Archives for October 24, 2016

'Lorenzo Alexander – What a story this continues to be.'

'In Taylor's year and a half with the Bills, his teams are 2-7 in games when they've been tied or within one possession (eight points) at any point the fourth quarter. Taylor's numbers in those situations are poor: A completion percentage of 45.2 percent, a quarterback rating of 50.3 and more interceptions (3) than touchdowns (2).'

'Early in the Bills’ 28-25 loss to Miami, one guy on Twitter called them CBS’ “D Team” of announcers. Actually, they are considered No. 7 out of eight CBS teams, which apparently illustrates what the network thought of the Bills’ four-game winning streak. But like Alexander and Brown, the announcers performed better than expected.'

'Buffalo led, 17-6, in the final half-minute of the third period … what could possibly go wrong?'

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'When the Bills built a 17-6 lead with 5:51 left in the third quarter, it looked like the respect was about to reach heights the franchise hadn't experienced in a long time. But then, reverting to the form that has defined 16 years of futility, the Bills gave up two touchdowns in a span of 1:32 in the fourth quarter.'

'“I didn’t see it. I heard about it, and I thought ‘that’s garbage,’ ” Bills center Eric Wood said. “Who knows if he knows he’s had prior neck injuries, but we’ll see if he gets fined more for that than the guys dancing.”'

'But I don't need to watch film to know this: LeSean McCoy should not have been on the field at Hard Rock Stadium. A week earlier, McCoy was being touted for MVP. Against the Dolphins, he was MIA. Running on a hamstring that he'd tweaked in practice on Wednesday, McCoy was a shell of himself on a day when the Bills desperately needed a running game.'

'Landry lined up wide left at the 11-yard line and veered at Williams on a run play to the left. Williams, his eyes on Dolphins back Jay Ajayi, didn't see Landry shooting toward him. Landry could've hit Williams cleanly, but launched his helmet and left shoulder into Williams' face.'

'"He was a dog here, still a dog up there," Martin said. "He plays the game the way it’s supposed to be played. All the success that he’s getting and that he’s had, is a testament to the way he plays football."'

''“I tried to take off … and it just didn’t feel right,” he said. “I felt a little pain and I did what I had to do, so I came out. It was the smart thing to do. I didn’t reinjure anything or make it worse. That was the best thing. I just kind of felt it and it was kind of like a warning mentally.”'

'Miami’s go-ahead touchdown was a 12-yard run by Damien Williams with 3:56 left. He broke four tackles on a cutback to the weak side against a light defense in nickel personnel. Laremy Tunsil and Mike Pouncey double-teamed Leger Douzable at the point of attack. Douzable dove at Williams’ legs but couldn’t slow him down. Zach Brown was the linebacker on that side but got blocked on the second level by Tunsil.'

'In the first 58 minutes of the game, the Bills ran on 13 of 18 first-down plays. Those 13 runs produced 36 yards, and nine of the runs went for 3 or fewer yards. On the first-down pass plays the first 58 minutes, Tyrod Taylor was 4 of 5 for 101 yards. That included the 67-yard TD to Marquise Goodwin, a perfect play call against a Miami blitz.'

'The Bills' defense was horrific against the run. Not only did the Dolphins' offensive line consistently knock the front seven off the ball, the Bills' linebackers were nowhere to be found to fill cutback lanes through which Ajayi routinely exploded for long runs.'

'The Bills now are 1-2 in the AFC East and 1-3 in the AFC, which suddenly casts a different light on all of that hopeful playoff discussion in recent days.'