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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Calling his surprise promotion bittersweet, new Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn knows he has a tall task ahead of him.Lynn was promoted to offensive coordinator last Friday after the Bills fired Greg Roman following an 0-2 start.Its now Lynns job to pick up the pieces and try to help salvage a Bills season that has already hit a breaking point.Look, man, its a challenge. I accept the challenge, Lynn said. Think Im the right guy for the challenge and Im not going to make any excuses. Its my responsibility to get us going, and well figure it out.Lynn had mixed emotions on Thursday when he spoke to reporters for the first time since receiving the promotion.It was bittersweet, Ill say that, Lynn said. I was surprised and then once you get over the initial shock, youve got a job to do. Helluva challenge.Lynn, 47, played in the league for six seasons (1993, 1995-99) as a backup running back and was a member of John Elways Super-Bowl winning teams.He joined the Broncos coaching staff following his retirement in 2000 as a special teams assistant before coaching running backs for five teams over the next 14 years before his promotion on Friday.Despite his background as a running backs coach -- and coach Rex Ryans reputation for wanting a ground and pound attack -- Lynn doesnt plan on forcing the issue in the running game. He described his offensive philosophy as fluid and flexible depending on what opposing defenses present.No, I dont know ground and pound, Lynn said. To me, if they give you ground and pound, you ground and pound. If they give you pass, you pass. I just want to coach an explosive offense, doing multiple things, balance multiple personnel groupings and just take what they give us.Im a personnel-driven guy. I believe in personnel. Get the ball in the hands of players and let them make the plays because if you do that, theyll make way more plays than well ever design.He faces an uphill battle on short notice. Buffalos offense sputtered in each of its first two games to start the season.In Week 1 against Baltimore, Buffalo had just 160 yards -- its lowest output in a decade and lowest total in a season opener since 1979.Buffalos offense had some better moments in a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets in Week 2, but struggled once again with consistency and staying on the field.Through two games, the Bills ranked 30th in offense and 29th in third-down conversions (6 of 23).I want to play smart, physical football, Lynn said. I want to be explosive down the field. Right now, I just want to stay on the damn field. Were going to play a little bit faster and see if we can put a little pressure on the defense. Just execute.A point of emphasis this week for the Bills has been simplifying the playbook. They have trimmed plays under Lynn and plan on limiting quarterback Tyrod Taylors ability to change plays at the line of scrimmage.We will have it cut down, Ryan said. But theres plenty there, theres plenty of volume. Its just cut down a little.Added Lynn: We didnt just shrink it until we dont have enough bullets. We have plenty of bullets and ammo. We just took a little off the guys plate.Lynn may have a short-handed roster for Sundays game against the Arizona Cardinals (1-1).Top receiver Sammy Watkins (foot) missed practice again on Thursday, and Ryan said there is some heightened concern regarding Watkins availability for Sunday.Fellow wideout Greg Salas left Thursdays practice with a groin injury. Ryan said he doesnt believe the injury is a significant one. Tight end Charles Clay has been limited with a knee injury and Cordy Glenn has yet to return to practice after injuring his ankle in Week 1.Less than ideal, yes -- but Lynn is embracing the opportunity to try and turn things around.Ive been training to do this all my life, Lynn said. I had a couple (opportunities) to do it in different places and it didnt work out. But I never wanted to do it under these circumstances. I like to build my success on top of another mans success, or woman, but unfortunately its the NFL.Didnt work out that way. Now Im in charge and I have to get this offense going in the right direction, and I plan on getting it done.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFLJim Nance Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. 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Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie.NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahomas wide receivers have grown weary of the question they will be asked until the season starts. How in the world will they fill the considerable void left by the departure of Sterling Shepard?With 86 catches for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns, Shepard provided 29.5 percent of Oklahomas catches, 32.2 percent of its receiving yards and 29 percent of its receiving touchdowns.Now Shepard is in training camp with the New York Giants and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and second-year offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley must figure out how to replace that production. While touting Shepards example to the Sooners current receivers, Riley said hes letting them know they will be counted on to make the big plays this season.I think they sense that, Riley said. I think they sense there are more opportunities. We want to be a more well-rounded group. In a perfect world, we dont have a guy who we will throw it to that high a percent of the time. ... I think through the development of the offense as we go through these years in recruiting, I think were going to be a more well-rounded group, and the thought is, much tougher to defend.No one receiver figures to come close to the numbers posted last season by Shepard, but the list of those who could see more chances is long. Its led by senior Dede Westbrook, the Sooners top returning receiver with 46 catches for 743 yards and four touchdowns in 2015.Senior Jarvis Baxter (20 catches) and sophomore Mark Andrews (19 catches) played in all 13 games last season, but fellow returnees Jordan Smallwood, Dahu Green, Jeffery Mead and A.D. Miller saw only spot action, combining for eight catches.Riley said the production of those players will be one of the deciding factors for us. ... Well get some opportunities one-on-one with guys like that. If we can win those battles, we feel well be tough to play.Baker Mayfield, a returning All-America second-team quarterback, has raved about sophomore Nick Basquine -- named as the Sooners top scout team player in 2014 before not playing last season -- going so far as too say he might wind up starting for us.dddddddddddd Hes going to play a lot anyways.Added production could come from a handful of newcomers. Freshmen Mykel Jones and Zach Farrar are highly touted prospects, and Riley said Jones is similar to Sterling in his explosiveness.At Penn State in 2015, senior transfer Geno Lewis had 17 catches in 13 games, and he started 18 times for the Nittany Lions over three seasons. Lewis said the lack of experience in Oklahomas receiving corps made it an attractive place to transfer.I basically went down and I wrote down all the power five schools and looked at all their depth charts for receivers and looked at their quarterbacks and everybody they had coming back and things like that, Lewis said. Oklahoma was just the best fit for me. I just felt like it was the best opportunity for me.Smallwood said it really doesnt matter who makes the most catches, just that the job gets done, and that the Sooners receivers have tried to tune out the doubters.We stay focused and dont really pay attention to what the outside world says, Smallwood said. Our whole goal is to do it as a team together. Were going to have people that hate on us and doubt us. Were going to work together as a team.Added Andrews: I dont really take much thought into being underrated as a receiving corps, but I know that we do have a bunch of hungry guys that have a chip on their shoulder, not because people are saying that were underrated, just because thats the type of guys that we are. Were going to be ready to play and show everyone what we can do.Thats the right attitude to have, Mayfield said.I think theyre sick and tired of hearing that our receivers arent going to be any good because Sheps gone, Mayfield said. They should absolutely take that personal. I think that theyre here playing receiver at Oklahoma for a reason. I trust them and theyre playing well right now and were only going to keep progressing as camp goes on. ' ' '