Archives for August 6, 2017

'“It’s been awesome to learn the personal side of guys,” quarterback Tyrod Taylor said. “You know them as players, some people have grown up with others, but for the most part we’re here and we just know the outside, so for those guys to get up and be vulnerable and tell stories about their lives that people don’t know, it definitely brings you together — brings the room together.”'

'The play of Tyrod Taylor, T.J. Yates and Nathan Peterman has been uneven during camp, but it hasn't risen to the level of crisis. There are still four preseason games to go, and it is a new offense. Taylor deserves more time to get comfortable. As long as he stays healthy, he's the obvious starter.'

'Sandwiched between questions by partners of current players simply trying to obtain recommendations for a pediatrician or a hairstylist or a school in their new NFL city, were posts from partners of former players sharing their heartbreaking – and often horrifying – stories of life with a man she didn’t recognize anymore.'

'He’s a metaphor for a franchise that keeps going around in circles, only to end up back at mediocrity. They build up hope at the beginning of the season only to crash into disappointment by December.'

'No official date has been given on when Kelly's episode will air on the NFL Network, but the series will air on Friday nights at 9 p.m. EST starting on September 15.'

'Frazier was born in Columbus, Mississippi and earned a total of nine varsity letters in football, baseball and basketball at Stephen D. Lee high school. He'd stay in-state and attend Alcorn State University. Frazier would play football and baseball at Alcorn State and was named an All-SWAC selection in both sports.'

'I've never been the type of person to pat myself on the back. I tell a lot of my friends that I hate when they talk about me or what I did in my career. It's just something I don't speak about. I know I had a lot of help to get where I am today. My parents, my teammates, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, and all those guys. It wasn't only me. Without them, I wouldn't be here.'

'“There’s a long list of situations that are kind of staples and then there are others that are further down the line, kind of pebbles in the bucket,” McDermott told Buffalobills.com. “So we’re trying to hit the ones that come up more times than not. I’ve never really been on a staff where we’ve done this. I just feel like it’s important. If you’re going out there wouldn’t you have liked to go through a drill before the real thing?”'

'“I think it's more of a calculated aggressiveness,” said McDermott. “The research we've done leading up to a game, we're in that situation and we've got a chance to put the game away. Sometimes as a football team, as one transforms the culture and tries to turn something around that hasn't been here for 17 years, there's a lightbulb that hopefully comes on by taking that type of approach. That we are serious, we are contenders, and we are a legitimate threat to the rest of the league. That comes in time and through a process.”'