By Bills in Toronto, posted 18 11 2011
Head Coach Chan Gailey – Monday, November 14, 2011
On C Eric Wood gone for the rest of the season:
It’s hard on him and it’s hard on us. He was having a very good year. He will be sorely missed this year.
On LG Andy Levitre moving to C:
It looks like that right now, yes. That’d be our best move. Looks like (Chris) Hairston’s back to pretty much full speed now so we’ll be able to play him at LT:
On if Levitre has ever played at the C position:
He did last year for us and took a few snaps actually. He’s played in a game there. The thing about Andy is he’s so smart and such a competitor. He’s so valuable because he’s good and he’s versatile.
On if LT Demetrius Bell has a chance of playing at LT or if it’s definitely Hairston:
Today, he doesn’t. He hasn’t even been on...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 11 11 2011
Head Coach Chan Gailey – Wednesday, November 9, 2011
On what he remembers about Dallas HC Jason Garrett:
I knew he would be very successful in whatever he decided to do and I thought if he decided to coach he’d be a very successful head coach. I thought he was smarter than to coach but he ended up going into the business anyway. He’s done very well and I’m proud for him. He’s a great man.
On what was most appealing about K Dave Rayner:
He had experience. Stan (Kwan) had been around him before. Having experience was one of the biggest factors. All the guys we tried out kicked very well.
On if there’s an update on K Rian Lindell’s injury status:
They’re telling me we‘ll take it a week at a time. How fast a healer is he, all that kind of stuff.
On carrying two kickers and Lindell having a...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 09 11 2011
Head Coach Chan Gailey – Monday, November 7, 2011
On NT Kyle Williams injury update:
It looks like Kyle will be headed down to see the doctor one more time in North Carolina, Dr. Anderson. He’ll be going down there tomorrow or the next day and I think something definitive will happen then one way or the other.
On if that news is encouraging or not:
I don’t know either.
On K Rian Lindell’s shoulder injury:
It had a little, I don’t know if they said break or it tried to come out or what it was but it’s not good. So we’re going to bring some guys in and have them kick this week just in case we have to find another kicker.
On if he anticipates having to find another kicker for this week’s game:
That’s why we’re doing it is in case he can’t kick this week. We’ll make that...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 09 11 2011
BUFFALO BILLS Head Coach Chan Gailey
They played well. We played poorly. It’s my responsibility to get our team ready to play each week and I didn’t get these guys ready to play well enough to play this ball game. It’s a big ball game. I hadn’t had this happen at home this year and we’ve got to get better. That’s the bottom line. We weren’t physical enough in the ball game. We’ve got to be more physical. If I had to say there was one thing, that’s what I would say.
On the low offensive production:
Again I go back to myself on that. I needed to be cleaner on the things that I had designed for the offense, needed to run the ball better early. I probably didn’t stick with that enough. And we just sometimes in third down we couldn’t make third downs and that’s where we’ve got to get better if we expect to be a consistent football team. We’ve done that...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 05 11 2011
Head Coach Chan Gailey – Wednesday, November 2, 2011
On the Jets not getting a lot of live exposure to QB Ryan Fitzpatrick:
No, but they’ve got the film. When you’ve got the film, and they’ve got every game this season, they had an off week to study every bit of it. That will not be and I don’t think that’s an issue for teams anymore.
On what stands out from the Jets’ defense:
They can generate a lot of pass rush with their different looks. They can create problems for you in protection if you’re not careful. Their corners obviously are very good. They’re a good all-around defense. They have been for years and they are this year.
On the Jets playing more man coverage defense:
They play a lot more man than some teams.
On where this game ranks in importance:
This is the...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 01 11 2011
Head Coach Chan Gailey – Monday, October 31, 2011
On what RB Fred Jackson has done for this team:
I think it’s all been said before. He catches, he runs, he protects. He’s doing an amazing job for our football team right now. We wouldn’t be where we are without him, I know that.
On if he’s had a player play this well for an extended period of time like Jackson:
Not doing everything that he is doing, no. I’ve never had one.
On what LB Nick Barnett has brought to the team:
Besides the physical qualities of speed, instincts and things like that he brings an energy to our defense and to our team. Every time he walks on the field he’s got energy whether it’s practice or a game. He’s brought a great little edge to us as well.
On the defense getting 9.0 sacks while missing key players:
I think guys got a taste of playing well and...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 31 10 2011
Bills defence dominates
Mike Rutsey – The Toronto Sun, Monday, October 31, 2011
TORONTO - Drawing up a game plan is the easy part.
Executing it come game day, well that’s something different altogether.
Defensively the Bills game plan against Washington was simple — stop the run and get pressure on quarterback John Beck.
For the Bills that was a whole lot easier said than done as coming into Sunday’s game the Bills were a powder puff team defensively. They ranked 30th in rush defence while their sack total was an embarrassing low of four. So the goal against the Redskins was a double-dipped chore.
But that all changed inside what for the Rogers Centre was a boisterous crowd of 51,579.
This day the defence was stellar.
Part of it may have been the fact that the Bills were well rested, coming off a bye week. Part of it may have been how poorly the Redskins played.
But the biggest part was a fired up defence...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 31 10 2011
BUFFALO BILLS HEAD COACH CHAN GAILEY
On working on the pass rush during the bye week and wanting to get to the quarter back:
That would be the biggest understatement of the year. That was amazing to go get nine sacks against that team. They really worked hard at it during the bye week. I don’t think anybody expected that. I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t expect that. They gave such a great effort, did a good job working technique and getting back to fundamentals. In the bye week you get out of the routine. You get out of everything and you’ve got to depend on the fundamentals when you come back off a bye week. They did a great job of that.
On the back end guys getting sacks as well:
That was a big part of it. He didn’t have anywhere to throw the football. He had to hold it an extra second. And when you hold it an extra second...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 28 10 2011
October 28, 2011 – Redskins Park
Executive Vice President/Head Coach Mike Shanahan
On the injury status of fullback Mike Sellers:
“[Mike] Sellers is out.”
On the injury status of safety Oshiomogho Atogwe:
“O.J. is questionable.”
On the injury status of tackle Trent Williams:
“Trent’s out.”
On the injury status of cornerback DeAngelo Hall:
“Questionable.”
On the injury status of linebacker London Fletcher:
“Questionable, but unless there is a setback, I think he should be able to go.”
On how long he expects Sellers’ injury to last:
“I don’t know. Any time you deal with the back, you’re not really sure. I have to wait and see.”
On the diversity...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 27 10 2011
October 27, 2011 – Redskins Park
Executive Vice President/Head Coach Mike Shanahan
On the practice participation of several players:
“London [Fletcher] was limited. DeAngelo [Hall] did not practice. Rex [Grossman] was limited. [Oshiomogho] Atogwe was limited. [Trent Williams] did not practice. [Josh] Wilson was full. Byron Westbrook was full. [Donté Stallworth] was full, too. [Phillip Buchanon] was limited. [Reed Doughty] was full. Mike Sellers, in the weight room before practice, hurt his back and went to the hospital just by doing a rowing exercise. It’s quite sore right now. He’ll be in the hospital overnight and obviously did not practice today.”
On quarterback Rex Grossman:
“He came in a little bit last night and got the game plan and looked at a little film. You can tell that he’s been...
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