Archives for September 23, 2017

'Although Alexander isn't guaranteed to face Watson every snap, when Buffalo aligns its veteran linebacker on the left side of the defensive formation, he'll see the struggling right tackle and find himself in a super advantageous situation.'

'"We actually had a situation once where we had a guy who had a concussion, and we've got all these flashes, everything else going off," Gipson recalled. "And I was like, 'You know what? It would be nice if we had a smaller area.'"'

'“This is my first tailgate,” Jackson said in a promotional video. “I need ya’ll to come show me how we get down on the other side of it.”'

'This Sunday, more than 1,000 people will pack into the two-floor Lodo’s to watch the Bills host the hometown Broncos from 1,500 miles away.'

'“I know myself and what I expect from myself each and every week, so I don’t want to say I expected it, but I worked hard this off-season,” he said. “I wanted a team to want me to come in and play for them. I didn’t know what to expect coming off the injury last season with my kidney, so I really just wanted another opportunity to step on the football field and continue to pursue my dream. When I got the call from Buffalo, I was real excited.”'

'In two games, Taylor has thrown only 12 passes that traveled at least 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, and only six of those have been completed. Against Carolina, NextGen Stats showed that the average number of yards the ball traveled on his 17 completions was 4.1 yards. That’s ridiculous.'

'The Broncos have won 14 of their last 17 road games that have started at 1 p.m. EST.'

'"I think he has done a tremendous job of first and foremost, protecting the football," Culley said. "The reason we were able to do what we did in that ballgame is simply because we didn't turn it over. He has a history of protecting the football. As long as he continues to do that, we have those kind of ball games and we have a possession at the end with a chance to win the game."'

'With Dareus out, Adolphus Washington, Cedric Thornton and Deandre Coleman will rotate in at defensive tackle. That steady rotation gives Sean McDermott some confidence in his defensive line despite Dareus' absence.'

'When McDermott was asked if he ever had any concussions in his career and met the question with a laugh. "I'm not sure," McDermott said with a laugh. "I can't remember."'

'"Absolutely," McDermott said. "I get it. Believe me, I get it. That's hard to watch from a fan's perspective and at times from a coach's perspective. Listen, I'm extremely confident in the guys that we have. You do things for a reason. I like Jordan Matthews, I like Zay Jones, Andre Holmes, Kaelin Clay and Brandon Tate. These are guys that are making plays, that are going to continue to make plays, that are going to continue to grow. We're confident in those guys."'

'Von Miller is a matchup nightmare for the Bills. Jordan Mills alone cannot stop Miller so what can the Bills do? The team would be wise to double-team Miller all game with extra blockers. Even with the extra blocker, Miller can still provide plenty of disruptions. Buffalo will need the perfect game plan to keep Miller in check on Sunday.'

'Tre White and EJ Gaines at the cornerback position will face the duo of Thomas and Sanders. But the defensive line of the Bills, whose pass rush and ability to defend the run will be leaned on, could be without a big name in Marcell Dareus.'

'Denver quarterback Trevor Siemian will officially enter his second season in the NFL on Sunday. In total, he’s played 16 games, a full season, to this point, between the start of this year and his 14 starts in 2016. In that time frame, Seimian has a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 24 to 12, 3,851 passing yards, 39 rushing yards, and a completion perfect of 60.07.In that same frame, Buffalo’s Tyrod Taylor had a TD to INT ratio of 23 to 7, 3,443 passing yards, 604 rushing yards, and a completion percent of 63.66. For his career, Taylor’s numbers are as follows: 39-15, 6,606 pass yards, 1,377 rush yards, 62.3 completion percent.'

'In today’s NFL, you need your quarterback to do more than “keep us in the game.” You need him to win the game. And I don’t see Taylor being that guy. Again, it’s unfair to put all this on him. He is hamstrung by a dearth of playmakers. The truth is, he and the offense played almost well enough these past two seasons to make the playoffs, but were done in by Ryan’s ruination of what had been one of the league’s better defenses and by the buffoon coach’s terrible game management, especially when the outcome was still in doubt.'