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ach Rex Ryan is seriously considering making changes at cornerback as Buffalo (4-5) comes out of its bye week off to play at Cin

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Corey Graham was in the midst of discussing why its unfair to pin all the blame on the Bills secondary for giving up big plays, when the safety was informed how many completions of 50 yards or longer Buffalo has given up this season.Graham was stunned to learn its already happened seven times in nine games.Really? Thats terrible, the 10th-year player said, sitting at his locker in wide-eyed disbelief on Wednesday. Thats crazy.Its also unacceptable, Graham said, because defending deep passes shouldnt be difficult.This league is pretty simple as a defensive back: Keep the ball in front of you, he said. Its just guys have to focus on their technique, and when the balls in the air, youve got to make the play.The Bills havent made nearly enough plays, which is why coach Rex Ryan is seriously considering making changes at cornerback as Buffalo (4-5) comes out of its bye week off to play at Cincinnati (3-5-1) on Sunday.Offseason free-agent addition Corey White is competing with Ronald Darby to take over the starting spot opposite Stephon Gilmore. And rookie sixth-round draft pick Kevon Seymour is in line to replace Nickell Robey-Coleman for the No. 3 spot.Im tired of mistakes, Ryan said, foregoing what has traditionally been his player-friendly approach. Im not here to make friends. Im here to win.The seven completions of over 50 yards matches the number the Bills gave up in their two previous seasons combined. This years total already surpasses any season total Buffalos had during its 16-season playoff drought.Weve got to start making plays and making teams pay for throwing jump balls up, Ryan said. Im tired of seeing it. And Im sure our fans are as well. Were playing pretty good defense, but thats killing us.Its a concern that began in Buffalos season-opening 13-7 loss at Baltimore, when Joe Flacco hit Mike Wallace for a 66-yard touchdown pass. And the trend resurfaced over the past four games during which the Bills have given up five 50-plus-yard catches while failing to manage an interception.The final straw came in a 31-25 loss at Seattle on Nov. 7, when Ryan benched Darby shortly after the second-year starter gave up a 50-yard pass to Doug Baldwin on the Seahawks fifth play from scrimmage.Ryan said hes not particularly singling out Darby because theres plenty of blame to go around. And yet, he placed the onus on Darby to regain the teams confidence in him.Its just not his confidence, its about our confidence, Ryan said. We need Darby to play the way hes capable of playing. And if theres a reason hes not ... weve got to ask ourselves why its happening.Gilmores play has been inconsistent , too. He was burned several times in a 37-31 loss to the Jets in Week 2. And a miscommunication led to Chris Hogan beating Gilmore for a 53-yard TD catch in New Englands 41-25 win last month.The secondary has played without a key component since hard-hitting safety Aaron Williams sustained a season-ending neck injury at Miami on Oct. 23 -- a 28-25 loss, which prompted Buffalos three-game skid.And yet, this is not what Ryan was expecting from a position group that was the defenses strength a year ago, when Buffalos front seven had difficulty generating pass rush.This year, the struggles have been reversed. Buffalo has an NFL-leading 30 sacks, but ranks tied for 18th with just six interceptions -- four coming against Arizona.Tackle Kyle Williams pins the blame on the entire defense.Were all in this together, Williams said. We need to do better. Point blank.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Nike NBA Jerseys From China . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. Cheap Throwback Nike NBA Jerseys . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. http://www.cheapchinajerseysnba.com/ . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. 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Oshie, Tom Wilson and Karl Alzner also scored for Washington, coming off consecutive losses to the New York Rangers and Edmonton. Philip Grubauer made 23 saves in his second start this season.We had to bounce back from the last couple of games and tonight we executed in all the areas of the game -- penalty kill, power play -- and it was nice to get the win, Grubauer said.Bo Horvat and Jannik Hansen scored for the Canucks, who lost their fifth straight (0-4-1) since opening the season with four wins. Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots in his fifth start of the season.Vancouver had been shutout in the previous two games, but Hansen scored with 6 seconds left in the first period for their first goal since the third period against Anaheim last Sunday.To get a couple of goals at least should give us a little bit of confidence, said Horvat, who scored his fourth of the season in the second period.The Canucks came out aggressive in the first period, but it was the Caps who opened scoring with two quick goals. After a failed Vancouver clearing attempt, Johansson tipped in Matt Niskanens shot from the point with two minutes left. Fifteen seconds later, Evgeny Kuznetsov sent a pass from behind Vancouvers net to Wilson, who scored on wrist shot.Hansen, who replaced Loui Eriksson on the line with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, scored with Grubauer way out of position in the closing seconds for the Canucks first opening-period goal at home this season.I thought the (top) line was better tonight, Canucks coach Willie Desjardins said.dddddddddddd They had a little bit more jump. Thats a good step for us.However, the question still remains what to do with Eriksson. The Swedish winger was Vancouvers big offseason acquisition and hes yet to find the back of the net this season.I think (Loui) is feeling pressure to perform, Desjardins said. I think he feels responsible lots of night where hes not creating stuff. I havent seemed to find a good match for him yet on a line. He hasnt seemed to be real comfortable in a spot yet. Well keep working that.Washington appeared to have scored an ugly one early in the second, but Vancouver successfully challenged on goalie interference. The Caps got their goal at 8:58 while on the power play, as the rebound of a shot by Oshie went to Johansson for a tap-in to make it 3-1.Vancouver cut into the lead when Sven Baertschis shot hit the post and ricocheted to Horvat for the easy tap-in at the doorstep with 2:43 left in the second..With Lars Eller off for hooking, the Canucks pressed for the tying goal in the third, but Grubauer made an incredible save on Brandon Sutters point-blank shot from the slot.Oshie put the game out of reach with just over two minutes left. His sharp wrist shot beat Markstrom high on the glove side. Alzner added some insurance with an empty-netter.Game notes Capitals star Alex Ovechkin had a four-game goal-scoring streak snapped. ... Canucks F Jayson Megna, who sustained an upper-body injury against Edmonton on Friday, is expected to miss at least 10 days. ... The Canucks and Capitals meet once more this season, on Dec. 11 in Washington.UP NEXTCapitals: At Calgary on Sunday night in the third game of a four-game trip to Canada.Canucks: At Montreal on Wednesday night in the opener of a six-game, nine-day trip. ' ' '

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