Archives for September 28, 2017

'Interestingly, the Bills played well without Dareus and Glenn. On defense, the Bills limited Denver to one touchdown and 16 points, and Adolphus Washington and Cedric Thornton shared the reps and combined for four tackles. If Dareus can't play, the Bills will have another option inside as defensive tackle Jerel Worthy is now officially out of concussion protocol and was back at practice in full for the first time this season.'

'For some reason, McDermott elected to cover Falcons two-time All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones with a single player last season. Jones ravaged the man-to-man coverage, catching 12 passes for a team-record 300 yards and a touchdown in the 48-33 plastering of the Panthers on Oct. 2.'

'A solid defense alone will not be enough for the Buffalo to win. McDermott's club will need to improve upon its season-to-date rankings in points per game (16.7, No. 25 in the NFL) and yards per game (285.3, No. 26).'

'"Like I texted him, he said some things to the media that he probably could have said to me," McCoy said. "But his opinion, it really doesn't matter to me. I like Jim Kelly. He texts me and I just told him, 'Hey, you're human.' People have their own opinions. What you said, you don't have to apologize for it. I don't think you're wrong. That's how he felt. I understand. You're human and I told him exactly, 'My respect for you, it hasn't changed. It's still very high.' He's a hell of a player and I respected him when I met him, and even the relationship I have so far. So it didn't affect me at all."'

'“I’ve seen them continue to do that, with respect to the game and the last couple of days,” he told reporters Wednesday morning. “I’m very appreciative of that. I think that it really speaks to a team. Being able to communicate, certainly like I’ve talked about, is important. Being able to communicate on the field is important, and that’s really where our focus needs to be this week as we move forward and focus on our team and the Atlanta Falcons. I really appreciate that about our guys. They care about one another, they respect one another, and we’re able to communicate about things that are important.”'

'Certainly the Falcons' offense will come out flying (no pun intended) against the Bills on Sunday, but Buffalo's defense has only allowed 37 points in their three games and has yet to give up a touchdown through the air.'

'In the team’s 26-16 win over the Denver Broncos, Hauschka connected on field goals of 27, 49, 53, and 55-yards, plus a pair of extra points. He also put five of seven kickoffs in the end zone. Three of those went for touchbacks. He became the first kicker in Bills history to hit two field goals of 53 yards or longer in the same game.'

'I was extremely hurt, to be honest. Because at first, everybody has their own opinions like I talked about. People believe in different things, they stand up for whatever they stand up for, that’s their right. Some of the words that the President used… it just rubbed me the wrong way. I was upset. I was frustrated and that’s the way I wanted to express myself at the game.'

'Hauschka is 5-of-6 this season and 196-of-225 in his career. He has 20 points so far this season for the Bills offense.'

'Injury wise, injury updates, the following players will not practice starting with Cordy Glenn still with the foot and ankle. Kyle Williams will not practice, as well as Lorenzo Alexander due to scheduled rest days. Marcell Dareus will be limited in practice, and Jerel Worthy is out of the concussion protocol at this time. Finally, congratulations to Stephen Hauschka, the AFC special teams player of the week, for a tremendous effort in last week’s game against Denver.'

'One protester told News 4 that the purpose wasn’t to boycott the game, but to spread the message of what the American flag means to them.'

'"Breakfast is a big part of that," Thomas said. "You eat the proper foods and it gives you energy in the morning. You always want to start off by eating something good in the morning and I've instilled that in my kids and I've tried to go around the schools here in Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse to teach them the same thing."'

'“Rico always has an open ear even from my time working with him in Baltimore,” said Taylor. “But this past week talking with him about what I saw and liked, or things that I felt we were good at against this defense. Even things that he liked from his time in Denver and knowing that group that we just played. Ideas that he thought would work.'

'The four-year veteran is expected to play a key role in Buffalo’s defensive tackle rotation after putting together a strong preseason. With Marcell Dareus still on the mend from an ankle injury suffered in Week 2, Worthy is expected to be dressed for Sunday’s game as one of the team’s four healthy defensive tackles.'

'“It felt great,” said Hauschka of his swing last Sunday. “The ball was flying well. It was above 80 degrees. It’s like this a lot in Buffalo right? The ball was flying well and feeling good mentally, physically and it was just nice for things to come together.”'