Archives for December 2016

'The Bills announced Glenn as inactive after he missed the Bills' Thursday practice with a back injury. Cyrus Kouandjio will start his second straight game at left tackle in Glenn's place.'

'The reason Ajayi even had the opportunity is because of the overly large pride Ryan has in his defense, despite allowing 31 points in the game.'

'Whether or not he’d like to admit it, Buffalo head coach Rex Ryan’s defense is not good.'

'Hughes, a Bills linebacker, took it a step further. He appeared to ram Rizzi with his face mask, which is obviously a big no-no. Somehow, the officials did not throw a flag on the play.'

'Buffalo's drought is tied for the fifth longest in NFL history, and the longest since the New Orleans Saints went 20 years before qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 1987.'

'"Whatever happens, happens," he said. "But I'm going to tell you this that I'll stand by my reputation. Let's put it that way."'

'Bills defensive lineman Leger Douzable said the players — and not Ryan — are to blame for the loss because of missed tackles. "The players need to take ownership," he said. "I understand if guys were nowhere near the ball to make a play. But guys were in position to make them."'

'The Bills set a franchise record with 589 yards of offense.'

'After leading the Jets to the AFC Championship Game in back-to-back seasons, Ryan is now the fourth coach since the merger to miss the playoffs in six consecutive seasons.'

'"The guy [Hittner] on the sideline who was standing next to Coach [Ryan] said that Coach had not called timeout before the snap," Wrolstad said, adding the play was not reviewable. "So he called timeout evidently after the ball was snapped or that is when our guy heard him or acknowledged him after the snap."'

'That’s why you can’t punt. You just can’t.'

'“That’s interesting,” Ryan responded. “Obviously he never called it, he never blew it dead. I was yelling at him. I went over to him. I’m sure you saw our players trying to call the timeout, trying to put our field-goal block team on the field.'

'An ability to execute defensive fundamentals — Ryan's hallmark — and make tackles and scrape together any semblance of a run defense is what they lack. They once again found a way to lose, thus ensuring yet another season without a winning record, and provided more ammunition to the many who want Rex and his brother Rob, the defensive coordinator, out of the building.'

'After the Bills missed a field goal and punted late in overtime, the Dolphins ended the game with a late field goal to beat the Bills, 34-31. With the loss, the Bills have been officially eliminated from playoff contention.'

'On the morning of Christmas Eve, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed what WGR’s Sal Capaccio has been reporting for weeks, that there’s no decision yet on Rex Ryan's fate.'