‘If Taylor’s injury is long term, it’s likely we’ve seen him throw his final pass with the Bills. The organization made it clear they were ready to move on when they benched Taylor for the game against the Chargers, but coach Sean McDermott really had no other choice but putting him back in after Peterman’s historic struggles.’
Archives for December 2017
Bills Notebook: Nathan Peterman’s nondescript return, Stephon Gilmore’s revenge, a ref swap
‘McDermott said he wanted to hold off on naming a starter for next week, but with only four games remaining, Taylor’s future once again is very much in doubt. Which means it could be Nathan Peterman time again.’
Ten Plays that Shaped the Game: One INT and a lot of Gronkowski
‘The pickoff was a case of less-than-elite pocket presence by the Bills’ QB. Taylor, so often criticized for not pulling the trigger, should have either eaten the ball or slid in the pocket.’
Matchup Winners: Stephon Gilmore triumphant in return
‘This was a complete mismatch, as expected, in favor of the Patriots. The Bills don’t have the weapons to hurt defenses downfield, and the Patriots have an excellent secondary.’
Jay Skurski’s Bills-Patriots Report Card: Feeble passing attack continues to fail
‘Before leaving because of injury, Taylor had a brutal passing day – going 9 of 18 for 65 yards and a terrible interception in the red zone on the Bills’ first drive. Taylor got hurt on the first play of the game, so it’s fair to wonder how much the injury impacted his performance. Either way, it wasn’t close to good enough. The lack of separation by receivers continues to be a weekly issue. Nathan Peterman completed just 6 of 15 passes after replacing Taylor with the Bills down 20 points. Webb threw once out of the Wildcat, but missed an open Travaris Cadet. The team total looks like something out of the 1940s – 15 of 34, 115 yards, 40.7 quarterback rating. This franchise is going nowhere without better play at quarterback.’
Fourth quarter analysis: Tyrod carted to locker room, Pats cruise to victory
‘Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor was briefly checked out by medical personnel after the Bills’ first possession, but not much was made of it as Taylor stayed in the game and remained active as a runner. His condition appeared to worsen early in the fourth quarter, though, and he was carted to the locker room with a knee injury.’
Third quarter analysis: Patriots pull away with two touchdowns
‘The Bills’ defense gave up points on both third-quarter drives and five of six possessions through the first 45 minutes, but it still appeared that the offense was more at fault for the state of the game.’
Second quarter analysis: Inches away from this becoming The Joe Webb Game
‘If someone would’ve told you in July that Joe Webb overthrowing Travaris Cadet cost the Buffalo Bills a chance at a lead against the New England Patriots, you probably wouldn’t have believed it.’
First quarter analysis: Bills miss early opportunity against Patriots, who haven’t trailed in over a month
‘The interception continued the Bills’ struggles in the first quarter this season, and on their opening drive in particular. In their 12 games this season, the Bills’ first possession has resulted in six points for Buffalo and seven for opponents. The drives have produced two field goals, seven punts and three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown by the Chargers.’
What They Said: Bills-Patriots transcripts of Sean McDermott, Jordan Poyer, Bill Belichick, Rob Gronkowski, Stephon Gilmore & more
‘Well we’ve got to do a better job. To score three points, we’ve got to do a better job. I’m not going to sugarcoat that at all. We’ve got to score more than three points and put a defense under pressure. I thought we had a first good drive and then we gave the ball up there. You can’t do that in the NFL, in particular in the red zone. To come away with no points I thought was – although it was a good drive, it wasn’t good enough.’
Five things to know about the Indianapolis Colts, the Bills’ Week 14 opponent
‘Last game: The Colts got rolled once again, losing 30-10 to Doug Marrone’s Jaguars, who look primed for the playoffs at 8-4.’
The song remains the same as Bills drubbed yet again by Patriots
‘Sunday afternoon at New Era Field, it was death by a thousand cuts for the offensively-inept Bills as the Patriots slowly and methodically picked away until yet another victory over Buffalo was complete.’
Another long, miserable, hopeless day for Bills in one-sided loss to Patriots
‘The final was 23-3 at the tomb known as New Era Field, and it felt worse than that. When it was over, the one takeaway I had, the same one I always have whenever these two teams play, was one of hopelessness.’
Tyrod Taylor’s Buffalo Bills career could be, and should be, over
‘Barring an unlikely run to the postseason, there’s about the same chance the Bills pick up Taylor’s option next year as there was for Buffalo to beat New England on Sunday: Zero.’
Bills report card: Tyrod Taylor horrendous and receivers are a joke
‘It was simply horrendous, and you really have to ask yourself how it’s possible that an NFL team can be so incompetent when trying to pass the ball? Tyrod Taylor played through a knee injury, but I really don’t think a healthy Taylor would have done much more than 9 of 18 for 65 yards with an egregious interception at the goal line. He’s not good enough, and if it’s not plainly clear by now, I don’t know what else I can offer as proof. His receivers are a joke, and I get that. But the QB has to be better or the entire operation is doomed to failure, and that was the case again Sunday.’