‘Tyrod Taylor earns this grade all by himself, as backup Nathan Peterman has yet to take a snap as a rookie. Taylor’s statistics through eight games – 154 of 236 (65.3 completion percentage), 1,628 yards, 6.9 yards per attempt, 10 touchdowns, two interceptions – fall mostly in line with what he’s done in past seasons. He’s rarely going to make the big mistake that hurts the team, but isn’t consistently going to throw for 300 yards a game, either. Leading back-to-back comeback victories over Tampa Bay and Oakland, however, can be looked at as a huge step forward for Taylor.’
Archives for November 2017
Halfway to ending 17-year playoff drought? Not sure, but Bills better than expected
‘As much of a downer as that loss was in New York, 5-3 is way better than the “tanking” prognostications that were being tossed around back in August when general manager Brandon Beane traded Sammy Watkins and Ronald Darby on the same day. Sure, it’s tough to deny that the Bills have overachieved to this point, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re still right in the mix of the wide-open AFC playoff picture.’
Buffalo Bills sign RB Travaris Cadet, place Taiwan Jones on injured reserve
‘Cadet is in his sixth NFL season after the New Orleans Saints signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. Most recently, he spent three games with the Jets this season. He played 58 of his 66 NFL games with the Saints, who happen to be the Bills’ Week 10 opponent.’
2 Buffalo Bills named to Mel Kiper’s Midseason All-Rookie team
‘Offensive lineman Dion Dawkins was part of Kiper’s starting offensive line at the midseason mark.’
Bills sign RB Cadet, place Jones (broken arm) on IR
‘Cadet spent most of the past five seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who originally signed him as an undrafted rookie in 2012. He also had short stints with the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots.’
Will Buffalo Bills bounce to make push for NFL playoffs?
‘There’s no doubt the Bills’ latest loss was a tough one, and Buffalo teams of the past have struggled to bounce back from similar failures, but McDermott’s Bills have showed a resiliency early this season that has been lacking so far this millennium from other Buffalo outfits. But only time will tell how they respond to their biggest challenge of 2017.’
Bills sign RB Travaris Cadet, place RB Taiwan Jones on IR
‘Cadet, 28, was with the New York Jets earlier this season, but was released on October 24th. Cadet is best known from his time in New Orleans, where he spent five seasons as a backup for the Saints. Cadet has prowess as a pass catcher and has more receptions (105) than carries (66) in his NFL career.’
Bills sign RB Travaris Cadet
‘Cadet, 28, was most recently with the New York Jets. He was signed when Matt Forte was out of the lineup with a turf toe injury, but was released October 24th.’
Bills Today: Taylor’s play efficient under pressure
‘Taylor was sacked a season-high seven times on Thursday, five of those coming in the first half. He endured pressure for all four quarters and was hit over 10 times to go with the high sack total.’
McDermott revisits embarrassing loss to Jets on the road
‘“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.”‘
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.’