‘Davis signed with the Bills as a free agent in March after missing most of the 2017 season with a serious groin injury that required surgery. He was limited for much of the offseason program, and though his work picked up in training camp and the preseason, it was clear that he was struggling.’
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With loss to Chargers, Bills are on track to be worst team in NFL
‘Sure, they’ll win a few, but come the end of December, chances are they won’t have many, and all that draft talk might get very real. The Bills had a player quit at halftime, coach Sean McDermott took the defensive play-calling responsibilities away from Leslie Frazier, and they’ve now been outscored 78-23. As former Yankees manager Joe Girardi would say, it’s not what you want.’
Roth: Allen wasn’t dreaming, playing quarterback in the NFL is one tough job
‘But Allen also had five sacks and two costly interceptions, his second one on an underthrown pass to tight end Jason Croom that set up an easy field goal for the visitors in the fourth quarter and ended any chance of a storybook comeback.’
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‘This was headed into pure ‘F’ territory at halftime when the Bills were down 28-6 and looking like they were going to get eviscerated the way they did in Baltimore. To their credit, even with a player quitting on them, they fought hard in the second half and actually made it a game early in the third quarter before fizzling out, unable to complete what would have been an epic comeback. The Bills are 0-2, and there is no evidence to suggest that they aren’t the worst team in the NFL.’
Bolts zap Bills, spoil home opener
‘Los Angeles went up 28-3 with two minutes left in the opening half and even though Buffalo answered with a field goal before intermission, the faithful (?) sent their Bills to the locker room with a shower of boos, thanks to the 22-point deficit.’
Pollock: Allen’s initial start offered view of future
‘In the second half, his numbers weren’t glittering (10-of-19 for 119 yards, two sacks, two interceptions and the TD), but the Bills played better around him … especially on defense.’
Bills notebook: Davis makes abrupt exit at halftime
‘By far, the most talked about circumstance from the game, aside from the score, was the curious case of Vontae Davis. The 30-year-old, 10-season veteran cornerback walked off the field in the first half then quit the NFL. Coach Sean McDermott, admitted afterward, admitted he didn’t know what happened. “He wasn’t hurt … he pulled himself out of the game and communicated to us that he was done. He was on the sideline in the first half when he took himself out.”’
Bills vs. Chargers in Week 2: Ugly first half dooms Buffalo (9 observations)
‘Allen finished with a pair of interceptions but made a few big plays and led two touchdown drives. The defense figured things out in the second half, but by then it was too late. There are certainly things that the Bills did that can be encouraging to the coaching staff and the fans, but it still looks like the team is lacking in talent at several positions. The first overall draft pick in 2019 may end up being the highlight of the season if the Bills can’t get their act together.’
Buffalo Bills’ Vontae Davis pulls himself from game, apparently retires at halftime
‘”I don’t have anything to say about Vontae,” Alexander said. “I’m going to show him a little more respect than he showed us today in the middle of the game. … Never have seen anything like that in Pop Warner, high school, college, pros — never heard of it and never seen it. It’s just completely disrespectful to his teammates.”‘
Vontae Davis officially retires, explains bizarre exit from Bills-Chargers game
‘”Obviously he was inactive first week and then he got an opportunity to go out there and prove your worth and make some plays this week to make sure your not inactive next week (and) redeem yourself,” Bush said. “You quit on your teammates. That’s something I’ve never seen before. He quit on his teammates.”‘
Old Takes Exposed: Buffalo Bills CB Vontae Davis doesn’t heed his own advice
‘In quitting, it’s always interesting to look back at what a player has said on the topic in the past. Here are some of Davis’ views on quitting in the past.’
Chargers’ Philip Rivers thinks Bills’ Josh Allen has ‘the right approach’
‘”One thing he’s got is he can throw it a long way,” Rivers said. “I know he has a great passion for the game. Each and every week he’s going to improve. There’s going to be some ups and downs. There always is. There still is for me in year 15. I think he’s got the right approach.”‘
Bills’ Marcus Murphy on Taiwan Jones’ scary head injury: ‘That was crazy’
‘Taiwan Jones recovered the ball in the end zone and managed to squirm away from one tackle. In the process of escaping one defenders, he lost his helmet right before contact and Chargers linebacker Uchenna Nwosa flew in and hit Jones in the head with his own helmet, leaving the Bills running back lying on the ground for what seemed like an eternity.’
Sean McDermott calls the defense, and 6 Bills on defensive positives in 2nd half
‘”I just thought we needed a spark, and that’s my background,” McDermott said. “Coach (Leslie) Frazier does a really good job, as well as the defensive staff. I just felt like we needed a spark.”‘
Report card: Los Angeles Chargers too much for Buffalo Bills
‘There are certainly things for Allen to build off of from his first NFL start.’