Archives for December 2016

'"That was not my decision, to not start Tyrod."'

'Mike Garafolo and Kimberly Jones joined the NFL Network to talk about Ryan. Garafolo believes that nobody will take Ryan as a head coach right now. He believes that Ryan will need a reboot, a successful tenure as a defensive coordinator for example, before he'd get looked at as a head coaching candidate. Jones believes that Ryan's press conference quotes and bravado came back to haunt him in Buffalo.'

'Consider that in games Watkins has taken at least one snap over the past two seasons, Taylor's passer rating is 100.72 and completion percentage is 64 percent.'

'Coughlin is a winner. Coughlin has won everywhere he's gone.'

'If Lynn, who has handled offensive co-ordinator duties for the Bills since Week 3, is indeed the man they want leading the franchise, it’s a curious unofficial start to his tenure.'

'"That's bad," Richardson said. "That's just bad. He wants to win games, so he puts his best players out there, and he gets fired for it? That's kind of bad, in my opinion."'

'Here is the list of coaches have run through since Levy retired: Wade Phillips, Gregg Williams, Mike Mularky, Dick Jauron, Chan Gailey, Doug Marrone and Sexy Rexy. Being head coach of the Bills has a shorter lifespan than a member of Congress, where each election means a two-year stay, unless re-elected. Would you want to coach this team?'

'“I want to go out and play well. I want to be the guy here, make no mistake about it,” Lynn said Wednesday, one day after he was named interim head coach after the team fired Rex Ryan.'

'"It's been challenging, and I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions about the future and where we're going with this," Lynn said in opening his inaugural news conference on Wednesday. "Right now, my focus is right in front of me and getting these guys ready to play the New York Jets, and play the best we can to win this game."'

'"Right now, my focus is right in front of me," Lynn said in his opening remarks. "Getting these guys ready to play the New York Jets and doing the best we can to win this game."'

'Thus, if the Bills have already decided $30.75 million for a healthy Taylor in 2017 is too expensive and he will not be brought back, sitting him was the only choice they had, and Lynn said he understands the logic.'

'Owner Terry Pegula and general manager Doug Whaley have not offered comments beyond a statement when Ryan was fired earlier this week. Whaley is scheduled to meet with media Monday, the day after the season ends with the Bills out of the postseason for the 17th consecutive season.'

'When pressed about his role in the decision to bench Taylor, Lynn responded, "I can't speak for the owner. I can't speak for the GM. They'll have to speak for themselves."'

'"Sure, he doesn't have to work," Abate said. "But him and Rob were on a mission this year. Do they want to start their legacy over or say, 'That's it,' and do the TV thing?'

'The big thing going in Lynn's favor is that the Bills have already announced that general manager Doug Whaley will be leading the coaching search. That's good news for Lynn because Whaley's probably going to want to hire someone who's not going to threaten his power in the front office.'