‘Yeah, you’re right. This is uncharacteristic of this team to date, the way we’ve played so far. We’ve got to learn from it. We got outcoached, we got outplayed and fundamentally we weren’t very good. And then you look at the penalties, some of those you could call aggressive, a few of them, but other than that, we can’t do that and expect to win a game in the NFL. We’ve got to get better and we’ll learn from this. No excuses. Give credit to the opponent, to the Jets, they beat us straight up tonight.’
Archives for November 3, 2017
Unlike the Bills, Romo lived up to the hype
‘You could tell Romo isn’t a big fan of Taylor even if he didn’t say that. He often questioned the quarterback leaving the pocket early and occasionally praised him when he stood in it and made a typical NFL quarterback play.’
No other way to put it: Sheer embarrassment for the Bills in 34-21 loss to Jets
‘Sadly with this franchise, nothing ever really changes, and Sean McDermott’s team, one we dared to dream might be different than so many previous Bills’ teams, is left to ponder over the next 10 days an inexplicably horrendous performance.’
Maiorana: Bills’ 34-21 loss to the Jets was one for the trash can
‘Beat the Bills straight up in every phase, mind you, and it all started in the trenches as the Jets simply beat the crap out of the Bills offensive and defensive lines.’
Sean McDermott was right, Buffalo Bills haven’t earned anything yet
‘ Really, it’s not that the Bills (5-3) lost to the Jets (4-5) by a score made somewhat respectable by some garbage time heroics by Taylor, it’s how they lost that is most disappointing after the way they had conducted themselves in impressive home wins over Tampa Bay and Oakland.’
Bills keep Kelvin Benjamin under wraps as they fall to Jets 34-21
‘“He really only had a short amount of time to get up to speed,’’ McDermott said after the Bills lost 34-21 and could’ve used Benjamin’s presence against an inspired Jets defense that played a lot of eight-men fronts, not that fearful of Buffalo’s passing game. “The guys that did play put in the time during the week and so we wanted to do things the right way as far as that goes.’’’
Bills report card: Buffalo defense looked like it quit in debacle against Jets
‘Sean McDermott and his staff had its worst game of the season. On offense, Rick Dennison never found anything to counter the Jets stacking the box to stop the run, nor did he have a way to combat the relentless pass rush. On defense, the Bills’ normally reliable run defense was gashed, and missed tackles were a major reason for that. The Bills haven’t had a game all year where they were outclassed, but it happened in this one, and it’s simply stunning than the below-average Jets were the team to do it. McDermott admitted it was a clunker, and how he has to make sure it doesn’t happen again.’
Pollock: Bills handed an ugly loss in the Meadowlands
‘What was most bothersome about this Buffalo defeat is that it was reminiscent of the Rex Ryan teams the past two years.’
Bills vs. Jets: Buffalo falls flat in ugly loss (10 observations)
‘Sean McDermott has tried to build a team that will always be prepared. But on a short week, the Bills came out with no energy. The offensive line got blown off the ball all night. The defense was missing tackles with stunning regularity. Instead of improving to 6-2 for the first time since 1993, the Bills are 5-3 for the fifth time during their 17-year playoff drought.’
Bills’ RB LeSean McCoy says team lacked intensity, didn’t respond to adversity
‘”Our intensity wasn’t high,” McCoy said. “I felt like we were lackadaisical. Small mistakes that we haven’t made in the past we made today. It started in the beginning of the game — small things like the linemen, onsides, but we’ll get it together. Tonight we just didn’t bring it.”‘
Bills’ Tre’Davious White on Jets loss: ‘Worst game that I ever played in my life’
‘”It was a perfect throw and I don’t make a play on the ball,” White said. “I had bad coverage. I don’t know what to say. I felt like coming into the game, I felt great. My body felt great even though it’s my first time on a short week. I don’t know what it is. It’s just the worst game that I ever played in my life. Second time costing the team the win. It’s devastating.”‘
After loss to Jets, Bills’ Richie Incognito says Thursday night games are ‘bulls—‘
‘”It’s tough,” Incognito said. “Thursday night games are not fun. It’s a major, major, major adjustment to the schedule. We’re creatures of habit. To jam in a game in four days, it’s not cool but everybody has to do it. It’s unfair for everybody and that’s it.”‘
Report card: Buffalo Bills not ready for primetime in loss to New York Jets
‘The offensive line had its worst game of the season on Thursday and was one of the main reasons the Bills lost. Allowing seven sacks and getting dominated in the running game made establishing consistency nearly impossible for much of the night. The Bills can’t afford to lose that badly at the line of scrimmage.’
Playoff-o-Meter: Odds drop as Buffalo Bills get punched in mouth by Jets
‘Thursday night’s game was a chance for the Bills to show that they were a legitimate playoff threat, but now it’s fair to question just how good the Bills are heading into Week 10.’
Bills vs. Jets: Kelvin Benjamin out for Week 9; Jordan Poyer active
‘Benjamin flew with the team to New Jersey and warmed up at MetLife Stadium before the game. Sean McDermott has done that in the past to help get players acclimated to the team’s travel procedures and road game routine.’