‘He’s prepared, he will be prepared. I don’t think he is prepared yet, but it’s a natural progression throughout the week. He will be prepared. At the end of the day, he’s a young player; we keep that all in mind, manage expectations and know that we embrace that growth mindset. There’s going to be some challenges, some adversity, and you keep learning as you go and embrace that. I think we all do that here; I embrace that and there are a lot of lessons that I’ve learned from the game the other day that we’ve got to make some adjustments [to]. He’s going to have to make some adjustments as he goes as well.’
Archives for September 2018
4 Notable Quotes: Josh Allen & LeSean McCoy – Bills Vs. Chargers
‘Obviously, I’m super excited and thankful for the chance to be the starter for this team. This is something I’ve dreamed [of] for a very long time, but now that it’s here, just come Sunday, [I’m] just trying to do my job. I’m not trying to do too much. [I have to be able to] trust in those around me and ultimately be the quarterback that this team needs, which is, moving the ball, staying on third down and putting points on the board.’
Bills ready to roll with Allen
‘”I’m confident in Josh. He’s very talented,” LeSean McCoy said. “He’s extremely smart and intelligent. I’m happy with the move.”‘
Quick Hits: McDermott names Josh Allen starting QB for Sunday
‘“Josh will start,” McDermott said. “It’s the right move for our team. I don’t feel a need to elaborate. We talk a lot in house about decisions and what we have to do and the right move at the right time and right now this is the right move for us.’
Bills awarded claim for OL Ike Boettger
‘He spent most of training camp and the preseason as the team’s second string right guard. However, Boettger was released during final cuts.’
Top 6 storylines for the Bills-Chargers this week
‘They’ve got a recent example of how to bounce back from devastating defeats—from last year. The Bills ended an awful three-game losing streak last November with a workmanlike 16-10 victory in Kansas City. They went on to win four of their final six en route to the playoffs. And there were no spectacular, headline grabbing wins that led to that turnaround. It was simple, focused, hard work. A good example for this year’s team as they get off the mat.’
What they’re saying: Teammates back Josh Allen as Bills prepare for home opener
‘“Obviously, I’m super excited and thankful for the chance to be the starter of this team,” Allen said. “This is something I’ve dreamed for a long time, but now that it’s here, come Sunday, just trying to do my job. I’m not trying to do too much, trusting those around me, ultimately trying to be the quarterback that this team needs which is moving the ball, moving the chains on third down and putting points on the board.”’
Bills-Chargers injury report
‘CB Taron Johnson and DE Shaq Lawson were non-participants at practice on Wednesday. Johnson is dealing with a shoulder injury that forced him to leave last Sunday’s game. Lawson is trying to manage a hamstring injury.’
Bills Today: How Peter King thinks Bills can find success vs. Chargers
‘“On the defensive side of the ball, I think what I would really want to do is probably bring more pressure at Philip Rivers on Sunday, or try to bring more pressure,” King said. “If you can, I think that immediately gives you a better chance to at least try and force some turnovers and try to do a better job in disrupting the opposing passing game.”’
Bills ease their way into incorporating analytics into football operation
‘General Manager Brandon Beane said the team’s coaching and player-personnel staffs are steadily enhancing their day-to-day work interaction with Luis Güílamo, whom the Bills hired in January.’
Bills still have least homegrown roster, rank 7th oldest in NFL
‘The Buffalo Bills still have the least homegrown roster in the NFL in 2018.’
Sean McDermott explains why Vontae Davis was inactive Sunday
‘Positional flexibility is what led the Buffalo Bills to making Vontae Davis inactive on Sunday.’
Tremaine Tracker: Breaking down Edmunds’ range tackles, impact tackles in debut
‘Introducing “Range Tackles,” which will be tackles Edmunds makes – on a run or pass play – at or outside the numbers.’
Up next for Bills: Electrifying Los Angeles Chargers and Philip Rivers
‘Los Angeles (the team played in San Diego up until last year) leads the all-time series 23-10-2, winning five of the last six games since the arrival of Philip Rivers from the great quarterback class of 2004 (Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and J.P. Losman, where are you?).’
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell: Bills coach Sean McDermott will kill credibility if he starts Nathan Peterman
‘The argument Barnwell is referring to centers around what the team wants to do with rookie first-round draft pick Josh Allen. If the team wants to wait and allow Allen to watch on the sidelines as the Bills face some of the toughest defenses in the league in the early part of their schedule, then that’s understandable. But to sit Allen Buffalo has to have a viable option to start and Barnwell doesn’t believe they have one.’