Archives for December 2015

'“It destroyed our offense,” he said. “Especially those holding calls. You make a great play, get a first down, then turn back, penalty. And it just happened time and time again and we just couldn’t overcome it.”'

So the offseason starts in earnest tomorrow. Sure, there are still three games left, but win or lose it won’t make much difference. Younger fans and those who haven’t yet learned how to power through the denial phase of the grieving process will point out that the Bills are not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but trust me – I’ve seen it time and time again – it’s over. Heck, I’m so used to this grieving process I’m already through denial and I’m firmly into anger and the game ended mere hours ago. I’m thinking I’ll skip bargaining altogether (it never works) and go straight to depression – probably tomorrow when it sets in.

'“Fifteen penalties isn’t a winning formula,” Taylor said. “I’m disappointed in the loss, especially for a guy like LeSean. You want to win for him.'

'Buffalo’s lone takeaway was Leodis McKelvin’s impressive first interception of the season at the Philadelphia 5-yard line, late in the fourth quarter, that withstood a review and stopped an Eagles scoring bid.'

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'It’s over.'

'nlike J.J. Watt a week prior, Cox single-handedly wrecked plays in finishing with eight tackles (seven solo), including two for loss and a sack.'

'McCoy didn’t stop to greet any of his former teammates, or congratulate them on a win that kept them in first place in the NFC East. This is typical of Shady, a notorious poor loser. He bolted off to the visiting locker room, slamming his helmet against the concrete wall on his way up the tunnel.'

'“In your mind, you’re like ‘Yo, it has to stop one day. It has to stop one day.’ You see us at practice every day,” Robey said. “The push-ups. The wristbands. We have to wake up one day and it just has to stop. We can’t talk about it anymore. The talking is over, the talking is over. We have to just do it.”'

'The Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs all won. They are two games ahead of the Bills in the wild-card race. Only three games remain.'

'The wait continues for Taylor to make a convincing case that he’s the consistent difference-making quarterback for which the Bills have seemingly been searching forever. This was, for all practical purposes, a playoff game, just as was the case last week against Houston and the week before that against Kansas City.'

'The Buffalo Bills got a bad break on the decisive play from scrimmage in their 23-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. That was the No. 1 play of the game. But the Bills caught a good break to prevent another Eagles’ score and failed to convert critical third-down plays against the NFL’s 26th-ranked defense.'

'The Eagles’ star defensive lineman was great; the Bills’ star defensive tackle wasn’t.'

'Let the record show that punting from the opponent’s 36-yard line – which Ryan elected to do Sunday during a 23-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles – is the exact opposite of aggressive. Ryan has simply not lived up to his word.'

'Buffalo really has nobody to blame but itself for leading the NFL in total penalties and ranking No. 2 in accepted penalties. This game, the offensive line was caught grabbing and clutching. Other games, personal fouls have been the problem. Maybe more than anything – any injury, any scheme change on “D,” any QB question – undisciplined play is why the Bills will likely stay home in January again.'