Archives for January 8, 2018

‘Before leaving with an injury, Tyrod Taylor had an uneven performance in this game. The Jaguars’ secondary was blanketing the Bills’ receivers all afternoon long, and Taylor finished 17-for-37 with 134 passing yards and an interception. Buffalo’s offense was overmatched all game long.’

‘”Well, he did it on film,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “I know we weren’t expecting it overall, but when you watch the film, he’s done it throughout the year. One was a broken play. We just need to have better lane discipline more than anything. But that’s not what won the game.”‘

‘Tyrod Taylor played against a great defense on Sunday. Jacksonville’s secondary blanketed Bills wide receivers and their front-seven applied plenty of pressure throughout the game. That said, Taylor didn’t make the most of his opportunities. He missed a wide open Nick O’Leary in the end zone and lofted quite a few passes out of the reach of Bills receivers. Taylor may have also been responsible for calling an audible on 1st and goal from the one early in the game. There’s a very good chance that Sunday was Taylor’s last game as Bills QB. Nathan Peterman wasn’t any better in relief for Taylor late. He was intercepted to end the game.’

‘This hashtag Ngakoue used is referring to Jonathan Martin, who accused Incognito of bullying him back in 2013. At the time, Incognito was accused of making racist and homophobic remarks to Martin in person and via text message.’

‘“Well, you know, it’s a step. We’ve come a long way in a short amount of time. That said, we’re not where we need to be, that’s obvious. We still want to be playing; we’re not playing next week. So, we learn lessons from today, we learn lessons from all season long that we must use to help us to continue to improve. I know Brandon (Beane) and I will sit down and talk about things as we move forward, making sure that we continue to grow and build on what we did this year. It’s never easy, but we’ll stay on it, and continue to pursue our goals for the organization.”’

‘”Well, during the week we had plays set up and if we get the matchups we’ll take it,” McCoy said. “Then concerning that #20 was out there, I thought we were going to run it. He is a hell of a player but we didn’t run it. I don’t really fight that battle if we should have run or if we shouldn’t have because if we catch the ball and we score everybody is happy. If I run it and I don’t get it I second guess it, and I do score everybody is excited. We need to score here no matter what it is. If I was running it or we are throwing it, whatever it was he’s practicing the same reps. The same situations in the week. That’s the part of the game that hurt us the most.”‘

‘”We knew having Shady was going to be an integral part of our success,” Bills guard Richie Incognito said. “As the week went on, I had confidence because I just saw him bouncing around on it and testing it out. But he’s a warrior, he’s a competitor. He battled through today.”‘

‘On Bills fans in Jacksonville: “They were going crazy. I love it. They just bring that energy. It was pretty fun. They all came out and showed up and had a great time.”‘

‘”We can play, man,” safety Jordan Poyer said. “We can play with anybody. This team is on the rise. I’m already excited for next season. I want to play next week real bad.”‘