Archives for September 11, 2018

‘It may flabbergast Bills fans to hear that Peterman is still under consideration after he melted down yet again Sunday. The second-year veteran finished 5 of 18 for 24 yards and two interceptions – a quarterback rating of 0.0 – in an embarrassing 47-3 loss to the Ravens. It’s the second time in three career starts Peterman has been pulled from the lineup because of performance.’

‘The Bills tried to run wide just twice, and McCoy had to reverse field for 12 yards on one of them. All the other runs were inside plays. The Bills had no confidence they could get outside on Baltimore.’

‘Wood and his friends were tipping back brews, pregaming for his first regular season game as a former player in the hours leading up to the Buffalo Bills’ rain-soaked opener against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. The longtime Bills center, forced to retire after last season because of a neck condition that didn’t previously cause him to miss time, had his tailgating plans scuttled by the weather. But the nine-year veteran and former Pro Bowler needed to be close to the game and his old teammates, to maintain some sense of normalcy.’

‘“Today just wasn’t our day. … We just couldn’t get to Joe in enough time to create havoc on their game plan,” Hughes said. “You’ve got to get pressure on quarterbacks like that if you want to win football games. We understand that. We certainly didn’t do that today. We fell short.”’

‘Quarterback (0.5): You saw the game. The point-5 is for Josh Allen, who entered at 40-0 and did a few good things.’

‘By releasing Washington, the Bills are down to two players who were drafted by former General Manager Doug Whaley – defensive end Shaq Lawson and guard John Miller.’

‘Well I think when we look at the tape, and what I’ve looked at to this point, I’ve been through this a couple times already, we all have to do our job better. Whether it’s the quarterback position or my position, just to name two of them, but you could go around our team and say that with all three phases, we didn’t play well enough to win the football game. Not even close. So, a lot of feedback that is important. Valuable feedback to us early in the season, which is important and valuable for us as we move forward. It allows us to be decisive in some areas and go forward with a great learning opportunity for our young football team.’

‘The future was thrust upon the Buffalo Bills in an embarrassingly difficult first week in Baltimore. Nathan Peterman struggled in the rain as Baltimore took advantage of turnovers and jumped out to a 26-0 halftime lead.’

‘The speed of the game is truly remarkable. With 22 players on the field at the same time, it is easy to understand why our eyes cannot process all of the action. It is also virtually impossible standing at ground level on the sideline to get a sense of where every player is and what he is doing. A coach on the sideline does not have the benefit of replay except what is shown on the stadium scoreboard.’

‘Baltimore Colts, 43-0, 1971. The Bills produced 4 rushing yards and 49 total yards, still team lows. O.J. Simpson ran seven times for minus-10 yards. The Bills gave up nine sacks and made six turnovers. It was so bad, QB Dennis Shaw asked to be taken out of the home game out of frustration. The Colts were defending NFL champs.’