Archives for September 16, 2018

‘“The funny thing is,” veteran offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse said, “you woke up the next day and the sun came up. It was raining a little bit, but everybody was still alive, people were still kicking and breathing. And last time I checked, the NFL doesn’t have an AP poll. That one loss counts just as much whether it’s a one-point loss or a 40-point loss.”’

‘Chargers 30, Bills 17.’

‘The Bills doubled down on their youth movement at receiver Saturday by releasing eighth-year veteran Jeremy Kerley in order to add a backup defensive tackle, 331-pound Robert Thomas. Kerley played 69 percent of the offensive snaps in Baltimore and caught two passes. The move should give veteran Andre Holmes and undrafted rookie Robert Foster more snaps.’

‘On this Nathan Peterman interception against the Chargers last year, strong safety Jahleel Addae (37) broke down to jump a potential pass to the Bills’ middle receiver. Peterman (2) was hit as he threw deep to the outside, and his underthrow was intercepted by cornerback Casey Hayward (26). Bills rookie Josh Allen will have to be aware of the robber lurking at times in the middle of man coverage.’

‘From that point to the last few months of watching how he’s grown, watching him be interviewed, watching him face adversity, watching him learn, I’m just really proud at how quickly he’s accelerated this process of being a pro, which is the role that I play in helping him with that along with everybody else who’s in their lives. I think all these rookies, they have a rough road ahead of them. It is not all going to be pretty, they’re not going to go undefeated. But I know how he’s going to handle it and I think that’s what I’m really proud of.’

‘I’d be very surprised if Allen and Peterman remain the only two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster for the entire season. Part of that is I’m skeptical they’ll stay healthy behind a struggling offensive line. The other part, and it’s what Brendan and Daniel are getting at, is I have serious reservations about Peterman being an NFL quarterback.’

‘In an effort to make things easier for Allen in his first career start, Daboll plans to minimize the verbiage on his play calls, which he admits can get pretty long at times.’

‘Castro, who works as a mortician in Dallas, intends to be here for his 11th straight home opener. He understands the widespread alarm after the Bills endured a 47-3 freefall of a defeat against the Baltimore Ravens. Certainly, for the opener, he hopes for something better.’

‘Okay, so Christmas in September was a colossal turd. Nathan Peterman was Bad Santa. The roster is the most holey in the league. Shady was left in the dark. Judge Roy Bean made a lot of questionable judgments from behind the bench. Even the best unit on the team, the defensive backfield, got lit up like a Christmas tree.’