Two Bills Drive

'It's mid-December and that means the Bills are just outside the playoff picture trying to decide whether to keep it together or pack their knives and go. In these 17 seasons all but two or three times have we been spared this discussion.'

'"He seems to be doing pretty good so we'll see," Ryan said. "If we're going to lose him so to speak, we're not going to be on the practice field. It will be on the game field."'

'The chain of command is as follows — at least according to the defensive coordinator: Rex Ryan makes the calls, tells Dennis Thurman, who then relays it to inside linebacker Preston Brown on the field.'

'“I feel confident enough to where I can put him right in there with that group,” Rex Ryan said. “And we’re going to rotate it like we have three starters and that’s an ideal situation for us, but I think that’s where the kid is, now that he’s had time, games under his belt, I feel that he’s ready for that role.”'

'“That’s the plan. That’s what I’m working for,” said Williams. “Just trying to work through it and get better."'

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'"Right now I'm feeling really good. Some of the things I couldn't do, I'm doing now," he said. "It's really up to me. If I feel like I don't need a second surgery, I'm not going to get it. If I do, if it starts tweaking or hurting, then I'm going to get it. I think that's best. But for right now I feel really good."'

'Williams was held out of Wednesday's practice, along with wide receiver Sammy Watkins (foot), tight end Charles Clay (knee), offensive tackle Cordy Glenn (back), linebacker Lerentee McCray (concussion protocol), and outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander (veteran's day off).'

'Some selections are simply the names of bad or regrettable players the Bills have had over the last 17 years. Others are specific games, memories or incidents, and there are a couple you'll need to Google for yourself. Anyway, carve out some time and go through this list.'

'This may come as a surprise, but part of me actually felt sorry for Ryan on Wednesday. He looked and sounded like he did during his final days with the Jets, when he was emasculated and lost his swagger after losing too many games. He was reduced to answering questions from people like me who have grown accustomed to him lying.'

'"If we went back and played the game right now and you could change everything about that game and say, 'You know what? We're going to play eight-man, we're going to play nine-man space, we're going to make them throw to beat us, we'd all sign up for that now because the outcome is we never got it done."'

'"I hate that guy, I'm going to kill him,'' Thomas said, laughing. "That's great. The mindset we're going to have is just the same way. We're going to make them the team we break the streak on so I think that's, as a football player, our competitive nature. That's the way we train ourselves to think every single week because you want to go in on that Sunday expecting to win."'

'"I knew he was hurt," defensive back Corey White said, "but I'm thinking like after-game soreness. Today he was in a boot and I was like, 'Wow, man, you played through that?''

'"For me, I want to fight for Rex," guard Richie Incognito said Wednesday. "I want to go out there and get wins and keep him around here. … For me, personally, it's like a challenge. The challenge has been accepted. There's this bad sentiment out there. And if it's true or not, I can directly impact the outcome and that's by playing well and playing on a consistent basis and leading this team."'

'“I think I’ve done a good job with (the pressure),” Taylor said, while rocking a yellow Buffalo Sabres hat at a podium beside the Bills' indoor practice field. “We haven’t won as many games as I would’ve like to, or as we would’ve liked to as a team, but we still have the opportunity to win three and finish the season 9-7. That’s all my focus – that’s all my energy is going into, is finishing out the season strong.”'