[No one knows if Clements will play for the Bills beyond this season, but it's all about the here and now for him.] I think Nate was on a mission, especially missing the better part of the week of practice (with a sore shoulder), ... He wanted to prove that he was healthy first of all and he wanted to be matched up against Andre and see what took place. |
After the first drive, we really couldn't put anything together, |
And he says, 'Yeah, OK.' And then about two seconds later it was, 'Mike Williams, finish!' I just looked at him and said, 'You couldn't do it, could you? You couldn't hold off.' |
At some point, a rookie may have to start a whole game which he's capable of doing. So confidence and trust is your answer. |
Ben Sobieski's on IR, Lawrence Smith is on IR, Willis practiced, he's doing great, ... Shaud practiced, he's doing great. Kevin Everett's on PUP (the physically unable to perform list). Rod Trafford came back, he's looking better than we thought he would. Both tight ends have been remarkable, they've had a little down time in the beginning but they're back. [Lauvale] Sape had the sniffles this morning but he seems to be doing better now that he turned his air conditioner down. Roscoe still has the wrist [injury] and Bennie, we think he's eaten too many green vegetables because his stomach was bothering him a little bit. Other than that, let's talk football. |
Blocking is important to me, it's important to our offense, and it's a pet peeve of mine if (receivers) can't block. He has demonstrated that since he's been here, that he's not afraid to stick his nose in there. |
But at that point, there's a lot of football left. Even eight games of football is having a lot of games left. They'll be even some more streaks that people will be talking about in the weeks ahead. |
But I'm glad it happened early, ... Maybe it's a wake-up call. . . . We have to win, respond and be consistent with it, and understand that teams are going to be prepared when we step on the field. |
Dillon helps them, of course. He's a very talented runner. But I thought our defensive players may have missed some tackles, too. |
Due to circumstances, I am no longer able to continue as head coach. |
Due to circumstances, I can no longer be able to continue as the head coach. I did not reach this decision lightly, but after much thought I have concluded that for my own personal reasons and in the best interests of my family, on balance, outweigh any future benefits that may accrue to me by continuing in this position. |
He doesn't need the work tonight. I'm just being smart about it. |
He has some talent there running the ball. I don't want him to make a habit of it, but with a first-year quarterback, the thought process speeds up and typically the first instinct is to run. |
He liked what he saw in the first preseason game, ... He had some saying that he used with the team and I won't repeat here. I think he's one of the greatest who's ever coached in the NFL. Here's a gentleman that's seen it all and we all should respect what he has to say and he had a lot of positive things to say to these guys. I think these guys admire what he's done and hopefully we're shooting for some of the same goals he's accomplished. |
He made some good throws, especially a touchdown throw where he had to hit it in the hole between a guy covering Sam Aiken. |