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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor insists hes not affected by questions about his performance or long-term future in Buffalo.His actions appear to suggest differently.After answering a final question and saying Thank you, in closing his weekly news conference on Wednesday, Taylor walked away from the podium and said, Im done talking.The outburst happened off camera and followed a 10-minute session with reporters during which the second-year starter faced several questions about criticism he received following a 38-24 loss to Oakland on Sunday. The Bills squandered a 15-point second-half lead and dropped to 6-6 in moving to the fringes of playoff contention.And it comes at a time when Taylors future beyond this season in Buffalo is being questioned .Though the Bills signed Taylor to a five-year contract extension in August, the team retained the right to opt out of the deal -- and the $27.5 million he is owed in salary and bonuses -- before it kicks in this offseason.Taylor said he hasnt paid attention to the criticism because his sole focus is preparing to face Pittsburgh (7-5) on Sunday.This week, fellas. This week. Talk about this week, Taylor said when the topic of his future was broached.My future in Buffalo is this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thats what matters most. I dont feel like talking about my contract right now. We still have games to play.He said it makes no difference as to whether the criticism is fair.Critics are going to critique. Its in their job title, Taylor said. Whether its fair or not, its going to happen. Just have to deal with it, ignore it, continue playing football. I dont let those things affect me.Taylor is taking heat because he has a 6-6 record and the Bills passing attack ranks last in the NFL. Though hes made an impact in Buffalos top-ranked ground game with 469 yards rushing and six touchdowns, Taylor has subpar passing numbers. His 2,292 yards passing rank 27th among quarterbacks with 300 or more attempts. Taylors topped 200 yards passing just four times this season.And he has struggled in the past five games, having thrown just two touchdowns versus three interceptions and a lost fumble.Overall, hes completed 211 of 348 attempts with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions, while also being sacked 34 times.In Taylors defense, the Bills group of receivers has been depleted by injuries.Starter Sammy Watkins has been limited to just four games because of a broken bone in his surgically repaired left foot. Robert Woods has missed three games because of a right foot and left knee injury. Backups Walter Powell, Greg Salas and recently acquired Percy Harvin are also sidelined with season-ending injuries.Its been a battle, but guys have worked through it, Taylor said of the injuries. We havent complained once. We just try to find ways to win each and every week.Taylor has a 14-12 record since taking over the No. 1 job at the start of the 2015 season in his first year in Buffalo. He spent his first four seasons serving as Joe Flaccos backup in Baltimore.Though noted for his speed and strong arm, Taylor has been occasionally knocked for scrambling too often, and for having difficulty completing passes over the middle. At 6-foot-1, hes considered short by NFL quarterback standards.Against Oakland, Taylor opened by completing nine of his first 10 attempts for 110 yards. He then completed nine of his final 25 passes for 81 yards.Following the game, he then provided terse one- and two-word answers, and sidestepped questions whether he deserved a share of the blame.On Wednesday, Taylor said he was partially to blame and needs to do better.Ive taken everything that you all stood up here and asked me right on the chest, Taylor said. It doesnt affect me emotionally or physically. I take that every week. So whatever you all want to blame, Ill take that. My job is to get the team into a position where we can win on Sunday. Can I bet better? Yes.Coach Rex Ryan rallied to Taylors defense by calling him an outstanding quarterback.Ryan also noted that everyone is open to criticism.Everybody has a right to their opinions about not just Tyrod, but any situation, he said. Were in sports. And thats the beauty of it. But again, this is strictly about Pittsburgh.Game notesWoods (left knee) practiced on a limited basis for the first time since missing two games. ... CB Ronald Darby returned to practice after missing one game while being evaluated for a concussion. ... The Bills signed CB Charles Gaines to their practice squad. He appeared in six games with Cleveland last year.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLNike Shox Discount . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Nike Shox Clearance Sale . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. http://www.nikeshoxdiscount.com/ . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. Nike Shox Cheap China . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Nike Shox Clearance Wholesale . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1.During its ongoing tussle with the Lodha Committee, the BCCIs position has been that it cannot adopt all the recommendations approved by the Supreme Court order on July 18 because its state associations were opposed to some of them. The board said that it could not force the recommendations on its 30 members and a majority vote was required.In an interim order on October 21, the Supreme Court had given the BCCI until December 5 to secure compliance from its member associations, but that deadline appears unlikely to be met. On November 5, the BCCI president Anurag Thakur submitted a report to the Lodha Committee saying that its members had voted not to adopt the recommendations in totality at a special general meeting on October 1. Thakur also submitted the minutes of that meeting to the committee. The following are some of the main recommendations that the BCCIs 30 members voted against.Apex Council The Lodha Committee had recommended that a nine-member Apex Council be the main decision-making body of the BCCI, replacing the existing working committee. At the SGM, two prominent members - Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and Mumbai Cricket Association - raised objections.TNCA secretary Kasi Viswanathan argued that while the BCCI could only pick one other person for a seat on the Apex Council, the proposed players association would have two nominees. The House discussed that as per the ICC model, the representatives from players association are only consulted for cricketing matters and are not on the apex body, the draft minutes of the meeting said.MCA president Sharad Pawar said the existing working committee functioned efficiently. After a vote, it was decided that the working committee would be part of the Apex Council, along with the board president, secretary, joint secretary, treasurer and vice-president.The Lodha Committee had also said a nominee of the Comptroller & Auditor Generals office would sit on the Apex Council. The BCCIs members voted against it. They were for including the CAG official in the finance committee, which was not recommended by the Lodha panel. The board also said the official could sit on the IPL governing council.Election and term of office bearer The Lodha Committee had said that no office bearer or official could serve more than three consecutive years on the Apex Council as well as at state level. A maximum tenure of nine years would be allowed for office bearers and officials on the Apex Council and they would not be allowed to serve consecutive terms. This is a recommendation the board and states have consistently opposed and that stance did not change.At the SGM, the BCCI members also voted against adopting the Lodha CCommittees recommendations that sought to impose an age cap of 70 on office bearers; bar ministers, government servants, and past or present officials from other sporting bodies, from becoming BCCI office bearers; prevent office bearers who have already completed nine years in the BCCI from contesting again.dddddddddddd.The minutes stated the recommendation was discussed in detail but no reasons for the rejection were listed. It only said the members felt that these recommendations would in no way help to better the game of cricket.Duties of the CEO The Lodha Committee had recommended that the daily affairs of the board be managed by a CEO, who would be appointed by the Apex Council. However, once the BCCIs members were appraised of the CEOs role as recommended, they voted against it because he could become the chairman and supersede the BCCI secretary, the second most powerful person in the board at present.The members discuss the CEO, his function and the Secretarys functions and decide that the Secretarys functions as provided in the present constitution of the Board should be continued. The CEO is accepted, however his function to be modified accordingly. Also CEO should be made reportable to the Hon. Secretary, the minutes said.One state one vote The Lodha Committee had said that each state would be a full member and have a vote at BCCI elections, but no state could have more than one vote.It also said that for states with multiple members - Maharashtra and Gujarat - the BCCI would recognise one of them to represent the state, while others would become associate members.At the SGM, Pawar said Maharashtra, Mumbai, Vidarbha, Cricket Club of India, Gujarat, Baroda and Saurashtra - the associations that would be affected - have supported BCCI and game of cricket since the good old days and their special status and rights should continue.BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry said giving full membership to all states would leave no incentive for associations to develop cricket in their territories.Brijesh Patel, secretary of the Karnataka State Cricket Association, suggested that associate members should be given weighted membership. The members voted in favour of following the ICC model when granting full membership to associates. All existing members of the Board to continue with a vote and new members to be made Associate Members and given a weighted vote, based on the ICC model, where one nominee is elected from all associate member to represent them on the Board and guideline for movement from Associate Member to Full Member. ' ' '