‘“We’ve certainly done some good things,” McDermott said. “We’re still building, we’re not where we need to be. We’ve won five games, which I’m proud of. (But) we have to continue to build; continue to evolve as a football team, (doing) what it takes to win on a week-to-week basis; what’s it going to take to win in order to get to the playoffs; what’s it going to take to win when you’re in the playoffs? That’s a coming of age of an organization; a coming of age of a football team.”‘
Archives for November 4, 2017
Sean McDermott: ‘You have to start with being honest with yourself’
‘”I know, if I just sit there and stare off into the seat in front of me, I’ll beat myself up,” McDermott said. “That’s what we do as coaches, that’s the process that goes on. Our video guys do a really good job of getting the copy of the game on the Surface. I’m able to start into it pretty quickly.”‘
Bucky Gleason: What the Bills need, eight ways from Sunday, in second half of season
‘People would blame Tyrod Taylor for raising health-care costs if they could, but the loss to the Jets was hardly his fault. As usual, it would be wise to look past the numbers when it comes to Taylor. He was sacked seven times, remarkable only because it wasn’t 17 with him under so much pressure.’
More Film Breakdown: A night to forget for Bills’ offensive line
‘This was not a good matchup for Ducasse, a 329-pound, run-blocking road-grader. The Bills may want to mix in Dion Dawkins or Ryan Groy against some of the better pass rushers they face the second half of the season. Ducasse was beaten by Williams on the second sack. He got pushed back by Wilkerson on the third. He was bull-rushed back by McLendon on the fourth. Incognito gave up too much quick ground to Williams on the third and fourth sacks and yielded a hit on Taylor to Williams late in the game. Williams beat Glenn for a run-stuff.’
Mark Gaughan’s Film Breakdown: Todd Bowles blitzed Bills into the ground
‘The Jets rushed five men at Tyrod Taylor on 17 of the Bills’ first 22 drop-backs. That’s an amazing 77 percent. The Jets led the NFL last season with a blitz rate of 40.2 percent and were blitzing at 39 percent this season.’
10 takeaways from Sean McDermott’s Friday press conference
‘The Buffalo Bills will be without running back Taiwan Jones for the rest of the season. Coach Sean McDermott announced Friday that Jones suffered a broken arm late in Thursday’s 34-21 loss to the New York Jets while attempting to recover an onside kick.’
Sully’s Mailbag: Thursday night NFL games have to go
‘The players’ union should take a stand against Thursday games when it’s time to bargain a new contract in 2020. The league should go to an 18-week schedule with each team getting two bye weeks. Every team would have a bye before a Thursday game. They could knock off a preseason game, too.’
Bills’ Day After: 10 long days to think about stuff
‘The second half of 2017 will be grueling. The Bills’ eight remaining games also include the Los Angeles Chargers in the Pacific Time Zone, the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium and two with the Patriots.’
Alan Pergament: 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.’
LeSean McCoy says Bills ‘just didn’t bring it’ in one-sided loss to Jets
‘This is going to be a test, but here goes. I’ll start with Zay Jones. He finally looked like the player the Bills thought they were drafting — a possession receiver with good hands. Nothing flashy about his game, but if you throw it to him, he’ll catch it. He built a fabulous college career around those traits, and with six catches for 53 yards and a TD, that started to show. Also, after what looked like a bad knee injury, Jones was back out there playing in the second half. That showed some real grit. Hopefully, the injury doesn’t force him to miss time.’
Buffalo Bills taken down by Jets: 2 reasons to be encouraged, 6 reasons to worry
‘Were the Bills paying homage to Rex Ryan defenses on Thursday Night Football? Much like the Ryan defenses of 2015-2016, Buffalo could not wrap up players and bring them to the ground. According to Pro Football Focus, the Bills had 22 missed tackles against the Jets.’
McDermott, Bills hope to grow from setback against Jets
‘”This is a building process and sometimes there’s pain, and we experienced a lot of that last night and that’s not fun,” McDermott said. “Sometimes you have to go through adversity to grow, and so that’s the most important thing that we can focus on and control right now.”‘
RB McCoy says Bills lacked intensity
‘”I think adversity hit us and we didn’t respond well, particularly myself,” said McCoy. “I didn’t play well at all. I took it as a challenge knowing guys were coming in here trying to stop me, stop the run, and I didn’t respond well at all. It’s something we have to work at. We’re not going to panic. This is good for us, I think – some humble pie. A lot of people kind of doubted us, then we started winning games and people pat us on the back and (told) us how good we are and then you see what happened tonight. So, in the grand scheme of things, I think it’s probably good for us.”‘
Richie Incognito Has More to Say About Thursday Night Football
‘“It’s money off the table on one end,” he said. “But that’s a double-edged sword. We’re experiencing a ratings decline, and it’s oversaturation of football. Take the Thursday slate away, put it all on Sunday. Yeah, they made a nice little TV package out of it, obviously they’re making a ton of money for it, and in reality it’s probably not going anywhere. So yeah, there’s probably no solution to this. I’m just saying that as a player, as a competitor, as someone that has to do this, it’s just a b—-.”’
Bills-Jets: Arrow Up/Arrow Down
‘I’m not going to single anyone out. The entire offensive line was bad pretty much all night long. It didn’t matter if it was in the run game or pass game. Both struggled to a level we hadn’t seen yet this season. The final totals – 63 yards on the ground and seven sacks allowed.’