Archives for October 5, 2015

'I never thought I’d say this, but I wish Rex Ryan were more like Doug Marrone.'

'Those penalties, besides costing the Buffalo two TDs, also extended a New York drive in which it disdained a made field goal and went in for a touchdown. That’s an 18-point swing, if you’re counting.'

'“New England was definitely the low point,” he said. “Those penalties were all on us (Buffalo’s fault) not them. But there were a lot of things going on out there today, from a lot of different perspectives … a lot of things you get in trouble for talking about. So we’ll just leave it at that. Obviously, we have to be better, but a lot of people have to be better.”'

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'They lost for multiple reasons – with shortcomings in all phases – but the most glaring was a defense that not only failed to live up to its price tag and Ryan’s boasting, but managed to reach a whole new level of embarrassment.'

'Yet Taylor rarely went deep at all and Williams, who starred the first three games, was bottled up. A non-factor. The Bills didn’t even have a 20-yard play until the 8:13 mark of the third quarter. For one game, anyway, this resembled Bills offenses of Edwards and Losman and Fitzpatrick.'

'“We saw what the Patriots did,” Pugh said, “and tried to get the ball out quick and stop the run and put them in bad positions.”'

'Really, how many times have we seen this movie before in this millennium? Just when you get drawn in, when you start to believe this will be the year with the happy ending, they turn in a performance that exposes all their shortcomings.'

'With LeSean McCoy (hamstring) and Sammy Watkins (calf) sidelined, the Bills played a miserable game of small ball.'

'The Bills actually showed the veteran Manning a lot of respect. Buffalo rushed five or more men at him on 10 of 36 pass plays, by unofficial count.'

'It’s ironic the Bills shut down the Giants’ biggest weapon and still lost convincingly.'

'Keep the blitz pressure cranked to the fullest. Not so much. For the second time this season, Rex Ryan chose to have the Bills generate most of their pressure with the fewest number of pass rushers. The first time was against Tom Brady, and the Patriots’ quarterback tore them apart.'

'The difference in experience at quarterback was obvious in this one. Eli Manning and his two Super Bowl rings methodically picked apart this Bills secondary at key moments in finishing with 212 yards on 20-of-35 passing with three touchdowns.'

'A week after taking just five penalties, the Bills took seven in the second quarter alone.'

'When it comes to being truly aggressive on fourth down, the Bills approached things more cautiously. That can partially be attributed to an overall lack of production from the offense Sunday, but it has also been shown to be coach Rex Ryan’s nature through the first quarter of the season.'