Hopefully I’ll be here,” Woods continued. “Expecting to be here. I’m just going to play all out, go out there and put on a show if it is or it isn’t” my final home game.'

'Instead, New England’s Dont’a Hightower (64 tackles, 2.5 sacks) and Baltimore’s C.J. Mosley (72 and 0) were voted into the game at middle/inside linebacker.'

'Yes, the Bills shut out Bill Belichick at Gillette Stadium for the first time ever, 16-0. But the Patriots were down to their their third-string quarterback, Jacoby Brissett, who played through a thumb injury that sent him to injured reserve as soon as Tom Brady returned the following week.'

'It’s funny because I like Mario. I thought he was a good guy. I don’t think there’s any doubt. I think sometimes, you know, when you’re making the money that he was making and all that, the expectations were huge. And sometime it’s—you know, it takes away from you just want him to play. And I think whether it’s with Mario or some other players, I think that that’s tough to do. And it seems like you’re put on the defensive a lot instead of just going out and being able to enjoy what you’ve always done, which is play.'

'Some have expressed a willingness to convey those thoughts to team owners Terry and Kim Pegula. But the best, if not only, way to speak is with their actions. They need to win out in convincing fashion – regardless of the help they might or might not get to sneak into the postseason – to have a prayer of altering what appears a done deal.'

'Eddins was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and appeared in one game. He played collegiately at Ball State and also had a stint in the Canadian Football League.'

'"And there’s other places where the fans don’t agree as much – Buffalo in particular was one where that was very evident. So it shows the different cultures and different beliefs throughout this country and it also makes it very evident that there’s a difference in perspective between White America and Black America."'

'If there are teams out there that view Taylor as an upgrade at the position, which is not a stretch to suggest, the Bills could net a draft pick in return as they enter into a rebuild. It's hard to forecast what Taylor would bring back in a trade — who saw the Vikings giving up a first-round pick for Sam Bradford? — but getting a draft pick would be much preferable to letting Taylor walk for nothing. It would allow the Bills to address the position with a veteran free agent or another trade, and then the draft.

'The Bills general manager does interviews with the team’s radio rights-holder but isn’t generally available for other media members. So naturally, I expected over the course of the 20-minute interview that WGR’s staffers would ask Whaley about the speculation concerning the future of Coach Rex Ryan. Amazingly, they never asked, which has become an issue on social media.'

'The 2016 season has been a nightmare for Watkins. He has played in only six games and has a mere 17 catches for 245 yards and one touchdown. By comparison, that’s about, on average, two games of work for his buddy Odell Beckham Jr. of the Giants. Watkins’ off-season foot surgery had a more far-reaching impact than anyone — including Watkins — thought it would and he spent eight games on the injured reserve list after trying to play in the first two when it was clear he wasn’t ready.'

'Pro Bowl alternates only play in the game if those ahead of them decide not to play. Of the Bills who were named alternates, only Williams and Incognito were named first alternates. The others are all second or third alternates for the game.'

'It's about right in front of you and I think the time for all of that is probably after the season. But right in front of you it's business as usual and as I've mentioned, that's the way it is for me and that's the way it is for a lot of guys I think.'

'Left guard Richie Incognito and defensive tackle Kyle Williams were both named first alternates.'