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Bills spill their dislike of AFC East rival Patriots
JOHN WAWROW so, they know they need In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick
AP Sports Writer to unseat the Patriots, who watches action from the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh
ORCHARD PARK, New York have claimed the division Steelers in Foxborough, Mass.
(AP) — Defensive tackle 11 times since 2002.
Marcell Dareus and the “I definitely think this is the Associated Press
Buffalo Bills really don’t like most talented team I’ve
the New England Patriots. been on,” seventh-year Ryan, whose Jets went 4-9 the game on Sunday. He’s game by getting off to a
And they’re not afraid to center Eric Wood said. against the Patriots, includ- a great coach. He’s obvi- fast start, Belichick said:
say it. “So with that, I would as- ing a playoff victory in 2010. ously got them confident. “They will be as loud as we
“Don’t nobody like the Pa- sume it would make it our “I’d much rather have a They’re ready to go — allow them to be.”
triots,” Dareus said. “Let’s best team we’ve brought win and compete against sounds like they’re already A New England-based re-
just be honest about it now. against them.” a first-ballot Hall of Fame ready to go.” porter posted Belichick’s
Put it out there.” Buffalo opened with a 27- coach in Belichick than a Belichick and Brady are comment on his Twitter
Safety Aaron Williams re- 14 win over Indianapolis last slappy coach.” aware that Ryan’s ar- account. The Bills retweet-
ferred to his dislike as being weekend. And the team is All the talk from Buffalo rival has generated a big ed the comment on their
personal. coming off an offseason in hardly resonated in New buzz among Bills fans, who team’s account with the
“I just don’t like New Eng- which it restocked its roster England. roared through much of note: “That’s cute.”
land,” Williams said, fully with high-priced talent on “It doesn’t matter to me,” the opener against India- “The game’s at our place
appreciating his comments offense, and returned one star quarterback Tom napolis.The crowd might on Sunday, let’s see what
will likely wind up being bul- of the league’s top de- Brady said. “The games are be even louder at Ralph happens,” Ryan said. “If
letin-board material. fense’s. won by what you do over Wilson Stadium on Sunday, they beat us they beat us,
“They’re a great football The Bills are further embold- the course of the week though Belichick isn’t overly but we don’t concede any-
team, don’t get that twist- ened by the hiring of brash- and how you go about concerned. thing. We’re not beat just
ed at all,” he said, before talking coach, Rex Ryan, your preparation, so that Noting that the Patriots can because they get off the
adding: “It’s just the way who was never afraid of you can be prepared for take the crowd out of the bus, like some teams.”q
they carry themselves.” taking a jab at the Patriots
Now, Williams said, it’s time during his previous six-year
for the Bills to start back- tenure with the New York
ing up their emotions on Jets.
Sunday, when the Super “I respect them probably
Bowl champions travel to as much as any team in
Orchard Park for an early- the league, but I don’t
season AFC East show- fear them, I can tell you
down between two 1-0 that much,” Ryan said, re-
teams. ferring to New England on
The Bills have good reason Wednesday. “We don’t
to carry ill will toward New fear anybody. In fact we’re
England after serving as looking forward to it.”
the Patriots’ personal pat- Ryan didn’t come close
sies for much of the past 15 to repeating what he said
seasons. It’s a span in which during his first season as
Buffalo has gone 3-26. That Jets coach in 2009, when
includes a mean-nothing suggesting he had no in-
17-9 win in last year’s sea- tention of kissing Patriots
son finale, when playoff- coach Bill Belichick’s Super
bound New England rested Bowl rings.
most of its starters after the And yet, Ryan made it
first half. clear that beating Belich-
This year, the Bills vow, will ick would be more mean-
be different in their lat- ingful than most any other
est bid to end what now regular-season win.
stands as a 15-season play- “It is a personal challenge
off drought — the NFL’s because you want to go
longest active streak. To do against the very best,” said
