Archives for January 9, 2018

‘The Bills hold the 21st and 22nd picks in the first round, as well as two picks in the second round, giving them ammunition to move up for a quarterback they fall in love with. There is no guarantee that the teams at the very top of the draft would be willing to move down, though, because both Cleveland and the New York Giants have a need for a quarterback. That means the Bills would look to teams like Indianapolis with the third pick or the Browns, who also have the fourth pick, to make a deal with.’

‘Coming back healthy for Benjamin means having surgery to trim a torn meniscus in his right knee. He said he hopes to schedule the procedure for later this week. After that, he’ll have a recovery period of about 4-6 weeks, “then I’m back running, I’m back lifting, back strong,” he said.’

‘If the team doesn’t want to bring Taylor back — some felt benching Taylor for Nathan Peterman earlier this year was a sure sign he wouldn’t return — the options would be drafting a rookie or going after a veteran. Cutting Taylor would result in $8.64 million of dead cap space, but he may have some value in the trade market.’

‘”Retirement’s not on my radar quite yet,” said Alexander. “I definitely want to get one more in. I really love this organization, really love what they’ve been able to build here. And I definitely want to continue to be a part of helping this organization take this next step – that’s winning a playoff game and winning a championship.”‘

‘”Sometimes, the second year is harder than the first year because people are now going to try to put us up here,” McDermott said, raising his hand to eye level, the day after the Bills clinched a playoff berth. “We have so many warts, and the margin of winning is so tight. There’s so much work to be done.”‘

‘”To end the drought is special,” Wood said. “It’s great to get that monkey off our back. Last week, that celebration, coming back to Buffalo and the fans at the airport and our locker room scene, that was about as much fun as any moment in my life, especially playing football.”‘

‘I loved it man. It was a good – I mean, I don’t think I did a lot on the field because I got the injury. But it was an adjustment and I like it. I like it here in Buffalo. I got one more season here next year so I’m going to prepare in the offseason and get my body back right, come back and focus and get ready for OTA’s.’

‘”He said what he said, he knows what he said. I don’t gotta repeat it.”

‘LeSean McCoy was Buffalo’s most irreplaceable player. Without him, the Bills didn’t stand a chance.’

‘Romo did his homework and was on top of almost every situation.’

‘That’s because there are no comparisons of past Bills playoff games because Sunday’s game was the first here since meters started measuring the audience in 2000. The Bills’ four Super Bowls losses in the 1990s were played before meters and outside the sweeps periods when diaries measured the audience.’