Archives for September 5, 2018

‘“It’ll come down to performance and how I feel this week,” Williams said. “You know, if I feel like I can perform at a high level the way that I want to – the way that I expect to play – and I can help our team, then all systems go. But if I feel like I would be a detriment and I’m out there just to be out there … that’s where you have to be able to discern what the difference is in those two things.”‘

‘McDermott confirmed that Bojorquez will hold for kicker Stephen Hauschka. That gives him just four practices to develop a good chemistry with Hauschka.’

‘”To piggyback off of that, we all compete in the meeting rooms, on the field. Speaking for myself, that chemistry goes off the field, too. We hang out with each other off the field, and I think that builds that bond when you get on the field and you’re able to trust the guy next to you. The fourth quarter, you don’t want to let that guy down. Especially with the amount of communication we have to do in the secondary, I think it’s huge to have that camaraderie off the field.”‘

‘”What Brian does — and other people do this as well, this isn’t exclusive to Brian — he finds ways of giving you answers,” Quinn said. “So that could be through what you call displacement. Displacement is where you play the running back, tight end on the outside of the formation. That’s going to largely tell you man or zone.”‘

‘“In my humble opinion, anyone that says that they’ve anticipated everything, especially the things that come in between those moments, I think they’re lying to you. What’s more realistic in my mind is you prepare your butt off and you’re able to be very organized and put things into buckets, ‘Hey, this is how I want to work with the media in this case … this is how I want to handle crisis management in this case.’ And you just divide things into buckets, so that you have a plan going in. What happens in between those buckets are leadership moments of dealing with people. That’s really, to me, the neat part about the job, the part that I continue to be passionate about and even more passionate about in the second year than I was last year.”’

‘Projected record: 6-10.’

‘Everywhere you look on the Buffalo Bills’ roster, there are question marks. Can a rebuilt offensive line protect the quarterback? Can any receiver step up and be a legitimate second option behind Kelvin Benjamin? Can Nathan Peterman be a viable starting quarterback, and if not, is rookie Josh Allen ready? Defensively, who is going to provide a pass rush? Can Trent Murphy and Vontae Davis stay healthy and contribute? All of that amounts to a level of uncertainty that makes it impossible for me to predict a second straight playoff appearance.’

‘Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming season.’

‘”It was just the way I was taught growing up,” Lotulelei said. “I’ve never been a real loud guy. Growing up, not only from my parents but from cousins, I’ve always learned not to be loud. You don’t have to be loud to be heard. And you don’t always have to be heard.”‘

‘Just three players from the years 2010 to 2016 who were “drafted by Whaley” while he was GM or the right-hand man to Buddy Nix are still on the team. They are John Miller, Shaq Lawson and Adolphus Washington. Whaley held the GM title for the 2014 to 2016 drafts. Meanwhile, 27 of the 57 players who spent the most time on the 2016 roster are out of the NFL. Here’s the rundown…’.